"You Don't Know" | ||||
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Single by Berlin | ||||
from the album Count Three & Pray | ||||
B-side |
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Released | December 1986[1] | |||
Length | 3:18 (7" version) 4:28 (album version) | |||
Label | Mercury Geffen (North America) | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Crawford | |||
Producer(s) | Andy Richards, Bob Ezrin, Berlin | |||
Berlin singles chronology | ||||
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"You Don't Know" is a song by American band Berlin, which was released in 1986 as the third single from their fourth studio album Count Three & Pray. It was written by John Crawford and produced by Andy Richards, Bob Ezrin and Berlin.[2][3][4] It reached No. 39 in the UK and No. 16 in Belgium.[5][6]
"You Don't Know" was recorded in London.[7] Recalling the initial recording of Count Three & Pray, Nunn said in a 2014 interview for Pop Entertainment: "It was so bad with this guy in England that we trashed the whole thing. I think we kept one song, "You Don't Know," that he had done. We started all over with Bob Ezrin."[8]
A music video was filmed to promote the single, which gained breakout rotation on MTV.[9]
Critical reception
Upon release, Cash Box commented: "A cool, atmospheric treatment shows the musical growth of former synth-pop pioneers. The haunting melody and non-conforming arrangement form a bracing contrast to Terri Nunn's sultry, passionate vocal."[10] Vici MacDonald of Smash Hits described the song as "really quite good" and added: "A screechy guitar and a wailsome woman echo distantly over a foreboding, rolling drumbeat and the whole thing's massive, mysterious and foggy".[11]
Track listing
- 7" single
- "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:18
- "Trash" - 3:38
- 7" single (UK release)
- "You Don't Know" - 3:18
- "Hideaway" - 5:00
- 7" single (Japanese release)
- "You Don't Know" - 4:27
- "Trash" - 3:38
- 7" single (US promo)
- "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:18
- "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:18
- 7" single (Japanese promo)
- "You Don't Know" - 4:27
- "Trash" - 3:38
- 12" single (UK release)
- "You Don't Know" - 4:26
- "Hideaway" - 5:08
- "Dancing in Berlin (Remix)" - 4:44
- 12" single (UK two vinyl gatefold release)
- "You Don't Know" - 4:26
- "Hideaway" - 5:08
- "Dancing in Berlin (Remix)" - 4:44
- "No More Words (Dance Remix)" - 5:44
- "Will I Ever Understand You" - 4:40
- 12" single (European release)
- "You Don't Know (Extended Remix)" - 5:31
- "Trash" - 3:38
- "You Don't Know (7" Version)" - 3:30
- 12" single (UK promo)
- "You Don't Know" - 4:26
- "Hideaway" - 5:08
- "Dancing in Berlin (Remix)" - 4:44
- 12" single (US promo)
- "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:16
- "You Don't Know (LP Version)" - 4:26
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] | 16 |
Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 29 |
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 39 |
Personnel
- Berlin
- Terri Nunn - vocals
- John Crawford - bass, background vocals
- Rob Brill - drums, background vocals
- Additional musicians
- Masakazu Yoshizawa - shakuhachi on "You Don't Know"
- Osamu Kitajima - koto and biwa on "You Don't Know"
- Andy Richards - keyboards and keyboard programming on "You Don't Know"
- Production
- Andy Richards - producer on "You Don't Know"
- Bob Ezrin - producer on "You Don't Know", "Trash" and "Will I Ever Understand You"
- Terri Nunn - producer on "You Don't Know", "Trash" and "Hideaway"
- John Crawford - producer on "You Don't Know", "Trash" and "Hideaway"
- Rob Brill - producer on "You Don't Know", "Trash" and "Hideaway"
- Ted Hayton - recording of "You Don't Know"
- Other
- Lara Rossignol - photography (US sleeve)
References
- ↑ Smith, Robin (6 December 1986). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ↑ Alex Henderson. "Count Three & Pray - Berlin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "Berlin - You Don't Know / Trash - Geffen - USA - 7-28486". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "Berlin - You Don't Know / Hideaway - Mercury - UK - MER 237". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "BERLIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "Berlin - You Don't Know". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "Berlin - Count Three & Pray at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "Terri Nunn of Berlin interview about 'Animal.'". PopEntertainment.com. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ Billboard magazine - The Clip List - March 21, 1987 - page 45
- ↑ Cash Box newspaper - February 14, 1987 - Single releases - page 11
- ↑ Smash Hits magazine - 3–16 December 1986 - Review: Singles - Vici MacDonald - page 73
- ↑ "Berlin – You Don't Know" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Berlin". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Berlin: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.