You Don't Know Me (Armand Van Helden song)
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"U Don't Know Me" is a single by the American
house music
producer
Armand Van Helden
from the album 2 Future 4 U
. It features Duane Harden
on vocals.
The song reached #1 in the United Kingdom
in 1999, knocking off The Offspring
's song "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
" and scoring Armand Van Helden his first chart-topper in that country . The recording of this song went about in an unconventional way; the track was laid down, Van Helden went off and did his own thing, and left Harden to his own devices.
The strings featured in this song sampled the disco
song "Dance With You", originally performed by Carrie Lucas
. The drums are sampled from the 1992 classic house record "Plastic Dreams" by Jaydee
. The full version of the track features an intro sampling dialogue from the Dial M for Monkey segment of the animated TV series Dexter's Laboratory
. The specific episode was "Simion", whose voice actor (Maurice LaMarche
) provided the spoken intro.
This song is also heavily sampled in Doman & Gooding's 2009 single "Runnin'
".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
from the album 2 Future 4 U
2 Future 4 U
-Charts:-Release history:...
. It features Duane Harden
Duane Harden
Duane Harden is a male African American dance music vocalist and songwriter who has sung on several big nightclub hits by various producers.Harden is particularly famous in the United Kingdom, having sung on two best selling dance singles in 1999: "U Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden and "I Got...
on vocals.
The song reached #1 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1999, knocking off The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
's song "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
-Australia CD Maxi:-Europe CD Maxi:-Composition and lyrics:Beginning with a sample of the pseudo-German nonsense phrase "Gunter glieben glauchen globen" from Def Leppard's song "Rock of Ages," chanted as a replacement for the traditional "1, 2, 3, 4" to start the recording, the song ridicules a...
" and scoring Armand Van Helden his first chart-topper in that country . The recording of this song went about in an unconventional way; the track was laid down, Van Helden went off and did his own thing, and left Harden to his own devices.
The strings featured in this song sampled the disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
song "Dance With You", originally performed by Carrie Lucas
Carrie Lucas
Carrie Lucas, is an American female R&B musician, born in Carmel, California. In 1976 she was signed to Soul Train Records. Lucas made six albums over seven years with Soul Train and Solar Records.-Career:...
. The drums are sampled from the 1992 classic house record "Plastic Dreams" by Jaydee
Jaydee
Jaydee is a Dutch/Italian house music producer and DJ duo. The original name was Jei D, which Robin Albers changed to JayDee, after teaming up with Joseph D. a DJ and dance music producer from Rome Italy...
. The full version of the track features an intro sampling dialogue from the Dial M for Monkey segment of the animated TV series Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Cartoon Network Studios . The show is about a boy named Dexter who has an enormous secret laboratory filled with an endless collection of his inventions...
. The specific episode was "Simion", whose voice actor (Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche is an Emmy Award winning Canadian-American voice actor and former stand up comedian. He is best known for his voicework in Futurama as Kif Kroker, as Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, Verminous Skumm and Duke Nukem in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Big Bob Pataki in Hey...
) provided the spoken intro.
This song is also heavily sampled in Doman & Gooding's 2009 single "Runnin'
Runnin' (Doman & Gooding song)
Runnin is the debut single by Canadian-British dance music duo Doman & Gooding, which also features Canadian R&B singer Dru and rapper Lincoln. The song samples Armand Van Helden's 1999 dance single "You Don't Know Me." -Music video:...
".
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | #1 |
| Australian Singles Chart | #15 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | #16 |
| French Singles Chart | #7 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | #14 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | #13 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | #27 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | #15 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #2 |
Certification
| Country | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold | 35,000+ |