You Know I'm No Good

Infobox Single
Name = You Know I'm No Good


Caption =
Artist = Amy Winehouse
Album = Back to Black
A-side =
B-side = "Monkey Man"
Released = 5 January 2007 (Ireland)
8 January 2007 (UK)
March 2007 (U.S. – download only)
February 2008 (U.S. Re-release)
Format =
Recorded = Chung King Studios
(New York City, New York)
Daptone Studios
(New York City, New York)
Metropolis Studios
(London)
Genre = Soul, jazz, R&B
Length = 4:17 (Album Version)
3:51 (Video Version)
Label = Island
Writer = Amy Winehouse
Producer = Mark Ronson
Certification =
Last single = "Rehab"
(2006)
This single = "You Know I'm No Good"
(2007)
Next single = "Back to Black"
(2007)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Amy Winehouse
Type = American singles
Last single =
This single = "You Know I'm No Good"
(2007)
Next single = "Rehab"
(2007) Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = British CD 2 cover

"You Know I'm No Good" is the second single from Amy Winehouse's second studio album, "Back to Black" (2006). The track follows in the footsteps of Winehouse's previous singles of a mix of jazz and R&B with her soulful, raspy vocals and this time hip hop-inspired beats over it. Recorded solo, and then again with guest vocals from Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, the original appeared on Winehouse's album, and the version featuring Ghostface Killah appears on his album, "More Fish".

Arctic Monkeys covered this song on Jo Wiley's "Live Lounge" on BBC Radio 1 in their second appearance there, along with their single at the time Brianstorm. In the summer of 2007, "You Know I'm No Good" was also incorporated into ads for AMC's new T.V. drama, "Mad Men" as well as the opening to ITV's "Secret Diary of a Call Girl".

On the recap of "The Best Songs of 2007" by "Entertainment Weekly" magazine, this song ranked at number two. [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20162677_20164082_20166984_2,00.html The 10 best songs of 2007 | Alicia Keys | 2 | Best & Worst 2007 | Music | The Best & Worst of 2007 | Entertainment Weekly ] ]

Music video

The music video, directed by Phil Griffin (who also directed the video for her previous hit "Rehab"), was released to music channels in late November 2006. The video features Winehouse in numerous settings including a bar, a bedroom, and a bathtub. The plot is based around Winehouse's fictional character's relationship with the male character in the video.

The video premiered on VH1 during the weekend of 3 March 2007. Following its VH1 premiere, it was placed on MTV's Big 10 rotation as of 5 March 2007 and was premiered on "TRL" the same day.

Release

The single was released in the UK on 8 January 2007. The track made it onto BBC Radio 1 A-list playlist. A UK edit of the remix featuring Ghostface Killah was also sent to radio, and to download services, and the original full-length US version, featuring Ghostface Killah name checking Kelly Clarkson amongst others, is also receiving airplay in the U.S., where it has been added to numerous Rhythmic radio stations.

Following Winehouse's success at the 50th Grammy Awards, the song was re-released in the U.S. in mid February 2008. [ [http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003713776 Flo Rida Makes It Nine Straight Atop Hot 100 ] ]

Response

Critical response to the single was positive. For the week of 16 January 2007, the track was chosen as the Single Of The Week on the US iTunes Store as a free download. "Newsweek" also chose the song as its Pick of the Week for January 15 of the same year. [No byline (2007-01-15), "THE LIST". "Newsweek". 149 (3):68] Billboard found that the track—"in original form—could be no better," however, it acknowledged that the Ghostface Killah remix added a "ferocious discordant sputter at the midsection." [Taylor, Chuck (2007-03-17), "You Know I'm No Good". "Billboard". 119 (11):52] "People" magazine called the track "instantly memorable." [Arnold, Chuck (2007-11-26), "Amy Winehouse". "People". 68 (22):48]

Prior to this, Winehouse had not seen any success in the US, as her debut album "Frank" was not released there until November 2007. On the Billboard Hot 100, "You Know I'm No Good" debuted at number 90—one spot ahead of "Rehab", which also debuted on the chart in the same week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003561555 "Fergie Scores Second 'Glamorous' Week At No. 1"] , Billboard.com, March 22, 2007.] The single peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #18 for the week ending January 14, 2007, in an excellent week for Winehouse that saw "Back to Black" achieve a new peak of UK #1, previous single "Rehab" return to the UK Top 20, and "Frank" re-enter the charts at UK #62 more than three years after its first release. To date, the single, which spent a total of 11 consecutive weeks in the UK Singles Chart, has sold 53,272 copies in the UK.

Winehouse performed the song at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony while in London, along with her hit single "Rehab". The performance was broadcast internationally via satellite. The song's performance on the awards ceremony subsequently led to an increase in digital downloads, notably on iTunes, where the song reentered the Top Songs chart at 55 in the United States. This resulted in a new peak for the song on the Billboard Hot 100, of 77, one spot ahead of its previous peak.
The Arctic Monkeys performed a cover of the song on their 2007 tour.Eliscu, Jenny (2007-06-14), [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/amy_winehouse_back_in_black_rehab_married_soul_beehive_diva "The Diva and Her Demons"] . "Rolling Stone". (1028):58-69 Retrieved 2007-12-14] According to Mediabase.com, You Know I'm No Good is being sent back to US radio for another attempt. Following the performance, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 77, based on digital sales.

Track listings

CD 1 (2-track)

#"You Know I'm No Good" [Radio Edit]
#"To Know Him Is to Love Him" [NapsterLive Session]

CD 2 (maxi)

#"You Know I'm No Good" [Album version]
#"Monkey Man"
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Skeewiff Mix]

ingle CD

#"You Know I'm No Good" [Album Version]
#"You Know I'm No Good" feat. Ghostface Killah
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Skeewiff Mix]

12" Vinyl (German 6-track)

#"You Know I'm No Good" [Skeewiff Mix]
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Album Version]
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Instrumental]
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Ghostface Killah Version]
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Fettes Brot Remix]
#"You Know I'm No Good" [Acapella]

Charts

¹ Remix featuring Ghostface Killah.

Remixes

*Album version - 4:17
*AOL Winter Live 2006 - 4:30
*Demo version - 4:13
*GhostFace Killah Remix [US] - 4:23
*GhostFace Killah [UK] - 3:22
*Napster Live - 3:19
*Fettes Brot Remix* -
*Radio Edit - 3:37
*Skeewiff Mix - 5:45
*One-2 Remix - 2:37

References