I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough) Explained

I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)
Cover:I Know Enough.jpg
Type:single
Artist:theaudience
Album:Theaudience
Released:27 July 1998
Recorded:1997–1998
Genre:Indie rock
Length:3:19
Label:eLLeFFe, Mercury
Producer:Peter Collins
Prev Title:A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
Prev Year:1998

"I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" is a song by Theaudience from their self-titled debut album, Theaudience. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on 27 July 1998. It reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

B-sides for the single include the album track "Harry, Don't Fetch the Water"; a cover of The Experimental Pop Band's song "Boutique in My Backyard"; a dance track called "The Last Seven Minutes With You"; a short atmospheric instrumental, "Magna Carta vs. Matthew Arnold"; and two remixes by PMFF.[1]

Critical reception

The song garnered a positive response from Select magazine, whose review of the single in August 1998 stated;[2]

'I Know Enough...' is clearly theaudience's best single to date – no mean achievement. It stretches understated, poetic lustings over The Smiths and The Pretenders at their most lithesomely jangling. Like Catatonia, this is dignified mainstream guitar pop at its finest. Double A-side 'Harry, Don't Fetch The Water' is as splendidly obtuse as its title.

Track listing

UK CD single #1 (AUDCD4)
  1. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" – 3:19
  2. "Harry, Don't Fetch the Water" – 4:18
  3. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" (PMFF Lite Went Down to 'Frisco Just for the Disco Mix) – 7:10
UK CD single #2 (AUDDD4)
  1. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" – 3:19
  2. "Boutique in My Backyard" – 3:35
  3. "The Last Seven Minutes With You" – 6:10
UK Limited Edition 7" Vinyl (AUDSV4)
  1. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" – 3:19
  2. "Harry, Don't Fetch the Water" – 4:18
  3. "Magna Carta Vs. Matthew Arnold" – 1:33
UK Limited Edition 12" Vinyl (AUDMV4)
  1. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" (PMFF Lite Went Down to 'Frisco Just for the Disco Mix) – 7:10
  2. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" (PMFF Instrumental) – 6:33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: theaudience – I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough) – PMFF Does Theaudience (1998, Vinyl). 25 December 2021. Discogs.
  2. Review: THEAUDIENCE – I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)/Harry, Don't Fetch The Water, eLLeFFe/Mercury . . . August, 1998 . 101.