"I Don't Even Know Your Name" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1995 as the fifth and final single from his album Who I Am. It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard country charts and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Jackson with Ron Jackson and Andy Loftin.
| "I Don't Even Know Your Name" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Who I Am | ||||
| B-side | "If I Had You" | |||
| Released | May 15, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | January 12, 1994[1] | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Arista 12830 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Jackson Ron Jackson Andy Loftin | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
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Background and writing
editAlan Jackson commented that the song was written as a joke by request of some family members. While on tour in 1993, he decided to write it and record it. After he gave the demo tape to his brother in-law, everybody wanted to hear the song so he put it on Who I Am.[1]
Content
editThe song begins with a man who is "sitting at a roadhouse." As his waitress, who noticeably has a missing left front tooth, takes his order, another waitress at the roadhouse catches his eye. Over the course of the song, the singer falls in love with the other waitress, winds up intoxicated, blacks out, and comes to his senses in the middle of his own wedding; as it turns out, he has now been unwittingly married to the waitress with the missing tooth. All the while, none of the three characters know each other's names.
Music video
editThe video for "I Don't Even Know Your Name" starred comedian Jeff Foxworthy as the song's male character.
Chart positions
edit"I Don't Even Know Your Name" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 13, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 70 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
References
edit- ^ a b The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Alan Jackson. Arista Records. 1995. 07822 18801.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2726." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 14, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
