"You Don't Know" is the first single from Sisters of Avalon

Sisters of Avalon

Sisters of Avalon is the fifth studio album released by singer and actress Cyndi Lauper.Thematically the album expounded on the issue of complacency and ignorance in popular culture and the discrimination of minorities, gays, and women. Songs like "Love to Hate" and "You Don't Know" address the...

by Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

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Song information

The song is about the wishy-washiness of politicians. Lauper refers to the arrogance of the media in this song, as well as in other songs on the Sisters of Avalon album.

This song contains the word "bullshit" and was not edited out of the UK singles as is typical. While performing on several UK shows, such as Noel's House Party, she skipped the word.

Remixes of the song were made by several producers

Record producer

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 such as Tony Moran

Tony Moran

Anthony "Tony" Moran is a remixer/producer and DJ known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Walk Away" featuring Kristine W.-Career:...

 and Junior Vasquez

Junior Vasquez

Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...

. That led the song to become a big dance

Dance music

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 hit in the United States and a mainstream hit in the UK.

The video was recorded in Washington Square, New York

New York

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 in the beginning of September 1996. The little Japanese boy who closes the video is called Grayson. He was hand-picked by Lauper. Grayson is a normal 6-year-old and not a professional child actor

Child actor

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. Lauper directed the video herself.

The single is considered a comeback by Lauper after the song's performance on the dance charts and in several countries.

Track listing

US CD single

1. "You Don't Know" (radio edit) – 4:06
2. "You Don't Know" (TM's Single Remix) – 4:23
3. "That's What I Think" – 4:38

Japanese CD single

1. "You Don't Know" (radio edit) – 3:59
2. "You Don't Know" (album version) – 5:14
3. "Mother" (extended version) – 6:11

UK CD single

1. "You Don't Know" (radio edit) – 4:06
2. "You Don't Know" (Junior Vasquez Remix) – 7:45
3. "You Don't Know" (Junior Vasquez Dub) – 6:45
4. "Mother" (extended mix) – 6:12

UK limited edition CD single

1. "You Don't Know"
2. "Time After Time"
3. "True Colors"
4. "I Drove All Night"

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Colombian Singles Chart	50
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	27
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...	11
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles Sales	16

Official versions

1. Junior Vasquez Dub – 6:45
2. Junior Vasquez Remix Edit – 3:34
3. Junior's Riff Dub – 6:09
4. Prince Quick Mix's Amped Up Pass – 6:35
5. Radio edit – 3:59
6. Tony Moran's Know It All Mix – 10:00
7. Tony Moran's Know You're in the Hole Dub – 5:30
8. Tony Moran's Single Remix – 4:23
9. Tribal Beats – 4:33