You Don't Know
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| Single by Eminem featuring 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Ca$his | ||
| from the album Eminem Presents The Re-Up | ||
| Released | November 7, 2006 (U.S.) December 8, 2006 (Piczo) December 11, 2006 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, Digital download | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Length | 4:17 | |
| Label | Shady Records | |
| Producer(s) | Eminem | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Eminem singles chronology | ||
| "Smack That" (Akon featuring Eminem) (2006) |
"You Don't Know" (2006) |
"Welcome 2 Detroit" (Trick-Trick featuring Eminem) (2006) |
You Don't Know is the first single of Eminem's compilation album Eminem Presents The Re-Up. It features 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and new member Ca$his of Shady Records. The single shows the relation between G-Unit and Shady Records. The video appeared on MTV's Sucker Free, and BET's 106 & Park as a New Joint, on November 7. The video has made it to #1 on MTV's Total Request Live. Tony Yayo, Young Buck, D12, and the Shady crew have cameo appearances.
The video is prison themed with each of the four featured artists portraying highly dangerous criminals. All four are wearing prison outfits and are significantly covered in chains and cuffs.
The video seems to reference movies such as The Silence of the Lambs with Eminem being restrained in a similar trolley and muzzle to that of Hannibal Lecter's. Eminem also imitates Hannibal Lecter's trademark lip-licking motion to Jodie Foster when, in the beginning of the video, Eminem is visited at his cell by a female detective who looks similar to Foster's character in The Silence of the Lambs. You Don't Know was released in the UK on 11 December 2006 and the single contained a free sticker. Due to the sticker being contained with the single, it was not able to chart in the UK. This was due to UK chart rules stating that singles may not qualify for the charts if the release contains a sticker. This meant that You Don't Know was the second Eminem single in a row not able to chart there. However, in 2007, chart rules changed once again and therefore "You Don't Know" was able to chart, although it became Eminem's lowest charting single to date.
50 Cent's section of the video seems to reference Con Air as he, like the characters in that movie, is transported in a maximum security prison plane.
You Don't Know peaked at #1 song on hip-hop/rap section, and #6 on all songs on the iTunes Store. It debuted at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest debut for a single on this chart for each Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Ca$his; (this being Ca$his' debut on the Billboard Hot 100)
The song is featured in the latest WWE film The Condemned.
[edit] UK Chart Disqualification
Upon its original release, 'You Don't Know' had achieved sufficient sales to give it UK Top Ten status, however a promotional sticker accompanied with the single made it chart ineligable due to the Official UK Charts Company rules, which state that singles including any promotional stickers are not eligable for the charts. In 2007, new chart rules allowed the entry of You Don't Know on downloads alone although the sales were relatively low since this was several weeks after its release, thus peaking at #32 to become Eminem's lowest UK Chart hit to date and his only single in the UK not to peak inside the Top Ten. But On A Brighter Note For Eminem In Europe, This Song Was Named The 2nd Biggest Song Of 2006 In The Piczo Record Book Spending Two Weeks At Number One.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart | 32 |
| Piczo Top 50 | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| 50 Cent |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
| Mainstream albums: Get Rich or Die Tryin' • film soundtrack • The Massacre • Before I Self Destruct |
| G-Unit albums: Beg for Mercy • Locked & Loaded |
| Underground releases: Power of the Dollar • Guess Who's Back? • 50 Cent is the Future • No Mercy, No Fear |
| Singles |
| Solo singles: "How to Rob" • "Wanksta" • "In da Club" • "21 Questions" • "P.I.M.P." • "If I Can't" • "Disco Inferno" • "Candy Shop" • "Just a Lil Bit" • "Outta Control" • "Piggy Bank" • "Hustler's Ambition" • "Window Shopper" • "Best Friend" • "Funeral Music" |
| Collaborations and other songs: "Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)" • "Back Down" • "Magic Stick" • "Encore" • "Westside Story" • "How We Do" • "Hate It or Love It" • "Have a Party" • "Hands Up" • "You Don't Know" • "I Need a Soldier" • "Jimmy Crack Corn" |
| Related articles |
| Get Rich or Die Tryin' • Interscope • Aftermath • Shady Records • G-Unit Records • G-Unit (Young Buck • Lloyd Banks • Tony Yayo) • 50 Cent vs. The Game • Lil' Kim • Eminem • Olivia |
