You Don't Know My Name
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Single by Alicia Keys | ||||
from the album The Diary of Alicia Keys | ||||
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Released | November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10) | |||
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Label | J | |||
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"You Don't Know My Name" on YouTube | ||||
"You Don't Know My Name" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). It was written by Keys, Kanye West and Harold Lilly, and produced by Keys and West. The song contains a sample from the 1975 song "Let Me Prove My Love to You", written by J. R. Bailey, Mel Kent and Ken Williams and performed by The Main Ingredient. It was released as the lead single from The Diary of Alicia Keys on November 10, 2003, by J Records.
"You Don't Know My Name" became Keys' third top-ten hit in the United States, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for eight consecutive weeks. Critically acclaimed, the song won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female. It was sampled on rapper Lil Wayne's 2008 song "Comfortable", featuring Babyface and produced by West.
Music video
Directed by Chris Robinson and Andrew Young, rapper Mos Def plays Michael Harris, Alicia's love interest, and Keys plays a waitress at a restaurant. The music video follows Keys working as a waitress at a café. One day, Keys meets a man (played by Mos Def) in the café, and she falls in love with him. Later on, Keys is at a house party where she runs into that same man when a fight is about to break out, and the scene resembles the house party scene in the movie Cooley High. Later in the video, Keys imagines getting the courage to call him and to tell him about her feelings. However, at the end of the movie, she remembers his order but there is no other recognition and the scene ends with his card still being in the bowl and Keys staring out the window since she will never be able to reveal her true feelings for the man.
Rankings
Blender placed the song at number 37 on its list of "The 100 Best Songs of 2004".[1] Pitchfork ranked "You Don't Know My Name/Will You Ever Know It? (Reggae Remix)" at number twenty-three on their list of Top 50 Singles of 2004.[2]
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[37] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | November 10, 2003 | J | [38] | |
November 18, 2003 |
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Germany | November 24, 2003 | Maxi CD | Sony Music | [16] |
France | November 25, 2003 | [40] | ||
United States | December 1, 2003 | Contemporary hit radio | J | [41] |
United Kingdom | December 8, 2003 |
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France | March 2, 2004 | CD | Sony Music | [43] |
See also
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2004
- List of number-one R&B singles of 2004 (U.S.)
References
- ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2004". Blender. Alpha Media Group Inc. November 23, 2004. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ "Top 50 Singles of 2004". Pitchfork. December 29, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b You Don't Know My Name (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Alicia Keys. J Records. 2003. 82876-56599-7.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ You Don't Know My Name (European & Canadian CD single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records, BMG. 2003. 82876 581372.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ You Don't Know My Name (European CD maxi-single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records. 2003. 82876 574602.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Singles : Top 50". Jam!. January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on February 2, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "HR Top 20 Lista". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on February 5, 2004. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Alicia Keys". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name". Top Digital Download. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 5, saptamina 2.02 – 8.02, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Alicia Keys Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2004". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "2004 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2004". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 29.
- ^ "Decade End Charts – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British single certifications – Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "American single certifications – Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1529. November 7, 2003. p. 23. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "You Don't Know My Name [12 inch Analog]". United States: Amazon Music. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "You don't know my name – Alicia Keys – CD maxi single" (in French). France: Fnac. November 25, 2003. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1532. November 28, 2003. p. 20. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. December 6, 2003. p. 27.
- ^ "You don't know my name – Alicia Keys – CD single" (in French). France: Fnac. March 2, 2004. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
External links
- You Don't Know My Name at Discogs
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