You Know Me Better Explained

You Know Me Better
Cover:Roisin Murphy - You Know Me Better.png
Type:single
Artist:Róisín Murphy
Album:Overpowered
Recorded:2007
Label:EMI
Prev Title:Let Me Know
Prev Year:2007
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Next Year:2008

"You Know Me Better" is a song by Irish singer Róisín Murphy from her second studio album, Overpowered (2007). It was written by Murphy and Andy Cato and produced by Cato, with additional production by Ill Factor. The song was released on 31 March 2008 as the album's third single.

Single cover

The photoshoot of the single artwork can be viewed on her official website and YouTube channel as of 4 January 2008.[1] The art director of the single was British graphic designer Scott King and the photographer was Jonathan de Villiers. The cover depicts Murphy wearing an outfit by Givenchy.[2]

Critical reception

"You Know Me Better" was well received by music critics. Peter Paphides of The Times described the song as "a rush of colour slowly surging outwards from a hook of pared-back austerity."[3] Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars, saying producer Andy Cato "lay[s] down a squelching disco groove that veers between early 1990s house and the sound of New Order's 'Blue Monday' being fiddled with by the Human League. A typically sultry Murphy more than rises to the occasion, delivering the crisp, soothing vocals that earned Moloko a flash of chart success at the start of the decade."[4]

Jax Spike of About.com noted that the song "is a more up-tempo track that comes across as pure enchanted bliss with its tough, staccato vocal and conventional, insistent chorus concealing a quite complex emotional position."[5] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH, stated, "In some way that pushes it closer to a Groove Armada guest slot, but Murphy's vocals are strong enough to pull it back, a slice of electro-disco that may be polished within an inch of its life, but comes back for more with its yearning melody."[6] Cpt H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock of Drowned in Sound commented that the track "mirrors Robyn's recent chart achievements in icy cool style."[7]

Music video

The music video for "You Know Me Better" was directed by Canadian director Jaron Albertin and shot at a suburban home in Snaresbrook, North East London.[8] The video premiered on 11 March 2008 and features Murphy at different places in the house playing different characters, each one wearing a different outfit and hairstyle, inspired by the women depicted in the Untitled Film Stills series by American photographer Cindy Sherman.[9]

Track listings

UK CD 1
  1. "You Know Me Better" (Radio Edit) – 3:50
  2. "Keep It Loose" – 3:26
UK CD 2
  1. "You Know Me Better" (Album Version) – 4:17
  2. "Pandora" – 3:56
  3. "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Vocal) – 7:09
  4. "You Know Me Better" (Toddla T Mix) – 3:07
UK 7" single
  • A. "You Know Me Better" (Radio Edit) – 3:50
  • B. "Pandora" – 3:56
    UK double 12" single
  • A1. "You Know Me Better" (Album Version)
  • A2. "You Know Me Better" (Trevor Loveys Vocal)
  • B1. "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Vocal)
  • B2. "You Know Me Better" (Samim Remix)
  • C1. "You Know Me Better" (Album Instrumental)
  • C2. "You Know Me Better" (Nightmoves Mix)
  • D1. "You Know Me Better" (Trevor Loveys Dub)
  • D2. "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Dub)
    Digital single – Live at Koko[10]
    1. "You Know Me Better" (Live at Koko) – 7:30
    Digital single – Samim Remix[11]
    1. "You Know Me Better" (Samim Remix) – 6:02
    Digital single – Andy Cato Alternative Mix
    1. "You Know Me Better" (Andy Cato Alternative Mix) - 3:55
    Digital EP 1[12]
    1. "You Know Me Better" (Radio Edit) – 3:42
    2. "Keep It Loose" – 3:34
    3. "Pandora" – 3:56
    Digital EP 2[13]
    1. "You Know Me Better" (Album Version) – 4:17
    2. "You Know Me Better" (Toddla T Vocal) – 3:07
    3. "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Dub) – 6:22
    4. "You Know Me Better" (Trevor Loveys Dub) – 5:16
    Digital EP 3[14]
    1. "You Know Me Better" (Album Version) – 4:17
    2. "You Know Me Better" (Guy Williams Vocal) – 7:07
    3. "You Know Me Better" (Trevor Loveys Vocal) – 7:02
    4. "You Know Me Better" (Nightmoves Mix) – 8:48

    Credits and personnel

    Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single.[15]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: You Know Me Better Artwork Photoshoot . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/JGgQWiDStyc . 2021-12-21 . live. . 4 January 2008 . 10 July 2010.
    2. Web site: Roisin Murphy's Dresses . nl . . 14 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008053119/http://www.elle.nl/mode/nieuws/Roisin-Murphy-s-dresses . 8 October 2011 . 14 May 2010.
    3. Web site: Paphides . Peter . Peter Paphides . Roisin Murphy: Overpowered . . 5 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615120721/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2589299.ece . 15 June 2011 . 9 July 2010.
    4. Web site: Fletcher . Alex . Roisin Murphy: 'You Know Me Better' . . 13 March 2008 . 13 November 2016.
    5. Web site: Spike . Jax . Roisin Murphy – 'Overpowered' . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110404103737/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Roisin_Murphy_-_Overpowered.htm . 4 April 2011 . 9 July 2010.
    6. Web site: Hogwood . Ben . Róisín Murphy – You Know Me Better (EMI) . . March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100802070605/http://www.musicomh.com/singles/roisin-murphy-3_0308.htm . 2 August 2010 . 9 July 2010.
    7. Web site: Murdock . Cpt H.M. 'Howling Mad' . Roisin Murphy – Overpowered . . 24 October 2007 . 9 July 2010 . 3 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003181947/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11492/reviews/2525491-roisin-murphy-overpowered . dead .
    8. Web site: Knight . David . Roisin Murphy's You Know Me Better by Jaron Albertin . Promo News . 9 April 2008 . 13 November 2016.
    9. Web site: Roisin's stylist on You Know Me Better . The Look . 2 April 2008 . 10 July 2010.
    10. Web site: You Know Me Better (Live At Koko) – Single by Róisín Murphy . iTunes Store (GB) . https://web.archive.org/web/20110512014055/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/you-know-me-better-live-at/id279527147 . 12 May 2011 . 10 July 2010.
    11. Web site: You Know Me Better (Samim Remix) – Single by Róisín Murphy . iTunes Store (GB) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108124254/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/you-know-me-better-samim-remix/id284418227 . 8 November 2012 . 10 July 2010.
    12. Web site: You Know Me Better – EP 1 by Róisín Murphy . iTunes Store (GB) . https://web.archive.org/web/20101116020733/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/you-know-me-better-ep/id277465232 . 16 November 2010 . 10 July 2010.
    13. Web site: You Know Me Better – EP 2 by Róisín Murphy . iTunes Store (GB) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108124317/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/you-know-me-better-ep-2/id275873471 . 8 November 2012 . 10 July 2010.
    14. Web site: You Know Me Better – EP 3 by Róisín Murphy . iTunes Store (GB) . https://web.archive.org/web/20101116020525/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/you-know-me-better-ep/id275890942 . 16 November 2010 . 10 July 2010.
    15. "Let Me Know" . UK CD 2 liner notes . . . 2008 . CDEMS 741.
    16. Web site: The ARIA Report Issue No. 993 – Week Commencing 9th March 2009. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090320-0000/issue993.pdf. dead. 2009-03-19. 4. Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). 13 April 2017.

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