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What You Know (Two Door Cinema Club song)

"What You Know"
Single by Two Door Cinema Club
from the album Tourist History
Released4 February 2011 (2011-02-04)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length3:09
LabelKitsuné
Songwriter(s)
  • Alex Trimble
  • Kevin Baird
  • Sam Halliday
Producer(s)Eliot James
Two Door Cinema Club singles chronology
"Come Back Home"
(2010)
"What You Know"
(2011)
"Sleep Alone"
(2012)

"What You Know" is a song by Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club from their debut studio album, Tourist History (2010). It was released on 7 February 2011 as the album's fifth and final single. The song was written by Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, and Sam Halliday and was produced by Eliot James. The song peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. "What You Know" was used for the 2012 Microsoft Outlook.com online adverts.[1][failed verification]

Music video

The music video for "What You Know" premiered on 11 January 2011.[2] The video was directed by Lope Serrano of the Barcelona-based creative collective and directors known as Canada and features female Spanish dancers.[3] The dancers' names are: Patricia Suárez, Laia Santanach, Naya Monzón, Alicia Atienza, Adriana Barrabés, Marina Cardona.[4]

The video contains clear references to Blur's Country House.

This song is featured on Telkomsel Loop TV commercials in Indonesia starting in July 2014,[5] followed by Indomie instant noodles to promote two new flavors from new Kuliner Indonesia range, Dendeng Balado and Soto Lamongan, in September that year.[6] In Chile, the song was used in weather news Chilean television show El Tiempo en Meganoticias.

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "What You Know" – 3:09

Credits and personnel

  • Alex Trimble – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Sam Halliday – lead guitar
  • Kevin Baird – bass guitar
  • Benjamin Thompson – drums
  • Elliot James – production

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)[7] 13
Scotland (OCC)[8] 56
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 64
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] 22
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 40
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 87
UK Indie (OCC)[13] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 7 February 2011 Digital download Kitsuné

References