I Know Where It's At
"I Know Where It's At" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Single by All Saints | |||||||||||||||||||
from the album All Saints | |||||||||||||||||||
B-side | "Alone" | ||||||||||||||||||
Released |
18 August 1997 13 January 1998 (re-release) | ||||||||||||||||||
Format | CD single, cassette | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||
Length | 4:00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Label | London | ||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Karl Gordon, Paul Griffin, Shaznay Lewis, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | ||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Karl Gordon, Cameron McVey, Magnus Fiennes | ||||||||||||||||||
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"I Know Where It's At" is a song by English-Canadian girl group All Saints, released as the debut single from their self-titled album All Saints. On 9 August 1997, the song was debuted on the National Lottery Live and the first performance on Top of the Pops was on 2 September 1997.
The song was released in 1997 and became their first Top 10 hit, peaking at number four. A total of 158,769 copies have been sold. The single was released in the US after All Saints scored their first number one hit with "Never Ever". The track was originally released in Australia to coincide with the UK release, where it peaked at #67. After the second single "Never Ever" reached #1, the track was re-released where it peaked at #12.
Song information
"I Know Where It's At" was written by Shaznay Lewis and Karl Gordon, and produced by Gordon. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are credited as writers because the song samples elements from Steely Dan's "The Fez".
Music video
The official music video for "I Know Where It's At" was directed by Alex Hemming. It was the first video All Saints ever released. It was to show the girls in an urban setting as the more streetwise variants of girl groups. The video was shot with very little colour, with the girls almost entirely in black and white.
Track listing and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Know Where It's At".
CD 1 | ||
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1. | "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix – Radio) | 4:03 |
2. | "I Know Where It's At" (Original Radio Mix) | 4:00 |
3. | "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix) | 4:46 |
4. | "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) | 5:02 |
CD 2 | ||
1. | "I Know Where It's At" (K-Gee's Bounce Mix) | 5:01 |
2. | "I Know Where It's At" (Nu Birth Riddum Dub) | 6:30 |
3. | "I Know Where It's At" (Colour System inc. Vox) | 7:40 |
4. | "Alone" | 3:31 |
UK Cassette | ||
1. | "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix – Radio) | 4:03 |
2. | "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) | 5:02 |
Australian CD | ||
1. | "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) | 5:04 |
2. | "I Know Where It's At" (Original Radio Mix) | 4:01 |
3. | "I Know Where It's At" (Nu Birth Riddum Dub) | 6:30 |
4. | "Never Ever" (Booker T's Vocal Mix) | 6:19 |
4. | "Alone" | 3:35 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (1997-98) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 12 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 7 |
France (SNEP)[2] | 20 |
Irish Singles (IRMA)[3] | 19 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 33 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 8 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 37 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 25 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 4 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 36 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – All Saints – I Know Where It's At". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – All Saints – I Know Where It's At" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search Retrieved: 2 November 2006)
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – All Saints search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – All Saints – I Know Where It's At". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – All Saints – I Know Where It's At". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – All Saints – I Know Where It's At". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "All Saints: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Billboard.com All Saints page. Retrieved: 15 October 2006
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.