I Know You (Skylar Grey song)
| "I Know You" | |
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| Promotional single by Skylar Grey | |
| from the album Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| Released | February 3, 2015 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | Synthpop |
| Length | 4:58 |
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"I Know You" is a song recorded by American recording artist and songwriter Skylar Grey for the soundtrack to the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). The song was written by Grey and Canadian composer/producer Stephan Moccio and was co-produced by Moccio and Dan Heath.[1] It was released as the second promotional single from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack on February 3, 2015.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]"I Know You" received acclaim from music critics. Bianca Gracie from Idolator called the song "a beautiful ballad with soaring strings and luxurious-sounding percussion".[3] Carolyn Menyes from Music Times called the song "emotional" describing "I Know You" as "a mid-tempo piano ballad with a pulsing beat, yearning lyrics and dripping, high vocals".[4] Hayley Spencer from InStyle wrote "[the song] is a haunting piano ballad about convincing your lover to let go of the past and fully commit".[5] Nolan Feeney of Time called the song "moody, though somewhat less depressing" saying that the song lyrics resemble things Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) probably whispers longingly to Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) when they aren't exploring their kinky sides.[6]
Eliza Thompson from Cosmopolitan described the song as "a slow, piano-based ballad about convincing your lover to let go of his past and just be chill".[7] In a non-favorable review, Kenneth Partridge for Billboard said the song is "fairly lackluster" for a "torch song".[8] Emilee Lindner of MTV stated "Grey sings sweetly and achingly for her lover to fully commit, telling him “I know you, baby.” It's as if they've been through it all before and she just wants to be in love without complications".[9]
Commercial performance
[edit]In its day of release, "I Know You" reached the top spot on the American, Canadian and Mexican iTunes charts. The following day, the song reached the top in 10 countries other including France, Portugal and Poland. "I Know You" debuted at No. 45 on Portugal Singles Chart on the week of February 6 climbing to number 24 on the following week. On the week of February 20, the song fell to number 30. "I Know You" debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts and then rose to number 11 the following week. On the Canadian Hot 100 charts, the song debuted and peaked at number 80. The song has since received over 65 million streams on Spotify.
Music video
[edit]An official lyric video for the song premiered on YouTube and VEVO on the same day the track was released. The lyric video has since received over 108 million views on YouTube.[2] On February 10, Skylar confirmed that there would be a release of a visual music video for the song as she posted a picture from the set on her Instagram account.[10] The music video was released exclusively on the unrated edition of the Fifty Shades of Grey Blu-ray release on May 8.[11]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 80 |
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] | 81 |
| France (SNEP)[1] | 71 |
| Portugal (AFP)[14] | 24 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] | 54 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 2 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] | 127 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[18] | 11 |
| US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] | 34 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV)[20] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Skylar Grey - I Know You". lescharts.com.
- ^ a b SkylarGreyVEVO (3 February 2015). "Skylar Grey - I Know You (Fifty Shades Of Grey) (Lyric Video)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "» Skylar Grey's "I Know You": Watch The 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Lyric Video". www.idolator.com. 4 February 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Times, Music (3 February 2015). "'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack Gets Latest Sizzling Single from Skylar Grey: Listen to "I Know You"".
- ^ "You're Going to Love Skylar Grey's Emotional Fifty Shades Song". Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ "Here's the New 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Song". Time.
- ^ "You Have to Listen to Skylar Grey's Gorgeous "Fifty Shades" Song". 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Album Review: The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack Hits Hard Enough to Leave a Lasting Mark". Billboard.
- ^ "Skylar Grey's 'Fifty Shades' Song Gets On Its Knees And Begs". MTV. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015.
- ^ "Foto: Skylar Grey grava videoclipe de "I Know You", de "Cinquenta Tons de Cinza"". portalpopline.com.br. 12 February 2015.
- ^ Fifty Shades of Grey Unrated Edition is Coming Home in May, ComingSoon.net. March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Skylar Grey Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 9. týden 2015 in the date selector. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "I Know You by Skylar Grey - Music Charts". acharts.us.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 20159 into search. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 9, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ zobbel.de/cluk/150214cluk.txt
- ^ "Skylar Grey Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ "Pop Digital Songs : Feb 28, 2015 - Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
