You Better Know It Explained

You Better Know It
Type:single
Artist:Jackie Wilson
Album:Lonely Teardrops
B-Side:Never Go Away
Released:1959
Recorded:1959
Genre:R&B
Length:1:59
Label:Brunswick
Prev Title:I'll Be Satisfied
Prev Year:1959
Next Title:Talk That Talk
Next Year:1959

"You Better Know It" is a 1959 single by recorded and written by Jackie Wilson who collaborated with Brunswick Records staff songwriter Norm Henry. Although the single made the Top 40, it was not as successful as Jackie Wilson's previous entries, peaking at number thirty-seven. On the R&B chart, the single was Jackie Wilson's, second number one, where it stayed for one week.[1]

"You Better Know It" was used in the 1959 film Go Johnny Go, which starred Jackie Wilson and Alan Freed.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 629.