U Don't Know Me (Basement Jaxx song)

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"U Don't Know Me"
Basement Jaxx - U Don't Know Me single cover.png
Single by Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula
from the album The Singles
Released13 June 2005 (2005-06-13)
Genre Rock [1]
Length
  • 3:36 (album version)
  • 3:20 (radio edit)
  • 2:58 (JaxxHouz radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx singles chronology
"Oh My Gosh"
(2005)		"U Don't Know Me"
(2005)		"Do Your Thing"
(2005)
Lisa Kekaula singles chronology
"Good Luck"
(2005)		"U Don't Know Me"
(2005)		""I Got A Right / Heavy Liquid" [2] "
(2014)
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [12] 56
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 12
Ireland (IRMA) [29] 38
Ireland Dance (IRMA) [30] 7
Scotland (OCC) [31] 26
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 26
UK Indie (OCC) [32] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom13 June 2005
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 XL [6]
Australia11 July 2005 [33]

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