Tell Me Something I Don't Know (Selena Gomez song)

"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
Single by Selena Gomez
from the album Another Cinderella Story
ReleasedAugust 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)[1]
Genre
Length3:21 (album version)
2:55 (remix version)
LabelRazor & Tie
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ralph Churchwell
  • Michael Nielsen
Selena Gomez singles chronology
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
(2008) 		"Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)"
(2009)
A Cinderella Story singles chronology
"Our Lips Are Sealed"
(2004) 		"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
(2008)
Music video
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" on YouTube

"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" is the debut single by Selena Gomez. The song was released as the lead single from the Another Cinderella Story soundtrack on August 5, 2008, and a Radio Disney version (which removes the Hurricane Katrina reference during the semi-rap interlude) was released on September 9, 2008, on iTunes.[1] It went up to No. 58 on US Billboard Hot 100.

A re-recorded version was featured on two of Gomez's albums, Kiss & Tell (2009), with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene, and the compilation album For You (2014).

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the singer’s first ever entry in the American chart and at 13 on the Australian Hitseekers Singles chart. As of July 2015, the song has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States.[2]

Music video

The music video premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on September 9, 2008 and was directed by Elliott Lester. The video starts with scenes reminiscent of (but not from) the film; Gomez cleaning a house and the maid yelling at her. Gomez then leaves the house and performs a dance routine with her backup dancers, while the maid watches from the house window. The video also features Gomez in front of a black background with lyrics from the song (such as "I'm ready for it" and "One in a million") flying around her.[3]

Accolades

Awards Year Category Work Result Ref.
Vevo Certified Awards 2014 100.000.000 Views Tell Me Something I Don't Know Won
[4]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Singles[5] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 58

References

  1. ^ a b "Tell Me Something I Don't Know - single". iTunes. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ^ Trust, Gary (July 19, 2015). "Ask Billboard: Are There an Unusually High Number of New Acts in the Hot 100's Top 10?". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tell Me Something I Don't Know Video — Selena Gomez — AOL Music". AOL.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  4. ^ SelenaGomezVEVO (30 November 2009). "Selena Gomez - Tell Me Something I Don't Know". Retrieved 19 April 2017 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "41205 Tell Me Something I Don't Know ARIA Peak Position" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19.
  6. ^ "Selena Gomez - Chart History". acharts.us. Retrieved 2011-02-10.