You Should Have Known
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"You Should Have Known" is a song performed by Laura White. It was released on 9 November 2009 in the United Kingdom as the first single from White's upcoming debut album Lyrics In My Underwear.
It was co-written by White herself. The song premiered first on White's official website along with three other album tracks. Fans then had the chance to log onto the website and vote for their favourite song to be White's debut single. "You Should Have Known" thus won the poll and became the single. It reached #32 on the UK Singles Chart
on November 8 on the basis of digital downloads but dropped to #53 in its second week on the chart.
in August 2009. She appeared briefly on BBC2 children's TV show TMi
on October 31, 2009 to promote the single. White also hosted an edition of chart show's Daily Fix. She also appeared on the ITV show, Loose Women
, performed on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
and had an interview on BBC Breakfast
on November 2, 2009.
Meanwhile, press-wise, in November 2009 she did a musically-significant interview with noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul'.
on 8 November 2009 at number 32. It was the lowest new entry of the week in the UK Top 40 and was at #2 in the UK Indie Singles Chart. The song peaked at # 70 on the Polish Music Charts
on download sales only, despite no promotion in Poland.
It was co-written by White herself. The song premiered first on White's official website along with three other album tracks. Fans then had the chance to log onto the website and vote for their favourite song to be White's debut single. "You Should Have Known" thus won the poll and became the single. It reached #32 on the 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 ...
on November 8 on the basis of digital downloads but dropped to #53 in its second week on the chart.
Promotion
White performed the song on GMTVGMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
in August 2009. She appeared briefly on BBC2 children's TV show TMi
TMi
Sam & Mark's TMi Friday was a British children's television show that was presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes . It originally aired on Saturday mornings on BBC Two from its launch on 16 September 2006, until the end of its fourth series on 19 December 2009. Sam & Mark were joined by Caroline...
on October 31, 2009 to promote the single. White also hosted an edition of chart show's Daily Fix. She also appeared on the ITV show, Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, performed on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
and had an interview on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
on November 2, 2009.
Meanwhile, press-wise, in November 2009 she did a musically-significant interview with noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul'.
Chart performance
The song entered the UK Singles ChartUK 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 ...
on 8 November 2009 at number 32. It was the lowest new entry of the week in the UK Top 40 and was at #2 in the UK Indie Singles Chart. The song peaked at # 70 on the Polish Music Charts
Polish Music Charts
The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies...
on download sales only, despite no promotion in Poland.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 32 |
| UK Indie (The Official Charts Company) | 2 |
| UK Download (The Official Charts Company) | 34 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
70 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
November 2, 2009 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| November 9, 2009 | CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... |
Credits
- Executive Producer – Richard Pierce
- Mastered By – Mark Newman
- Producer [Vocal Production], Backing Vocals [Additional] – Michelle Escoffery
- Producer, Mixed By – Ian Green
- Written-By – Ian Green, Michelle Escoffery