What You Know Bout Love

{{Infobox song

| name = What You Know Bout Love

| type = single

| artist = Pop Smoke

| album = Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon

| released = {{Start date|2020|10|09}}

| recorded =

| genre = R&B

| length = 2:40

| label =

| writer =

| producer = IAmTash

| prev_title = For the Night

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Black Mask

| next_title2 = Double G

| next_year = 2020

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"What You Know Bout Love" is a song by American rapper and singer Pop Smoke from his posthumous debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020) as well as the EP Mood Swings (2020). The song was written by Pop Smoke, alongside producer IAmTash, with additional writing credits going to Elgin Lumpkin (Ginuwine) and Troy Oliver for the interpolation and sampling of Ginuwine's "Differences". The song was released as the fifth single from the album on October 9, 2020, by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. An R&B track, it lyrically showcases Pop Smoke singing about his passion for his lover. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, with a number of them praising the lyrics and the rapper's range.

It peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Pop Smoke's second top-10 single in the United States, and third in the United Kingdom. Internationally, the song peaked within the top five of four other countries, including Norway, where it reached number three. The song has received several certifications, including being certified triple platinum in Canada by Music Canada (MC). The accompanying music video was directed by Oliver Cannon and uploaded to Pop Smoke's YouTube channel on December 22, 2020. It features never before seen clips of the rapper and his fans performing the song's dance challenge on TikTok. The video received positive reviews, with critics describing it as bittersweet.

Background and composition

"What You Know Bout Love" was one of the earlier songs Pop Smoke had when Steven Victor first signed him. Victor recalled how excited he was about the song because he always liked the original sample, which Pop Smoke found on his own on YouTube. Victor said "What You Know Bout Love" was one of the tracks that they thought was too big to release right away. He and his team always wanted the song on the album because they thought it was at that level. Victor commented that when Pop Smoke talked about the song, he stated, "Yo, this is for when I'm in my love bag”. IAmTash explained he posted the beat for "What You Know Bout Love" in 2019. He stated that he put it up as a Playboi Carti-type beat. IAmTash announced it was just for marketing, but in October 2019, he saw a snippet of Pop Smoke dancing to it. He admitted to not having known where Pop Smoke got the beat from because he had never spoken to him. IAmTash hypothesized that Pop Smoke got it from YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-2020-cover-story|title=Cover Story: The Making of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|work=Complex|last1=Skelton|first1=Eric|last2=Setaro|first2=Shawn|last3=McKinney|first3=Jessica|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085211/https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-2020-cover-story|url-status=live}}

The song was written by Pop Smoke, alongside IAmTash, Elgin Lumpkin, and Troy Oliver. IAmTash solely handled the song's production. Mastering and mixing were both handled by Jess Jackson, while Rose Adams, Sage Skofield, and Sean Solymar served as assistant engineers. Zene, Corey Nutile, and Dom Martin handled the song's programming, while Pierre Rogue was credited as assistant programming engineer. "What You Know Bout Love" was released on Pop Smoke's posthumous debut studio album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, as the fifteenth track on July 3, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-mw0003402848|title=Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon - Pop Smoke|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 2, 2020|first=David|last=Crone|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085221/https://www.allmusic.com/album/shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-mw0003402848|url-status=live}}

