Maybe I Know
{{Infobox song
| name = Maybe I Know
| cover = Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lesley Gore
| album = Girl Talk
| B-side = Wonder Boy
| released = July 9, 1964
| format =
| recorded = early July 1964 Praguefrank
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Brill Building{{cite web|last1=Fontenot|first1=Robert|title=What is Brill Building Music?|url=http://oldies.about.com/od/girlgroups/g/brillbuilding.htm|website=About|date=November 1, 2015}}
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=40}}
| label = Mercury Records 72309
| writer = Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
| producer = Quincy Jones
| prev_title = I Don't Wanna Be a Loser
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Hey Now
| next_year = 1964
}}
"Maybe I Know" is an early 1960s pop song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and performed by Lesley Gore. The song was produced by Quincy Jones and arranged by Claus Ogerman.[http://www.discogs.com/Lesley-Gore-Maybe-I-Know-Wonder-Boy/release/2094966 Lesley Gore, "Maybe I Know" single release] Retrieved January 14, 2015
It was featured on her 1964 album, Girl Talk.[http://www.discogs.com/Lesley-Gore-Girl-Talk/release/4709267 Lesley Gore, Girl Talk] Retrieved January 14, 2015
Background
The song was one in a long line of successful "Brill Building Sound" hits created by composers and arrangers working in New York City's Brill Building at 1619 Broadway. Pop songwriting stars Barry and Greenwich had previously scored hits with songs such as "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You" performed by The Ronettes, as well as "Then He Kissed Me" and "Da Doo Ron Ron" by The Crystals.
Billboard described the song as a "medium
tempo rocker with fine dance beat."{{cite news|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2021-05-01|date=July 18, 1964|page=16|title=Singles Reviews|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-07-18.pdf}} Cash Box described it as "a handclappin' thumper geared for easy dancing and listening approval" and a "tuneful teen-angled vocal romp."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=July 18, 1964 |page=12 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohstory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-07-18.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Chart performance
"Maybe I Know" reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #16 in Canada,[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4715&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 Lesley Gore, "Maybe I Know" Canadian Chart Position] Retrieved January 14, 2015 #20 in the United Kingdom, and #37 in Australia in 1964.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Maybe+I+Know+by+Lesley+Gore&id=25567 Lesley Gore, "Maybe I Know" US and UK Chart Positions] Retrieved January 14, 2015
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1964)
!Peak |
|---|
| Australia
| style="text-align:center;"|37 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Library and Archives |date=2013-07-17 |title=Item |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=7560& |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.bac-lac.gc.ca}}
| style="text-align:center;"|16 |
| UK
| style="text-align:center;"|20 |
| US Billboard Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|14 |
| US Cash Box Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
Other versions
- The Seashells released a version of the song as a single in 1972 that reached #32 in the UK.{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14693/seashells/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=April 9, 2023}}
- Greenwich herself released a version of the song as a single in 1973.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Maybe+I+Know+by+Ellie+Greenwich&id=101378 Ellie Greenwich, "Maybe I Know" Chart Position] Retrieved January 14, 2015
- They Might Be Giants covered the song in many live performances, before a studio-recorded version was featured on their 1999 album, Long Tall Weekend. {{citeweb|title=Maybe I Know|url=https://tmbw.net/wiki/Maybe_I_Know |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base |language=en}}
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Category:Songs written by Jeff Barry
Category:Songs written by Ellie Greenwich
Category:Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:Verve Records singles
Category:Songs about infidelity
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