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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox Single <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs-->
|Name = I Know
| name = I Know
| cover =
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|Artist = [[Jay-Z]] featuring [[Pharrell]]
| type = single
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|from Album = [[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]]
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| artist = [[Jay-Z]] featuring [[Pharrell]]
|Released = November 4, 2007
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| album = [[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]]
|Format = [[CD single]]
|Recorded = 2007
| released = November 4, 2007
| recorded = 2007
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|Genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| studio =
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|Label = [[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]], [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| venue =
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|Writer = [[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]] and [[Pharrell|Pharrell Williams]]
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| genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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|Producer = [[The Neptunes]]
| length =
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|Chronology = [[Jay-Z]] singles
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| label = {{hlist|[[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]}}
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|Last single = "[[Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...]]"<br>(2007)
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Jay-Z|Shawn Carter]]|[[Pharrell|Pharrell Williams]]}}
|This single = "'''I Know'''"<br>(2007)
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| producer = [[The Neptunes]]
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|Next single = "[[Roc-A-Fella Billionaires]]"<br>(2007)
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| chronology = [[Jay-Z]]
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|Misc = {{Extra chronology
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| prev_title = [[Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...]]
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|Artist = [[Pharrell]] singles
| prev_year = 2007
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|Type = singles
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| next_title = [[Roc-A-Fella Billionaires]]
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|Last single = "[[Blue Magic (song)|Blue Magic]]"<br>(2007)
|This single = "'''I Know'''"<br>(2007)
| next_year = 2007
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
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|Next single = "[[My Drive Thru]]"<br>(2008)
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| artist = [[Pharrell]]
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| type = singles
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| prev_title = [[Blue Magic (song)|Blue Magic]]
| prev_year = 2007
| title = I Know
| year = 2007
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| next_title = [[My Drive Thru]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
}}
}}
}}


"'''I Know'''" is a song written and performed by American rapper [[Jay-Z]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Pharrell]].<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17121991/review/17139179/american_gangster</ref> Produced by Pharrell's production team [[The Neptunes]], the song was released on November 4, 2007 as the third and final single from Jay-Z's tenth [[studio album]], ''[[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]]''.<ref name=hiphop>Shake (September 20, 2007). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5728/title.jay-z-to-release-american-gangster Jay-Z to Release 'American Gangster'] ''HipHopDX''. Accessed September 27, 2007.</ref>
"'''I Know'''" is a song written and performed by American rapper [[Jay-Z]] featuring [[Pharrell]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071103055812/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17121991/review/17139179/american_gangster Rollingstone]</ref> Produced by [[The Neptunes]] (Pharrell and [[Chad Hugo]]), the song was released on November 4, 2007 as the third and final single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, ''[[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]]''.<ref name=hiphop>Shake (September 20, 2007). [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5728/title.jay-z-to-release-american-gangster Jay-Z to Release 'American Gangster'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212064021/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5728/title.jay-z-to-release-american-gangster |date=December 12, 2007 }} ''HipHopDX''. Accessed September 27, 2007.</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was leaked to the internet on [[Yahoo! Music]] on January 28, 2008. It premiered on Yahoo! on February 26, 2008.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ Premieres on Yahoo! Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The music video was leaked to the internet on [[Yahoo! Music]] on January 28, 2008. It premiered on Yahoo! on February 26, 2008.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ Premieres on Yahoo! Music<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110092907/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ |date=January 10, 2008 }}</ref>


The video (directed by [[Philip Andelman]]) features [[Zoë Kravitz]] playing multiple roles. The director described it as "a surreal, daydream-like blending of four separate and unrelated stories, four unique trips taken on by four girls in one night in New York City."<ref>Concrete Loop || Video: Jay-Z - "I Know" http://concreteloop.com/2008/02/video-jay-z-i-know</ref>
The video (directed by [[Philip Andelman]]) features [[Zoë Kravitz]] playing multiple roles. The director described it as "a surreal, daydream-like blending of four separate and unrelated stories, four unique trips taken on by four girls in one night in New York City."<ref>Concrete Loop || Video: Jay-Z – "I Know" http://concreteloop.com/2008/02/video-jay-z-i-know {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603130310/http://concreteloop.com/2008/02/video-jay-z-i-know |date=June 3, 2008 }}</ref>


Each girl experiences a different "high" -- one, a seemingly well-to-do young woman, appears under the influence while in her apartment, another experiences the joy of love, another is taken with the beauty of the night sky in New York City to the confusion of her friends, and finally, the last young woman becomes "high" through music while at a night club.
Each girl experiences a different "high"—one, a seemingly well-to-do young woman, appears under the influence while in her apartment, another experiences the joy of love, another is taken with the beauty of the night sky in New York City to the confusion of her friends, and finally, the last young woman becomes "high" through music while at a night club.


This is Jay-Z's second music video in which he does not appear at all, counting the music video for "[[Wishing on a Star#Jay-Z version|Wishing on a Star]]" (1998), which was only released in the UK.
This is Jay-Z's second music video in which he does not appear at all, counting the music video for "[[Wishing on a Star#Jay-Z version|Wishing on a Star]]" (1998), which was only released in the UK.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{|class="wikitable"
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!align="left"|Chart (2008)

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!align="left"|Peak<br>position
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
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! scope="col"| Chart (2007–2008)
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]]
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! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|align="center"|18
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{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|18|artist=Jay-Z|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-03-15/r-b-hip-hop-songs]. ''Billboard''. Accessed March 6, 2008.</ref>
|align="center"|26
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{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|26|artist=Jay-Z|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jay-z|chart=Rap Airplay}}]. ''Billboard''. Accessed March 6, 2008.</ref>
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|align="center"|11
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|11|artist=Jay-Z|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
| 94
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|jayz|i-know}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->

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{{Pharrell Williams singles}}

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[[Category:Songs written by Jay-Z]]
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[[Category:Music videos directed by Philip Andelman]]
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Latest revision as of 03:58, 28 July 2024

"I Know"
Single by Jay-Z featuring Pharrell
from the album American Gangster
ReleasedNovember 4, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreHip hop
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
(2007) 		"I Know"
(2007) 		"Roc-A-Fella Billionaires"
(2007)
Pharrell singles chronology
"Blue Magic"
(2007) 		"I Know"
(2007) 		"My Drive Thru"
(2008)

"I Know" is a song written and performed by American rapper Jay-Z featuring Pharrell.[1] Produced by The Neptunes (Pharrell and Chad Hugo), the song was released on November 4, 2007 as the third and final single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster.[2]

Music video

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The music video was leaked to the internet on Yahoo! Music on January 28, 2008. It premiered on Yahoo! on February 26, 2008.[3]

The video (directed by Philip Andelman) features Zoë Kravitz playing multiple roles. The director described it as "a surreal, daydream-like blending of four separate and unrelated stories, four unique trips taken on by four girls in one night in New York City."[4]

Each girl experiences a different "high"—one, a seemingly well-to-do young woman, appears under the influence while in her apartment, another experiences the joy of love, another is taken with the beauty of the night sky in New York City to the confusion of her friends, and finally, the last young woman becomes "high" through music while at a night club.

This is Jay-Z's second music video in which he does not appear at all, counting the music video for "Wishing on a Star" (1998), which was only released in the UK.

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Rollingstone
  2. ^ Shake (September 20, 2007). Jay-Z to Release 'American Gangster' Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine HipHopDX. Accessed September 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Premieres on Yahoo! Music Archived January 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Concrete Loop || Video: Jay-Z – "I Know" http://concreteloop.com/2008/02/video-jay-z-i-know Archived June 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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