Music journalists described "What You Know Bout Love" as an R&B track.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9501776/mac-miller-pop-smoke-juice-wrld-posthumous-albums-impact|title=How Mac Miller, Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD Continue to Impact the World|magazine=Billboard|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085224/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9501776/mac-miller-pop-smoke-juice-wrld-posthumous-albums-impact|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album-review-2701075|title=Pop Smoke – 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon review: Brooklyn rapper's posthumous debut matches rising star's ambition|work=NME|last=Balram|first=Dhruva|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085143/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album-review-2701075|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-review-listen|title=Pop Smoke's Debut Album Solidifies His Legacy|work=Paper|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085143/https://www.papermag.com/amp/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-review-listen-2646323026|url-status=live}} The song prominently samples the instrumental of Ginuwine's 2001 hit, "Differences", standing as one of several tracks from Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon to sample early 2000s songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pop-smokespop-smokes-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-1024461/|title=Pop Smoke's Endless Summer Continues on 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=July 6, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085156/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pop-smokespop-smokes-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-1024461/amp/|url-status=live}} Lyrically, it finds Pop Smoke detailing his infatuation with his lover, and eager to please her.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-smoke-review-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-stream-features-50-cent-a9600326.html|title=Pop Smoke – Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon review: Late rapper's album is brilliant and bittersweet|work=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085157/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pop-smoke-review-shoot-stars-aim-moon-stream-features-50-cent-a9600326.html|url-status=live}} Jade Gomez of Paste opined that the song is a sensual, "sentimental reflection on love", and that Pop Smoke "ponders the beauty of his girlfriend going for a jog and making him breakfast."{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/pop-smoke/shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album-review/|title=Pop Smoke Transcends on Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon|work=Paste|last=Gomez|first=Jade|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085147/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/pop-smoke/shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album-review/|url-status=live}} In a retrospective commentary, the staff of Dazed wrote that Pop Smoke "delivers a sensitive confession of catching feelings despite yourself. 'Look, baby, I said I ain't gon' front.'"{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/pop-smoke/shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album-review/|title=The 20 Best Tracks Of 2020|work=Dazed|date=December 17, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085156/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/pop-smoke/shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album-review/|url-status=live}} They continued, saying the rapper "trip[s] slightly over the words, 'You got my heart beating so fast to words I can't pronounce'." The staff stated that "What You Know Bout Love" speaks "straight to a generation raised on 90s R&B expectations of romance, searching for connection in a time when sending nudes is considered a love language."

Reception

"What You Know Bout Love" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, with a number of them praising the lyrics. NME{{'}}s Dhruva Balram opined the song shows Pop Smoke "had ambitions to break into multiple genres." Julyssa Lopez of The New Yorker reacted favorably to Pop Smoke's versatility, writing: "Softened performances on 'What You Know Bout Love' and 'Something Special' illuminate newly poppy pop sides of the artist, yet, even in those quieter glimpses, his presence looms large—an enduring force, too big to contain."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|title=Pop Smoke: 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|magazine=The New Yorker|last=Lopez|first=Jylyssa|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085144/https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|url-status=live}} August Brown of the Los Angeles Times said the song showcases Pop Smoke's range, along with fellow album tracks "Yea Yea" and "Diana", which "have new open space and melody, with lyrics that are even sometimes tender."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-05/pop-smoke-posthumous-shoot-for-the-stars-album|title=Pop Smoke's posthumous album: A chart-topping debut and a frustrating farewell|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Brown|first=August|date=July 5, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085216/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-05/pop-smoke-posthumous-shoot-for-the-stars-album?_amp=true|url-status=live}} In her album review, Hannah Giorgis of The Atlantic said, "of the slow jams that sample earlier hits, 'What You Know Bout Love' is the clear highlight. Pop Smoke sings the chorus with an arresting warmth and opens the second verse with a rare admission of weakness."{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-debut/613897/|title=Pop Smoke Made the Soundtrack of a Lost Summer|work=The Atlantic|last=Giorgis|first=Hannah|date=July 7, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085152/https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/613897/|url-status=live}}

