"You Know Me" is the second official

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from British singer-songwriter

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''. The song was released on 4 December 2009. It is based on an original song "Voilà" written by

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. Williams performed the song during his ''

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'' concert on 20 October 2009.

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premiered the song on

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during his show.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song four stars (out of five) commenting that: "'You Know Me', a single whose very title seems to be cosying up to all those fans he's neglected in recent years – just the sort of fans who are likely to enjoy this tune. Borrowing sufficiently from Françoise Hardy's 'Voila' to earn the chanteuse a co-writing credit, it's a classic Robbie ballad with lashings of strings, 'shoo-ba-ba' backing vocals and a lovely, timeless-sounding chorus melody."

Music video

The music video for the song was released on Williams' official website on 6 November 2009. In the video Robbie Williams falls asleep and wakes up dressed as a rabbit in a waistcoat, exploring a fantasy world that seems to be based on ''

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''. After he finishes exploring the fantasy world he dances with a group of women also dressed as rabbits; however, this time he is wearing make-up to complete his transformation. The video was directed by Phil & Olly (also known as Diamond Dogs) and filmed at

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Track listing

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Remix) – 4:58 # "You Know Me" (

Dubble Bubble Remix) – 4:15

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References

External links

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