"You Know What to Do" is a song by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon.[1] Written by Simon, Jacob Brackman, Peter Wood, and Mike Mainieri, the song was produced by Mainieri and served as the lead single from Simon's 11th studio album, Hello Big Man (1983).
| "You Know What to Do" | ||||
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| Single by Carly Simon | ||||
| from the album Hello Big Man | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mike Mainieri | |||
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Track listing
edit- 7" single [2]
- "You Know What to Do" – 4:16
- "Orpheus" – 3:50
Personnel
edit- Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Don Grolnick – electric piano
- Mike Mainieri – synthesizers
- Peter Wood – Memorymoog
- Larry Williams – synth flute
- Hugh McCracken – acoustic guitar
- Andy Summers – electric guitar
- Elliott Randall – electric guitar solo
- Tony Levin – bass
- Rick Marotta – drums
- Jimmy Bralower – LinnDrum
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Marcus Miller – backing vocals
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 83 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 36 |
Music video
editSimon released a music video for the single. It was directed by Dominic Orlando as per a concept of Simon's, and was filmed on location in Martha's Vineyard, at her home and in the surrounding woods in August 1983.[3] The video received moderate airplay on MTV in the autumn of 1983.
References
edit- ^ "Carly Simon Official Website - You Know What To Do To Me Lyrics". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ Discogs (24 August 1983). "You Know What to Do 7" single". Discogs. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Carly Simon Official Website - Hello Big Man #Videos". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-03.