Bianca Gracie of Paper magazine stated that {{"-}}'What You Know Bout Love' gives Ginuwine's 2001 'Differences' smash an added dose of nostalgia." Writing for Uproxx, Wongo Okon described the song as an "R&B sample trifecta."{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-review/|title=Pop Smoke's 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon' Expands The Late Rapper's Mainstream Appeal|work=Uproxx|last=Okon|first=Wongo|date=July 7, 2020|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085230/https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-review/|url-status=live}} In a less enthusiastic review, Slant Magazine{{'s}} Charles Lyons-Burt opined that the song strays from Pop Smoke's "patented drill and trap origins", and said it is "dreary and tepid rather than [an] exciting sonic departure."{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-is-a-half-baked-epitaph/|title=Review: Pop Smoke's Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon Is a Half-Baked Epitaph|work=Slant Magazine|last=Lyons-Burt|first=Charles|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085145/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-is-a-half-baked-epitaph/|url-status=live}} The staff of Dazed placed "What You Know Bout Love" at number 14 on their The 20 Best Tracks of 2020 list, calling it a "genre-mixing crossover that deserved to make [Pop Smoke] a star" as well as "an endearing chink in the armor of his initial cockiness." On social media platform TikTok, "What You Know Bout Love" was one of the top 10 songs of 2020 on the app, with over 12.1 million videos.{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-top-songs-savage-wap-sounds-music-2020-12|title=These are TikTok's top 10 songs of 2020, according to the viral app|work=Insider|last=Haasch|first=Palmer|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-top-songs-savage-wap-sounds-music-2020-12|title=The Top 10 TikTok Songs Of 2020 Establish The App Aa A Tastemaker For Billboard Chart Success|work=Nylon|last=Cuby|first=Michael|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020}}

Accolades

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Commercial performance

Following the release of Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, "What You Know Bout Love" debuted at number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417551/pop-smoke-new-lp-chart-billboard-hot-100|title=All 19 Songs From Pop Smoke's New LP Chart on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085157/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417551/pop-smoke-new-lp-chart-billboard-hot-100|url-status=live}} The song later reached number nine on the chart, giving Pop Smoke his second top-10 hit in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9421345/pop-smoke-the-woo-music-video-roddy-ricch-50-cent|title=Roddy Ricch & 50 Cent Honor Pop Smoke on His 21st Birthday in 'The Woo' Video|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=Billboard|date=July 20, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906172215/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9421345/pop-smoke-the-woo-music-video-roddy-ricch-50-cent|url-status=live}} "What You Know Bout Love" also peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Global 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/pop-smoke/chart-history/glo/|title=Pop Smoke Chart History - Global 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085208/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop-smoke/chart-history/GLO|url-status=live}} It further peaked at number four on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number eight on the US Mainstream Top 40. The song peaked at number one on the Rhythmic chart, giving the late rapper his second number one on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/pop-smoke-what-you-know-bout-love-number-1-rhythmic-airplay/|title=Pop Smoke Posts Back-to-Back No. 1s on Rhythmic Airplay Chart|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=Billboard|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=December 2, 2021}} With this feat, Pop Smoke became the first artist rapper to have back-to-back number ones on the Rhythmic chart since Canadian rapper Drake.

On the UK Singles Chart, the song entered at number 27 for the issue dated September 25, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200925/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085148/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200925/7501/|url-status=live}} The following week, it rose 13 places to number 14.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20201002/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085148/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20201002/7501/|url-status=live}} The song climbed to number nine for the issue dated October 9, 2020, giving Pop Smoke his third top 10 hit in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56914/pop-smoke/|title=Pop Smoke {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085234/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56914/pop-smoke/|url-status=live}} "What You Know Bout Love" later rose to number four for the issue dated October 23, 2020. "What You Know Bout Love" peaked at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100. It was certified triple platinum by Music Canada (MC), denoting track-equivalent sales and streams of 160,000 units in Canada. In New Zealand, "What You Know Bout Love" peaked at number six and received a platinum certification from Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) for shipments of over 30,000 copies. It reached the top five in Australia, Ireland, Norway, and Portugal. Furthermore, the song has reached the top 10 in Austria, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.

