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 18, 2003 | ||||
| Format | CD single, 12" single, digital download | ||||
| Recorded | Kampo Studios (New York City, New York) Quad Recording Studios (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | Soul, R&B | ||||
| Length | 6:06 | ||||
| Label | J | ||||
| Writer(s) | Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Harold Lilly, James Ralph Bailey, Mel Kent, Ken Williams | ||||
| Producer | Kanye West, Alicia Keys | ||||
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| from the album Unplugged | |||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | J | ||||
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European CD single cover
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"You Don't Know My Name" is a soul–R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, American rapper-producer Kanye West, and Harold Lilly for Keys' second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Released as the album's lead single in November 2003, it was co-produced by Keys and West, and contains a sample from the 1976 song "Let Me Prove My Love to You," written by James Ralph Bailey, Mel Kent, and Ken Williams and performed by The Main Ingredient. The song became Keys' third top ten hit in the United States, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and also stayed atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for eight weeks. Furthermore, the song won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 2005 and a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female in 2004.
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[edit] Music video
The video, directed by Chris Robinson, 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 in the video, Keys gets the courage to call him and to tell him about her feelings.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Alicia Keys – lead vocals, backing vocals
- John Legend – backing vocals
- Harold Lilly – backing vocals
- Sharief Hobley – guitar
- Artie Reynolds – bass
- Ray Chew – string conductor
- Sanford Allen – concertmaster, violin
- Al Schoonmaker – copyist
- Kurt Briggs – violin
- Alexander Vselensky – violin
- Marion Pinheiro – violin
- Stanley Hunte – violin
- Avril Brown – violin
- Lori Miller – violin
- Xin Zhao – violin
- Richard Brice – viola
- Barry Finclair – viola
- Maxine Roach – viola
- Robert Chausow – viola
- Eileen Folson – cello
- Caryl Paisner – cello
[edit] Production
- Alicia Keys – producer
- Kanye West – producer
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Ray Chew – string arrangements
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2003)[1][2][3] | Peak position |
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| Swedish Singles Chart | 54 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 26 |
| UK Singles Chart | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 | 48 |
| Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks | 4 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 19 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 9 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 62 |
| Euro 200[4] | 45 |
| French Singles Chart | 43 |
| German Singles Chart | 68 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 33 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 17 |
| United World Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[5] | 11 |
[edit] References
- ^ The Diary of Alicia Keys > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Alicia Keys – You Don't Know My Name – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Chart Data: Alicia Keys. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Euro 200 archives. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: February 7, 2004. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
| Preceded by "Step in the Name of Love" by R. Kelly |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single December 20, 2003 – February 14, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Slow Jamz" by Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx |
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