"If I Know You" is a

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The Presets The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Recordings, Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (''Blow Up (EP), Blow Up ...

and the fifth taken from their second studio album '' Apocalypso''. It was originally the proposed third single but was replaced by " Talk Like That".

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"If I Know You" is a break-up song with a

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-like sexual ambiguity, with a vocal hook reminiscent of the 1980

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hit " I Hope I Never". Discussing the lyrics, singer

Julian Hamilton Julian Thomas Hamilton (born September 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter and keyboardist, who, with bandmate Kim Moyes, formed the electronica duo, The Presets in 2003. They have issued four studio albums, '' Beams'' (September 2005), ' ...

told ''

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'': "It's a break up song but I didn't want it to be a guy pissed off at a girl because that always sounds so wimpy. I thought it'd be cool to write it from a girl's perspective. The lyrics came out a bit weird and we thought maybe we could flog this off to a girl singer, but then I thought no, this song needs to be sung with balls!"

Music video

The video clip was directed by Eva Husson. The video was awarded Best Dance Video at the 2009 UK Music Video Awards.

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* {{authority control The Presets songs 2009 singles 2008 songs Modular Recordings singles