I Know Where It's At

"I Know Where It's At"
Single by All Saints
from the album All Saints
B-side "Alone"
Released 18 August 1997 (Re-released: 13 January 1998)
Format CD
Genre Urban, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap
Length 4:00
Label London Records
Producer Karl Gordon
Cameron McVey
Magnus Fiennes
All Saints UK chronology
"I Know Where It's At"
(1997)
"Never Ever"
(1997)
All Saints Japan chronology
"I Know Where It's At"
(1997)
"Let's Get Started"
(1997)

"I Know Where It's At" is a song by All Saints released as the debut single from their self titled album: All Saints. On 9 August 1997 the song was debuted on the National Lottery Live and the first performance on Top of the Pops was on 2 September 1997.

The song was released in 1997 and became their first Top 10 hit topping at #4. A total of 158,769 copies have been sold. The single was released in the US after All Saints scored their first number one hit with Never Ever. The track was originally released in Australia to coincide with the UK release, where it peaked at #67. After the second single Never Ever reached #1, the track was re-released where it peaked at #12.

In Asia, the song peaked at the top spot for 4 weeks, and it was the only song from a girl-group to have reached the pole position during that time second to the Spice Girls' Wannabe, making both acts rivals.

The song samples elements from Steely Dan's "The Fez".

Contents

Song information

Lyrics and Music Shaznay Lewis, Karl Gordon, Becker and Fagan
Producer Karl Gordon

Track listing and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Know Where It's At".

CD 1
1. "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix - Radio) 4.03
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Radio Mix) 4.00
3. "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix) 4.46
4. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) 5.02
CD 2
1. "I Know Where It's At" (K-Gee's Bounce Mix) 5.01
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Nu Birth Riddum Dub) 6.30
3. "I Know Where It's At" (Colour System inc. Vox) 7.40
4. "Alone" 3.31
Cassette/Two track
1. "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix - Radio) 4.03
2. "Alone" 3.31
Australian CD
1. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) 5:04
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Radio Mix) 4.01
3. "I Know Where It's At" (Nu Birth Riddum Dub) 6.30
4. "Never Ever" (Booker T's Vocal Mix) 6.19
4. "Alone" 3.35

Charts

Country Date Position Certification Copies
Canada 20 March 1998 2 [1]    
United Kingdom September 1997 4   165,000
New Zealand 19 October 1997 8 [2]    
Australia 19 July 1998 12 [3] Gold [4]  
Ireland 4 September 1997 19 [5]    
France 14 February 1998 20 [6]    
Switzerland 12 October 1997 25 [7]    
Netherlands 27 September 1997 33 [8]    
United States 23 February 1998 36 [9]    
Sweden 10 October 1997 37 [10]    

Music video

"I Know Where It's At" was the first video released from the All Saints. It was to show the girls in an urban setting as the more streetwise variants of girl groups. The video has been shot with very little colour with the girls almost in black and white. It was directed by Alex Hemming.

Remixes

References

  1. ^ MuchMusic archive Canadian chart of March 20, 1998 Accessed: November 2, 2006
  2. ^ charts.org.nz "I Know Where It's At" page. (Retrieved June 8, 2008)
  3. ^ Australian-Charts.com "I Know Where It's At" page. Accessed: November 24, 2006
  4. ^ Aria.com.au Single certifications 1998. Retrieved: October 15, 2006
  5. ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
  6. ^ LesCharts.com "I Know Where It's At" page. (Accessed October 29, 2006)
  7. ^ SwissCharts.com "I Know Where It's At" page. (Accessed October 29, 2006)
  8. ^ Top4000.nl Charts Week 39 1997. (Accessed October 15, 2006)
  9. ^ Billboard.com All Saints page. Retrieved: October 15, 2006
  10. ^ SwedishCharts.com "I Know Where It's At" page. (Accessed October 29, 2006)

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