U Don't Know Me (Armand Van Helden song)

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“U Don't Know Me”
“U Don't Know Me” cover
Single by Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden
from the album 2 Future 4 U
B-side "Aliene"
"Rock da Spot"
Released 1999 (UK)
Format CD, 12"vinyl
Genre Dance
Length 4:02 (radio edit)
Label Armed Records
Producer Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden singles chronology
"Ultrafunkula"
(1997)
"U Don't Know Me"
(1999)
"Flowerz"
(1999)

"U Don't Know Me" is a single by house music producer Armand Van Helden from the album 2 Future 4 U. It features Duane Harden on vocals.

The song was number one in the UK Top 40 in 1999, knocking off The Offspring's song "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)". 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.[citation needed]

The strings featured in this song sampled the disco song "Dance With U", 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 a conversation from the Dial M for Monkey cartoon.

Charts

Year Chart Peak Position
1999 UK Singles Chart #1
1999 Australian Single Charts #15[1]
1999 Switzerland Single Charts #16[2]
1999 France Single Charts #7[3]
1999 Dutch Single Charts #14[4]
1999 Belgium Single Charts #13[5]
1999 Sweden Singles Chart #27[6]
1999 New Zealand Singles Chart #15[7]
1999 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #2[8]

Certification

Country Certification Sales/Shipments
Australia Gold[9] 35,000+



Preceded by
"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by The Offspring
UK Singles Chart number-one single
January 31, 1999 - February 6, 1999
Succeeded by
"Maria" by Blondie


References

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