Music video

=Background and synopsis=

The music video for "What You Know Bout Love" was directed by Oliver Cannon.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9504461/pop-smoke-posthumous-what-you-know-bout-love-video|title=Pop Smoke's Uplifting Spirit Shines Through in Posthumous 'What You Know Bout Love' Video|last=Antifos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085159/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9504461/pop-smoke-posthumous-what-you-know-bout-love-video|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/23/22197039/pop-smokes-what-you-know-bout-love-video|title=Pop Smoke's new visual for 'What You Know Bout Love' revealed|last=Powell|first=Jon|publisher=Revolt|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085159/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/12/23/22197039/pop-smokes-what-you-know-bout-love-video|url-status=live}} It was uploaded to Pop Smoke's YouTube channel on December 22, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/unreleased-footage-of-pop-smoke-shared-in-new-what-you-know-bout-love-video-2845047|title=Unreleased footage of Pop Smoke shared in new 'What You Know Bout Love' video|last=Richards|first=Will|work=NME|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085230/https://www.nme.com/news/music/unreleased-footage-of-pop-smoke-shared-in-new-what-you-know-bout-love-video-2845047|url-status=live}} The visual opens with a video of Pop Smoke thanking his fans and telling them how much he appreciates and loves them: "I love y'all, I fuck with y'all, and I appreciate y'all. I wouldn't be nothing without y'all."{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-what-you-know-about-love-video/|title=Pop Smoke's Memory Lives On Through His 'What You Know About Love' Video|last=Droke|first=Carolyn|publisher=Uproxx|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085156/https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-what-you-know-about-love-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/new-video-released-for-the-late-pop-smokes-what-you-know-bout-love-22837267|title=New video released for the late Pop Smoke's 'What You Know Bout Love'|last=Brayden|first=Kate|work=Hot Press|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085152/https://www.hotpress.com/music/new-video-released-for-the-late-pop-smokes-what-you-know-bout-love-22837267|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/pop-smoke-what-you-know-about-love-music-video|title=Pop Smoke Is Remembered in 'What You Know Bout Love' Visual|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|work=Hypebeast|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085247/https://hypebeast.com/2020/12/pop-smoke-what-you-know-about-love-music-video|url-status=live}} The video includes never before seen clips of Pop Smoke working in the studio, traveling around the world, spending time with his family and friends, posting videos on his TikTok account, and performing live.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/23/pop-smoke-new-video-what-you-know-bout-love|title=Watch the visuals for Pop Smoke's 'What You Know Bout Love'|last=Elder|first=Sajae|work=The Fader|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085223/https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/23/pop-smoke-new-video-what-you-know-bout-love|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://hiphopweekly.com/watch-pop-smoke-visual-what-you-know-bout-love-features-rare-footage-of-the-late-rapper/|title=[Watch] Pop Smoke Visual 'What You Know Bout Love' Features Rare Footage of The Late Rapper|last=Bey|first=Royal|work=Hip Hop Weekly|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085153/http://hiphopweekly.com/watch-pop-smoke-visual-what-you-know-bout-love-features-rare-footage-of-the-late-rapper/|url-status=live}} The music video also features fans performing the song's dance challenge on TikTok.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/unreleased-footage-of-pop-smoke-shared-in-new-what-you-know-bout-love-video-2845047|title=[Watch] Pop Smoke's 'What You Know Bout Love' Released Posthumously|author=Miss2Bees|work=The Source|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085154/https://www.nme.com/news/music/unreleased-footage-of-pop-smoke-shared-in-new-what-you-know-bout-love-video-2845047|url-status=live}} The visual ends with Pop Smoke riding on an airplane and saying: "I don't know who needs to hear this bro, but don't let nobody ever tell you you can't do nothing. Whatever you wanna do, just fucking do it. Don't look back."

