"What Do I Know" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Ricochet

Ricochet (band)

Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of...

. It was released in December 1995 as the first single from their self-titled debut album

Ricochet (Ricochet album)

Ricochet is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Ricochet. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "What Do I Know", "Daddy's Money" , "Love Is Stronger Than Pride", and "Ease My...

. The song reached #5 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot Country Singles & Tracks

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart in April 1996. It was written by Stephony Smith, Sunny Russ, and Cathy Majeski.

Critical reception

In a summary of the bands career, Billboard magazine called the song a "harmony-laden ballad."

Chart performance

"What Do I Know" debuted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 9, 1995.

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	21

Other Recordings

"What Do I Know" was also recorded by country singer Linda Davis

Linda Davis

Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles...

, appearing on her 1996 album Some Things Are Meant To Be

Some Things Are Meant to Be

Some Things Are Meant to Be is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Linda Davis. Her final studio album for Arista Records, it produced Davis's second-highest chart hit in "Some Things Are Meant to Be", a #13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1996...

; the track was never released as a single.