"I Know" is the debut single by

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musician

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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

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's '' TRL'' on November 9, 2006. It peaked at No. 55 on the

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Charts with 295 spins. He performed this song on

'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

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s and

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s young women, which is intended to make his supposed girlfriend (played by

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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

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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

– vocals, guitar *Backhouse Mike – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals *Joe Travers –

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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 video
at

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