| Cover | If_I_Know_You.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | The Presets |
| Album | Apocalypso |
| Released | 23 March 2009 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:28 |
| Label | Modular |
| Writer | |
| Producer | The Presets |
| Prev year | 2008 |
| Next year | 2009 |
"If I Know You" is a single by The Presets and the fifth taken from their second studio album Apocalypso. It was originally the proposed third single but was replaced by "Talk Like That".
Content
"If I Know You" is a break-up song with a Morrissey-like sexual ambiguity, with a vocal hook reminiscent of the 1980 Split Enz hit "I Hope I Never".
Discussing the lyrics, singer Julian Hamilton told Rolling Stone Australia: "It's a break up song but I didn't want it to be a guy pissed off at a girl because that always sounds so wimpy. I thought it'd be cool to write it from a girl's perspective. The lyrics came out a bit weird and we thought maybe we could flog this off to a girl singer, but then I thought no, this song needs to be sung with balls!"[1]
Music video
The video clip was directed by Eva Husson. The video was awarded Best Dance Video at the 2009 UK Music Video Awards.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 57 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[3] | 17 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 March 2009 | Modular | Digital download | — |
| 20 April 2009 | CD | MODCDS066 |
References
- ^ Treuen, Jason. "The Presets: Apocalypso Kings". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 May 2009". No. 1001. Australian Web Archive. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^
External links
- "If I Know You" music video on YouTube