"If She Knew" is a song by

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R&B singer

Lemar Lemar Obika (born 4 April 1978), known mononymously as Lemar, is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially rising to fame after finishing third on the Fame Academy (series 1), first series of British talent show ''Fame Acade ...

, released as the first single from his fourth album, '' The Reason''. The song has been a further top 20 success for Lemar; it was C-listed on

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, entering the UK Singles Chart at #61 after just two full days of download sales, and then climbing to #14 upon the release of the physical CD. The following week the single fell to #19 but Radio 1 moved the track up to their B-list. In its fourth week, "If She Knew" dropped two places to #21.

Reception

In a review from ''

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'' Alex Fletcher gave the song 3/5 and wrote, "For some reason he keeps his best vocals in the locker on 'If She Knew' and replaces his usual laid-back R&B with a futuristic pop sound that wouldn't sound out of place on a Kanye record. The results are slick and satisfactory, but this sounds more like passable album fodder than a storming comeback track."

Track listings

*CD single # "If She Knew" # "Fall Over" *Digital download # "If She Knew" # "If She Knew" (Full Phat Remix) # "If She Knew" (Snowflakers Remix) # "If She Knew" (Crazy Cousinz Remix) # "If She Knew" (Stonebridge Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Lemar interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2008
2008 singles Lemar songs Song recordings produced by Soulshock and Karlin Songs written by Lemar Songs written by Claude Kelly Epic Records singles 2008 songs {{2000s-R&B-song-stub