| “I Know” | |||||
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| Single by Jay-Z featuring Pharrell from the album American Gangster |
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| Released | January 8, 2008 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Hip-Hop/Rap | ||||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Island Def Jam | ||||
| Writer(s) | Shawn Carter and Pharrell Williams | ||||
| Producer | The Neptunes | ||||
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"I Know" is the third and final single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, American Gangster.[1] The song was released on January 8, 2008. Pharrell is featured in the song.
The music video premiered on Yahoo! Music on February 26, 2008.[2]
The video (directed by Philip Andelman) features a young woman (played by Zoe Kravitz) walking about New York City, spending time in her apartment, then entering a night club. The videos also features colorful imagery mixed with live-action sequences envisioned by the woman. It serves on the metaphor of what drugs can do to the mind and what it feels like to be "high".
This is Jay-Z's first music video in which he does not appear at all.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[4] | 11 |
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