=Critical reception=

The music video was met with positive reviews from critics. Writing for Revolt, Jon Powell described the video as "bittersweet". Royal Bey of Hypebeast stated that Pop Smoke's "energy is still felt in the official video." Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop commented that the visual "provides a welcome glimpse into Pop Smoke's behind-the-scenes process", but said it "drive[s] home a bittersweet reminder in the process."{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smoke-lives-on-with-new-video-what-you-know-bout-love-new-video.46400.html|title=Pop Smoke Lives On With New Video 'What You Know Bout Love'|last=Findla|first=Mitch|work=HotNewHipHop|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085154/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smoke-lives-on-with-new-video-what-you-know-bout-love-new-video.46400.html|url-status=live}} He continued, admitting that "difficult though it may be to watch Pop Smoke's new video, it's still a welcome reminder of the man behind the music, and a good excuse to go back and revisit Shoot For The Stars."

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|title=Credits / What You Know Bout Love / Pop Smoke|date=3 July 2020 |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/147262720/credits|publisher=Tidal|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085209/https://listen.tidal.com/album/147262720/credits|url-status=live}}

Bashar Jackson{{spaced ndash}} vocals, writer
IAmTash{{spaced ndash}} production, writer, associated performer, programming
Elgin Lumpkin{{spaced ndash}} writer
Troy Oliver{{spaced ndash}} writer
Jess Jackson{{spaced ndash}} mastering engineer, mix engineer
Rose Adams{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer
Sage Skofield{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer
Sean Solymar{{spaced ndash}} assistant engineer
Corey Nutile{{spaced ndash}} programming engineer
Dom Martin{{spaced ndash}} programming engineer
Pierre Rogue{{spaced ndash}} assistant programming engineer

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=40&y=2020&list=t40\|title=Track Top-40 Uge 40, 2020\|publisher=Hitlisten\|access-date=November 4, 2020\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085207/http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=40&y=2020&list=t40\|url-status=live}} \| 12
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "What You Know Bout Love" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2020–2021) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Australia\|5\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 14, 2020\|refname="aus"}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|9\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 21, 2020\|refname="aus2"}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|26\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|38\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 6, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|16\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 17, 2020\|refname="can"}}
{{single chart\|Czechdigital\|10\|year=2020\|week=42\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 19, 2020\|refname="czech"}}
{{single chart\|Finland\|14\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 25, 2020}}
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=44?&annee=2020&categorie=Top%20Singles\|title=Top Singles (Week 44, 2020)\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|access-date=November 2, 2020\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085207/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=44%3F&annee=2020&categorie=Top+Singles\|url-status=live}} \| 28
{{single chart\|Germany\|12\|songid=2034866\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|11\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 23, 2021\|refname="billgo"}}
scope="row"\| Greece International (IFPI){{Cite web\|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html\|publisher=IFPI Greece\|access-date=20 September 2020\|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week:35/2020}} \| 5
{{single chart\|Hungarystream\|17\|year=2020\|week=44\|rowheader=true\|access-date=November 5, 2020}}
scope="row"\| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web\|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|title=Tónlistinn – Lög\|trans-title=The Music – Songs\|language=is\|publisher=Plötutíðindi\|access-date=July 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019060729/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|archive-date=October 19, 2020\|url-status=dead}} \| 18
{{single chart\|Ireland4\|5\|date=20201016\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 16, 2020\|refname="ire"}}
scope="row"\| Italy (FIMI){{cite web\|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2020/47\|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 47\|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana\|language=it\|access-date=November 20, 2020\|archive-date=March 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054616/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2020/47\|url-status=live}} \| 28
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|12\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 16, 2020}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2020-11-13\|title=NZ Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=November 16, 2020\|access-date=November 13, 2020\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085201/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4970\|url-status=live}} \| 6
scope="row"\| Norway (VG-lista){{cite web\|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2020-w42/\|title=VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 42, 2020\|publisher=VG-lista\|access-date=October 16, 2020\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085158/https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2020-w42/\|url-status=live}} \| 3
{{single chart\|Portugal\|5\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 11, 2020\|refname="port"}}
scope="row"\| Romania (Airplay 100){{cite news\|url=https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-Tiesto-face-legea-pe-primul-loc-p12272\|title=Top Airplay 100 - Tiesto face legea pe primul loc!\|trans-title=Top Airplay 100 – Tiesto makes the law from atop the chart!\|author=Arvunescu, Victor\|date=15 March 2021\|access-date=16 March 2021\|language=Romanian\|publisher=Un site de muzică}} \| 84
scope="row"\| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web\|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/\|title=RIAS International Top Charts Week 43\|publisher=Recording Industry Association Singapore\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027081955/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/\|archive-date=October 27, 2020}} \| 24
{{single chart\|Slovakdigital2\|24\|year=2020\|week=45\|rowheader=true\|access-date= November 9, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Spain\|92\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 23, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|6\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 20, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|8\|artist=Pop Smoke\|song=What You Know Bout Love\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 18, 2020\|refname="switz"}}
{{single chart\|UK\|4\|date=20201023\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 23, 2020\|refname="uk"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|9\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 9, 2021\|refname="bill25"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|38\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 23, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceairplay\|23\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 20, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|4\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 17, 2021\|refname="billhip"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|8\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 20, 2021\|refname="billpop"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|1\|artist=Pop Smoke\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 26, 2021\|refname="billry"}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2020 year-end chart positions for "What You Know Bout Love" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2020\|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020\|access-date=March 6, 2022\|publisher=Mahasz}} \| 73
scope="row"\| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1\|title=Årslista Singlar, 2020\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|access-date=January 20, 2021}} \| 97
scope="row"\| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/\|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/\|url-status=live}} \| 90
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 74

