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Recorded in Stiff Records' mobile studio, The China Shop, in the spring of 1979, Kirsty MacColl's original recording of "They Don't Know" "emphasized layered harmonies in which MacColl turns her own voice into a chorus of over-dubbed parts" [3] - an evocation of a long-standing admiration for the Beach Boys engendered at age 7 by hearing her brother's copy of the "Good Vibrations" single:
"They Don't Know" (Paul Wall song), 2005 "They Don't Know" (Savage song), 2005 "They Don't Know" (Disciples song), 2015; They Don't Know (Jason Aldean album), 2016 "They Don't Know" (Jason Aldean song), 2016 "They Don't Know", a song by Amar Mohile and Kunal Ganjawala from the 2005 Indian film Ek Ajnabee "They Don't Know", a song by Ariana ...
Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) [1] is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers ".
Her cover of the Kirsty Maccoll song "They Don't Know" would go on to become her most successful single, reaching #2 in the UK, [2] #8 in the United States, [3] and #35 in Germany. [4] In less than two years, she had seven singles in the UK Top 100 , five of them Top 30 hits. [ 2 ]
"They Don't Know"—originally written, recorded and released by singer Kirsty MacColl—became Ullman's biggest hit, reaching No. 2 in the UK and No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song's music video included a cameo appearance by Paul McCartney, [6] whom Ullman would appear with in McCartney's film Give My Regards to Broad Street. [6]
In 1984, British-American singer and actress Tracey Ullman released her version of the song on her album of the same name. [14] Ullman's version, which was produced by Peter Collins, was released as a single in Japan in 1985, with the non-LP track "Falling In And Out Of Love" as the B-side. [15]
Kirsty Anna MacColl (/ m ə ˈ k ɔː l /, mə-KAWL; 10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer-songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl.She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days".
In North America, "Breakaway" was actually Ullman's second single, being released after her Top 10 hit "They Don't Know" (which was Ullman's second single in the UK). "Breakaway" charted at No. 70 in the US in 1984, although the video for Ullman's version received significant play on the then-fledgling MTV and Canada's MuchMusic .