What She Doesn't Know

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"What She Doesn't Know"
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Single by Nina Nastasia
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2008
Recorded2006
Genre
Label Fat Cat
Songwriter(s) Nina Nastasia
Producer(s) Steve Albini

"What She Doesn't Know" is a 7-inch single by American singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia, released on February 25, 2008 by Fat Cat Records. [1] The vinyl was limited to 500 copies worldwide. [2] It peaked at number 49 on the UK Independent Singles Chart. [3]

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Production

The two songs on "What She Doesn't Know" were recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago during the sessions for Nastasia's 2006 album On Leaving . [4] The title track features drumming by Jay Bellerose, who has previously drummed on The Blackened Air and On Leaving . The B-side "Your Red Nose" features drumming by Jim White, who collaborated with Nastasia for 2007's You Follow Me . [2] "What She Doesn't Know" had been performed as early as 2003, five years before its eventual release. [5]

Critical reception

The single was released to positive reviews, with Jamie Rowland of Penny Black Music calling the two songs "brilliant examples of folk songwriting." [2] Psychedelic Folk described the A-Side as a "simple but powerful song." [2] Tobias Kahn of The Skinny called the A-side "beautiful", but said that it "fades away too quickly." [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Nina Nastasia. [7] [8]

  1. "What She Doesn't Know" – 2:20
  2. "Your Red Nose" – 1:49

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Independent Singles (OCC) [3] 49

References

  1. ↑ "FatCat Records - What She Doesn't Know". Fat Cat Records . Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "What She Doesn't Know / Your Red Nose". Psychedelic Folk. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Official Independent Singles Chart on 2/3/2008". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rowland, Jamie. "Nina Nastasia: What She Doesn't Know". Penny Black Music. Retrieved September 14, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Nina Nastasia – 2003-10-29 The Old Market; Brighton, East Sussex UK". Swan Fungus. Retrieved September 14, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Kahn, Tobias (March 6, 2008). "Nina Nastasia - What She Doesn't Know". The Skinny . Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ "BMI - Repertoire Search - Nina Nastasia - What She Doesn't Know". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "BMI - Repertoire Search - Nina Nastasia - Your Red Nose". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]


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