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2020 year-end chart positions for "What You Know Bout Love"

! scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2020|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020|access-date=March 6, 2022|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 73

scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2020|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 20, 2021}}

| 97

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|url-status=live}}

| 90

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=live}}

| 74

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2021 year-end chart positions for "What You Know Bout Love" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=January 11, 2022}} \| 61
scope="row"\| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/canadian-hot-100/\|title=Canadian Hot 100 - Year End 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 62
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2021\|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2021\|publisher=SNEP\|language=fr\|access-date=April 15, 2022}} \| 129
scope="row"\| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/\|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 51
scope="row"\| Portugal (AFP){{cite web\|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf#page=13\|title=Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 \|language=pt\|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa\|access-date=May 13, 2022}} \| 100
scope="row"\| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/\|title=Year-End Charts\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 22
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 11
scope="row"\| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/pop-songs\|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 27
scope="row"\| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/rhythmic-songs/\|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2021}} \| 1

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2021 year-end chart positions for "What You Know Bout Love"

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 11, 2022}}

| 61

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/canadian-hot-100/|title=Canadian Hot 100 - Year End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}

| 62

scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2021|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2021|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=April 15, 2022}}

| 129

scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}

| 51

scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf#page=13|title=Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 |language=pt|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=May 13, 2022}}

| 100

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/|title=Year-End Charts|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}

| 22

| 11

scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}

| 27

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/rhythmic-songs/|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}

| 1

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=February 7, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=January 29, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=October 1, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|access-date=July 14, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=March 11, 2021|refname="cancert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|type=single|award=Platinum|id=10684|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=October 26, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=February 10, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=January 11, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|id=8457|access-date=October 16, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know bout Love|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|relmonth=10|certyear=2020|id=2020-11-13|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|refname="newcert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|access-date=October 1, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=May 24, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|id=pop-smoke-what-you-know-bout-love|access-date=January 21, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=August 2, 2024|id=16812-5268-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|certyear=2020|access-date=March 9, 2020|refname="UScert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Gold|id=20210315180726|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|certweek=9|access-date=October 18, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|artist=Pop Smoke|title=What You Know Bout Love|award=Platinum|source=Artist|relyear=2020|access-date=October 18, 2021}}

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==References==

Category:2020 songs

Category:Pop Smoke songs

Category:Songs written by Ginuwine

Category:Songs written by Troy Oliver

Category:American contemporary R&B songs

Category:Songs released posthumously

Category:Republic Records singles

Category:Songs written by Pop Smoke