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In October 1983, Tracey Ullman reached number two on the UK Singles Chart with her recording of "They Don't Know" for Stiff Records; the track was included on Ullman's debut album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places. "They Don't Know" was ranked at number 23 on the year-end tally of UK chart singles and afforded Ullman a number-one hit in Ireland ...
This was followed by the international hit version of Kirsty MacColl's "They Don't Know", which reached #2 in the UK, [77] and #8 in the United States. [80] The video for "They Don't Know" featured a cameo appearance from Paul McCartney [81] (at the time, Ullman was filming a minor role in McCartney's film Give My Regards to Broad Street). [82]
"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]
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 may refer to: "They Don't Know" (Kirsty MacColl song), 1979, later a hit for Tracey Ullman "They Don't Know" (Jon B. song), 1998;
Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed is an HBO comedy special starring Tracey Ullman. The stage show documents Ullman's rise to fame with reenactments of her childhood as well as her career as a performer. Many of her television characters also appear, along with their origin stories. The characters are performed with no makeup and little costuming.
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.