“They Don't Know”
Single by Kirsty MacColl
A-side	They Don't Know
B-side	Motor On
Released	June 1979
Format	7" Vinyl, 7" picture disc
Genre	Pop
Label	Stiff Records
Writer(s)	Kirsty MacColl
Producer	Liam Sternberg
Kirsty MacColl singles chronology
"They Don't Know" (1979) "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" (1981)

“They Don't Know”
Single by Tracey Ullman from the album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
B-side	"The B-Side" (UK); "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" (U.S.)
Released	1983
Format	7" single
Length	3:02
Label	MCA/Stiff
Writer(s)	Kirsty MacColl
Tracey Ullman singles chronology
"Breakaway" (1983) "They Don't Know" (1983) "Move Over Darling" (1983)

"They Don't Know" is a song written by Kirsty MacColl. MacColl recorded it in 1979. It became popular on radio in the United Kingdom reaching #2 on the Airplay chart; however, complications involving a strike at her distributors prevented the single from being shipped and promoted properly preventing release of the single hence failing to chart.

Although the song was not taken from an album, it later appeared on MacColl's compilation Galore^[1] (amongst others).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Tracy Ullman version 3 Other notable versions 4 References

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Track listing

1. They Don't Know (K. MacColl)
2. [Turn My] Motor On (K. MacColl)^[2]

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Tracy Ullman version

In 1983, Tracey Ullman included a version on her debut album, You Broke My Heart in 17 Places, which was composed entirely of remakes. This song was the album's most successful single, charting in the top ten of various national charts. MacColl performed backing vocals on Ullman's version and keeping her original "bay-ay-be-ee" in the middle of the song, which went to #2 in the U.K., #8 in the U.S., and became the theme song for the final three seasons of Ullman's later television series Tracey Takes On. The song was referenced in a PSA by Ullman and Chris Burke about Down syndrome.

The video for "They Don't Know" featured a cameo from Paul McCartney; at the time Ullman was filming a minor role in McCartney's film Give My Regards To Broad Street.

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Other notable versions

• Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard often covers "They Don't Know" in live performance.

• Indie band The Boyfriends covered the song as a B-side for their single Once Upon A Time.

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References

v • d • e Kirsty MacColl Studio albums Desperate Character • Kirsty MacColl • Kite • Electric Landlady • Titanic Days • Galore • Tropical Brainstorm Notable singles "They Don't Know" • "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" • "Terry" • "A New England" • "Free World" • "Days" • "Innocence" • "Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim!" • "Walking Down Madison" • "My Affair" • "Caroline" • "Perfect Day" • "Mambo de la Luna" • "In These Shoes" • "Sun On The Water" With The Pogues "Fairytale of New York" • ""Miss Otis Regrets/Just One of Those Things" Related articles Ewan MacColl • Steve Lillywhite • The Pogues

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