I Don't Even Know Your Name
| "I Don't Even Know Your Name" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Who I Am | ||||
| B-side | "If I Had You" | |||
| Released | May 15, 1995 | |||
| Format |
Promo-only CD single 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Recorded | January 12, 1994[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Arista 12830 | |||
| Writer(s) |
Alan Jackson Ron Jackson Andy Lofton | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
| Alan Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Even Know Your Name" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1995 as the fifth and final single from his album Who I Am. It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard country charts and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Jackson with Ron Jackson and Andy Lofton.
Background and writing
Alan Jackson commented that the song was written as a joke by request of some family members. While on tour in 1993, he decided to write it and record it. After he gave the demo tape to his brother in-law, everybody wanted to hear the song so he put it on Who I Am.[1]
Content
The song begins with a man who is "sitting at a roadhouse" while observing a waitress with whom he falls in love. However, she is not his waitress (Mine was missing her front tooth). Over the course of the song, the male character becomes intoxicated and ends up marrying a waitress, whom as he discovers at the wedding, is not the waitress he wanted but his waitress who was missing her left front tooth, all without knowing her name.
Music video
The video for "I Don't Even Know Your Name" starred comedian Jeff Foxworthy as the song's male character.
Chart positions
"I Don't Even Know Your Name" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 13, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 70 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
| Preceded by "Any Man of Mine" by Shania Twain |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number one single August 5, 1995 |
Succeeded by "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" by Lorrie Morgan |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Alan Jackson. Arista Records. 1995. 07822 18801.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2726." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 14, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Alan Jackson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alan Jackson.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
