I Don't Know How to Love Him has been universally acclaimed as the high point of the "Jesus Christ Superstar" soundtrack since the album's September 1970 release; in 2003 "The Rough Guide to Cult Pop" would assess Elliman's performance: "It's rare to hear a singer combine such power and purity of tone in one song, and none of the famous singers who have covered this ballad since have come close." The choice for the first single release went, however, to the track "Superstar" by Murray Head. When a cover of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Helen Reddy began moving up the charts in the
I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song) the Night is Over" (1991). "I Need to Know" was released on August 15, 1999, as the album's lead single. "I Need to Know" was written and produced by Anthony and Rooney. The song is about a man who longs for a woman's attention and wants to know how she feels about him. The song opens with a synthesized violin and piano riff, which is immediately followed by a mid-tempo beat. It fuses the sound of contemporary R&B and incorporates Latin percussion instruments the timbales, congas, and the trumpet. "I Need to Know" was translated into Spanish by Angie Chirino