You Don't Know (Berlin song)

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"You Don't Know"
Single by Berlin
from the album Count Three & Pray
B-side
  • "Trash"
  • "Hideaway" (UK)
ReleasedDecember 1986[1]
Length
  • 4:28 (album version)
  • 3:18 (single version)
  • 5:31 (extended remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)John Crawford
Producer(s)
Berlin singles chronology
"Like Flames"
(1986) 		"You Don't Know"
(1986) 		"Pink and Velvet"
(1986)

"You Don't Know" is a song by American band Berlin, 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

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Upon its 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

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7-inch single

  1. "You Don't Know" (edit) – 3:18
  2. "Trash" – 3:38

7-inch single (UK release)

  1. "You Don't Know" – 3:18
  2. "Hideaway" – 5:00

7-inch single (Japanese release)

  1. "You Don't Know" – 4:27
  2. "Trash" – 3:38

12-inch single (UK release)

  1. "You Don't Know" – 4:26
  2. "Hideaway" – 5:08
  3. "Dancing in Berlin" (remix) – 4:44

12-inch single (UK two vinyl gatefold release)

  1. "You Don't Know" – 4:26
  2. "Hideaway" – 5:08
  3. "Dancing in Berlin" (remix) – 4:44
  4. "No More Words" (dance remix) – 5:44
  5. "Will I Ever Understand You" – 4:40

12-inch single (European release)

  1. "You Don't Know" (extended remix)" – 5:31
  2. "Trash" – 3:38
  3. "You Don't Know" (7" version) – 3:30

Personnel

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Berlin

Additional musicians

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)

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 39

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Robin (6 December 1986). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Alex Henderson. "Count Three & Pray - Berlin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Berlin - You Don't Know / Trash - Geffen - USA - 7-28486". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ "Berlin - You Don't Know / Hideaway - Mercury - UK - MER 237". 45cat. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ^ "BERLIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. ^ "Berlin - You Don't Know". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  7. ^ "Berlin - Count Three & Pray at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  8. ^ "Terri Nunn of Berlin interview about 'Animal.'". PopEntertainment.com. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  9. ^ Billboard magazine - The Clip List - March 21, 1987 - page 45
  10. ^ Cash Box newspaper - February 14, 1987 - Single releases - page 11
  11. ^ Smash Hits magazine - 3–16 December 1986 - Review: Singles - Vici MacDonald - page 73
  12. ^ "Berlin – You Don't Know" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Berlin". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "Berlin: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.