You Don't Know (Berlin song) explained

You Don't Know
Cover:Berlin You Don't Know 1986 Single Cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Berlin
Album:Count Three & Pray
Released:December 1986[1]
Length:3:18 (7" version)
4:28 (album version)
Label:Mercury
Geffen (North America)
Producer:Andy Richards, Bob Ezrin, Berlin
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"You Don't Know" is a song by American band Berlin, which was released in 1986 as the third single from their fourth studio album Count Three & Pray. It was written by John Crawford and produced by Andy Richards, Bob Ezrin and Berlin.[2] [3] [4] It reached No. 39 in the UK and No. 16 in Belgium.[5] [6]

"You Don't Know" was recorded in London.[7] Recalling the initial recording of Count Three & Pray, Nunn said in a 2014 interview for Pop Entertainment: "It was so bad with this guy in England that we trashed the whole thing. I think we kept one song, "You Don't Know," that he had done. We started all over with Bob Ezrin."[8]

A music video was filmed to promote the single, which gained breakout rotation on MTV.[9]

Critical reception

Upon release, Cash Box commented: "A cool, atmospheric treatment shows the musical growth of former synth-pop pioneers. The haunting melody and non-conforming arrangement form a bracing contrast to Terri Nunn's sultry, passionate vocal."[10] Vici MacDonald of Smash Hits described the song as "really quite good" and added: "A screechy guitar and a wailsome woman echo distantly over a foreboding, rolling drumbeat and the whole thing's massive, mysterious and foggy".[11]

Track listing

7" single
  1. "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:18
  2. "Trash" - 3:38
7" single (UK release)
  1. "You Don't Know" - 3:18
  2. "Hideaway" - 5:00
7" single (Japanese release)
  1. "You Don't Know" - 4:27
  2. "Trash" - 3:38
7" single (US promo)
  1. "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:18
  2. "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:18
7" single (Japanese promo)
  1. "You Don't Know" - 4:27
  2. "Trash" - 3:38
12" single (UK release)
  1. "You Don't Know" - 4:26
  2. "Hideaway" - 5:08
  3. "Dancing in Berlin (Remix)" - 4:44
12" single (UK two vinyl gatefold release)
  1. "You Don't Know" - 4:26
  2. "Hideaway" - 5:08
  3. "Dancing in Berlin (Remix)" - 4:44
  4. "No More Words (Dance Remix)" - 5:44
  5. "Will I Ever Understand You" - 4:40
12" single (European release)
  1. "You Don't Know (Extended Remix)" - 5:31
  2. "Trash" - 3:38
  3. "You Don't Know (7" Version)" - 3:30
12" single (UK promo)
  1. "You Don't Know" - 4:26
  2. "Hideaway" - 5:08
  3. "Dancing in Berlin (Remix)" - 4:44
12" single (US promo)
  1. "You Don't Know (Edit)" - 3:16
  2. "You Don't Know (LP Version)" - 4:26

Personnel

Berlin
Additional musicians
Production
Other

Notes and References

  1. Smith . Robin . Index . . 6 December 1986 . 6 . 0144-5804.
  2. Web site: Alex Henderson . Count Three & Pray - Berlin | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2018-04-03.
  3. Web site: Berlin - You Don't Know / Trash - Geffen - USA - 7-28486 . 45cat . 2018-04-03.
  4. Web site: Berlin - You Don't Know / Hideaway - Mercury - UK - MER 237 . 45cat . 2018-04-03.
  5. Web site: BERLIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 2018-04-03.
  6. Web site: Berlin - You Don't Know . ultratop.be . 2018-04-03.
  7. Web site: Berlin - Count Three & Pray at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2017-11-23 . 2018-04-03.
  8. Web site: Terri Nunn of Berlin interview about 'Animal.' . PopEntertainment.com . 2014-04-18 . 2018-04-03.
  9. Billboard magazine - The Clip List - March 21, 1987 - page 45
  10. Cash Box newspaper - February 14, 1987 - Single releases - page 11
  11. Smash Hits magazine - 3–16 December 1986 - Review: Singles - Vici MacDonald - page 73

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