I Know Where It's At

"I Know Where It's At"
Single by All Saints
from the album All Saints
B-side "Alone"
Released 18 August 1997
13 January 1998 (re-release)
Format CD single, cassette
Genre Pop
Length 4:00
Label London
Writer(s) Karl Gordon, Paul Griffin, Shaznay Lewis, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Producer(s) Karl Gordon, Cameron McVey, Magnus Fiennes
All Saints UK chronology
"I Know Where It's At"
(1997)
"Never Ever"
(1997)
All Saints Japanese chronology
"I Know Where It's At"
(1997)
"Let's Get Started"
(1997)

"I Know Where It's At" is a song by English-Canadian girl group All Saints, released as the debut single from their self-titled album All Saints. On 9 August 1997, the song was debuted on the National Lottery Live and the first performance on Top of the Pops was on 2 September 1997.

The song was released in 1997 and became their first Top 10 hit, peaking at number four. A total of 158,769 copies have been sold. The single was released in the US after All Saints scored their first number one hit with "Never Ever". The track was originally released in Australia to coincide with the UK release, where it peaked at #67. After the second single "Never Ever" reached #1, the track was re-released where it peaked at #12.

Song information

"I Know Where It's At" was written by Shaznay Lewis and Karl Gordon, and produced by Gordon. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are credited as writers because the song samples elements from Steely Dan's "The Fez".

Music video

The official music video for "I Know Where It's At" was directed by Alex Hemming. It was the first video All Saints ever released. It was to show the girls in an urban setting as the more streetwise variants of girl groups. The video was shot with very little colour, with the girls almost entirely in black and white.

Track listing and formats

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "I Know Where It's At".

CD 1
1. "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix – Radio) 4:03
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Radio Mix) 4:00
3. "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix) 4:46
4. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) 5:02
CD 2
1. "I Know Where It's At" (K-Gee's Bounce Mix) 5:01
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Nu Birth Riddum Dub) 6:30
3. "I Know Where It's At" (Colour System inc. Vox) 7:40
4. "Alone" 3:31
UK Cassette
1. "I Know Where It's At" (Culfather and Jo's Alternative Mix – Radio) 4:03
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) 5:02
Australian CD
1. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Mix) 5:04
2. "I Know Where It's At" (Original Radio Mix) 4:01
3. "I Know Where It's At" (Nu Birth Riddum Dub) 6:30
4. "Never Ever" (Booker T's Vocal Mix) 6:19
4. "Alone" 3:35

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1997-98) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 12
Canadian RPM Top Singles 7
France (SNEP)[2] 20
Irish Singles (IRMA)[3] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 36

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

External links

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