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Do You Know (Michelle Gayle song)

{{Short description|1997 single by Michelle Gayle}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Do You Know

| cover = Michelle_Gayle-Do_You_Know.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Michelle Gayle

| album = Sensational

| released = {{start date|1997|1|27|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

  • Pop{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-18.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=18 January 1997|page=23|accessdate=5 October 2022}}
  • R&B

| length = 3:39

| label =

| writer =

  • Michelle Gayle
  • Shep Soloman

| producer = Johnny Douglas

| prev_title = Happy Just to Be with You

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Sensational

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|98WGp439w50|"Do You Know"}}}}

}}

"Do You Know" is a song by British R&B-soul singer, songwriter, actress and author Michelle Gayle, released in January 1997 by RCA, BMG and 1st Avenue as the first single from the singer's second album, Sensational (1997). The song was co-written by Gayle and received positive reviews from music critics. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the UK R&B Singles Chart, making it her second highest charting single. The accompanying music video for "Do You Know" was directed by Randee St. Nicholas.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20898870/|title=Michelle Gayle: Do You Know|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=5 October 2022}}{{unreliable source?|date=October 2022|sure=y|reason=WP:IMDB.}}

Critical reception

Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding, "Strong R&B and house remixes will boost the profile of a pop song which, though not as uplifting as previous hits, is sung stunningly well." Music Week editor Alan Jones wrote, "Michelle Gayle is easily the most accomplished singer to emerge from television drama in recent years — no apologies to Robson & Jerome, or any of their ilk — and her career as a recording artist should be furthered by her latest single, 'Do You Know'. A jangly, semi-acoustic mid-tempo pop song, it allows Gayle plenty of room to demonstrate her fine vocal style. Busier and more rhythmically accentuated house mixes deliver this one to the dance floor too, making its success all the more likely."{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-11.pdf|title=Talking Music|magazine=Music Week|date=11 January 1997|page=21|accessdate=5 October 2022}} David Sinclair from The Times complimented it as a "gently appealing, acoustic pop song more in the Joan Armatrading vein than the sugary sound of Gayle's previous hits."Sinclair, David (1 February 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times.

Track listings

The "In the Mix" version of "Do You Know" contains six excerpts from various mixes of Gayle's songs: the Classic Expo and Tin Tin Out mixes of "Freedom", the West End mix of "Sweetness", the K-Klass mix of "Do You Know", the Bottom Dollar's Cream dub of "Happy Just to Be with You", and the Evolution mix of "Looking Up". The Japanese version does not include the Classic Expo mix of "Freedom".

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  1. "Do You Know" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Know" (In the Mix)
  3. "I'll Find You" (Body Bump 12-inch mix)
  • UK CD2 (The Mixes){{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, BMG, 1st Avenue Records|id=74321419292}}
  1. "Do You Know" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Know" (Ignorants 'Spoonin' mix)
  3. "Do You Know" (Linslee remix)
  4. "Do You Know" (Best Kept Secret remix)
  5. "Do You Know" (Tony De Vit mix)
  6. "Do You Know" (K-Klass vocal mix)
  7. "Do You Know" (Full Intention vocal mix)
  • UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=RCA Records, BMG, 1st Avenue Records|id=74321454531}}

:A1. "Do You Know" (K-Klass vocal mix)

:A2. "Do You Know" (K-Klass Pharmacy dub)

:B1. "Do You Know" (Full Intention vocal mix)

:B2. "Do You Know" (Linslee remix)

:B3. "Do You Know" (Ignorants 'Spoonin' mix)

  • UK cassette single and Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=RCA Records, BMG, 1st Avenue Records|id=74321454542}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records|id=BVCP-8865}}
  1. "Do You Know" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Know" (In the Mix)

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  • European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, BMG, 1st Avenue Records|id=74321 476432}}
  1. "Do You Know" (K-Klass Klub edit)
  2. "Do You Know" (radio edit)
  • German maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=German maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, BMG, 1st Avenue Records|id=74321454532}}
  1. "Do You Know" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Know" (Ignorant 'Spoonin' remix)
  3. "Do You Know" (Linslee remix)
  4. "Do You Know" (Tony De Vit mix)
  5. "Do You Know" (K-Klass vocal mix)
  6. "Do You Know" (Full Intention vocal mix)
  • Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Do You Know|others=Michelle Gayle|year=1997|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=RCA Records, BMG, 1st Avenue Records|id=74321419282}}
  1. "Do You Know" (radio edit)
  2. "Do You Know" (In the Mix)
  3. "Do You Know" (Tony De Vit mix)
  4. "Do You Know" (K-Klass vocal mix)
  5. "Do You Know" (Full Intention vocal mix)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1997)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/97/MM-1997-02-22-OCR-Page-0011.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=8|date=22 February 1997|page=11|access-date=5 October 2022}}

| 44

scope="row"|France Airplay (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://tubesenfrance.com/annees-90/classements-de-1997/classement-du-23-mars-1997/|title=Classement du 23 Mars 1997|publisher=SNEP|date=23 March 1997|access-date=30 March 2025|language=fr}}

| 92

{{single chart|Scotland|7|date=19970202|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2022}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|6|artist=Michelle Gayle|artistid=29140|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2022}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|2|date=19970202|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2022}}
scope="row"|UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-01-11.pdf|title=The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart|magazine=Music Week|via=RM|date=11 January 1997|page=4|accessdate=5 October 2022}}

| 1

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1997)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Club Chart (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-10.pdf|title=The Club Top 100 of 1997|magazine=Music Week|via=RM|page=5|date=10 January 1998|access-date=9 January 2023}}

| 20

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Release history

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|27 January 1997

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{hlist|RCA|1st Avenue}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Reviews – Records Out on January 27, 1997: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=18 January 1997}}

scope="row"|Japan

|21 May 1997

|CD

|RCA

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/166186/products/56984/1/|title=ドゥ・ユー・ノウ {{!}} ミッシェル・ゲイル|trans-title=Do You Know {{!}} Michelle Gayle|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=20 September 2023}}

Samples

In 2004, Dutch DJs Zentveld & Oomen, under the alias Angel City, created a track called "Do You Know (I Go Crazy)", which samples the lyrics of "Do You Know" and places them over the instrumental composition "Children" by Italian record producer Robert Miles.{{cite web|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/2004/week-ending-october-16th-2004|title=Week Ending October 16th 2004|last=Masterton|first=James|author-link=James Masterton|publisher=Chart Watch UK|date=10 October 2004|access-date=25 October 2022}} Released as a single in late 2004, "Do You Know (I Go Crazy)" became Angel City's highest- and longest-charting single in the UK, where it reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, spending 15 weeks in the top 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12370/angel-city/|title=Angel City|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=25 October 2022}} In Hungary, it reached number eight on the country's Dance Top 40 in January 2005.{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/dance-top-40-lista/2005/4|title=Dance Top 40 slágerlista|publisher=Mahasz|language=hu|date=24 January 2005|access-date=25 October 2022}} The song also charted in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Flanders region of Belgium.{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angel+City|title=Discography Angel City|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=25 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/ec54/Angel-City-Do-You-Know-(I-Go-Crazy)|title=Angel City – Do You Know (I Go Crazy)|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=25 October 2022}}

References

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Category:1997 songs

Category:1997 singles

Category:First Avenue Records singles

Category:Bertelsmann Music Group singles

Category:Michelle Gayle songs

Category:Music videos directed by Randee St. Nicholas

Category:RCA Records singles