If She Knew

"If She Knew"
Single by Lemar
from the album The Reason
Released	10 November 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	R&B soul
Length	3:33
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Lemar Obika, Claude Kelly, Tariq Belrouge
Producer(s)	Soulshock & Karlin
Lemar singles chronology
"Tick Tock" (2007) "If She Knew" (2008) "Weight of the World" (2009)

"If She Knew" is a song by British R&B singer Lemar, released as the first single from his fourth album, The Reason.

The song has been a further top 20 success for Lemar; it was C-listed on BBC Radio 1, entering the UK Singles Chart at #61 after just two full days of download sales, and then climbing to #14 upon the release of the physical CD. The following week the single fell to #19 but Radio 1 moved the track up to their B-list. In its fourth week, "If She Knew" dropped two places to #21.

Reception

In a review from Digital Spy Alex Fletcher gave the song 3/5 and wrote, "For some reason he keeps his best vocals in the locker on 'If She Knew' and replaces his usual laid-back R&B with a futuristic pop sound that wouldn't sound out of place on a Kanye record. The results are slick and satisfactory, but this sounds more like passable album fodder than a storming comeback track."^[1]

Track listings

• CD single

1. "If She Knew"
2. "Fall Over"

• Digital download

1. "If She Knew"
2. "If She Knew" (Full Phat Remix)
3. "If She Knew" (Snowflakers Remix)
4. "If She Knew" (Crazy Cousinz Remix)
5. "If She Knew" (Stonebridge Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position UK Singles (OCC)[2] 14

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 178

References

1. Fletcher, Alex (10 November 2008). "Singles reviews - Lemar: 'If She Knew'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
2. "Lemar: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
3. "Official Singles Chart 2008" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

External links

• Lemar interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2008