"I Know" is the debut single by
pop rock
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musician
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early 1990s at the age of five with his first televised appearance on ''Hom ...
and is the first single off his second album, ''
It's Only Time''. It was released on October 17, 2006 in the United States, and as a digital download on November 21, 2006. The video for "I Know" premiered on
MTV
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's ''
TRL'' on November 9, 2006. It peaked at No. 55 on the
Mediabase
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Charts with 295 spins. He performed this song on
MTV
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's ''
TRL'' on December 6, 2006.
Track listing
*U.S. promo CD
21747-2
Music video
The video depicts a famous musician (played by Bell) who
seduce
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Strategies of seduction include conversation and sexual scripts, paralingual ...
s and
flatter
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s young women, which is intended to make his supposed girlfriend (played by
Melissa Lingafelt
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) angry and jealous. She is meanwhile falling in love with an unpopular musician, who happens to be Bell himself. Bell is seen throughout the video singing the song, joined by his band, while playing a
grand piano
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. In the end, the girl finds him.
The music video for "I Know" has received over 35.5 million views on YouTube.
Personnel
*
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early 1990s at the age of five with his first televised appearance on ''Hom ...
– vocals, guitar
*Backhouse Mike – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
*Joe Travers –
drums
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*C.J. Abraham – backing vocals
*Alyssa Griffith – backing vocals
*Rob Jacobs –
mixing
References
External links
"I Know"at Drake Bell's official
Myspace"I Know" music videoat
MTV
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.com
2006 singles
Drake Bell songs
2006 songs
Songs written by Drake Bell
Universal Motown Records singles
Universal Music Group singles
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