Don't Know What to Tell Ya

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
Single by Aaliyah
from the album I Care 4 U
B-side	"Miss You" (UK) "Got to Give It Up" (U.S.)
Released	May 20, 2003 (U.K. CD) June 17, 2003 (German CD) August 25, 2003 (U.S. 12")
Format	CD single, 12"
Recorded	2001–2002 at Manhattan Center (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B, synthpop, hip hop
Length	3:38 (radio edit) 5:02 (album version)
Label	Blackground Records/Universal Records/UMURG
Writer(s)	Timbaland Steve "Static" Garrett
Producer	Timbaland
Alternative cover Alternative cover for "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" Aaliyah North America singles chronology "Miss You" (2002) "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003) "Come Over" (2003) Aaliyah Eurasia singles chronology "Come Over" (2003) "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2003) "Are You Feelin' Me?" (2005)

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is a contemporary R&B song with Egyptian influences recorded by Aaliyah, written by Timbaland and Static Major, and produced by Timbaland. Released in mid-2003 in European and Asian market, the song was the second and final single from Aaliyah's first posthumous compilation album, I Care 4 U. In North America & Asia, the final single off the album was "Come Over". "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" received only a 12-inch single release in the United States.

Song information

"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is about a broken relationship. The song contains uncredited samples of "Batwanness Beek" by Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia and "No Respect" by Kool Moe Dee for a drum pattern. In the song, Aaliyah expresses her view on how a man cannot trust his girlfriend and keeps on comparing her to his previous lover, "Don't compare me to your last one/I can't help that she was a fast one, a sassy one/I'm a classy one". "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" was another hit single for Aaliyah in Europe and Asia, peaking in the top forty in countries such as China, Ireland, and Israel.

Track listing

US 12" single

1. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [edit version]
2. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [Handcuff Remix]
3. "Miss You" [music video]

European CD single

1. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [radio edit]
2. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [Thomas Eriksen Mix]
3. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [Intenso Project Remix]
4. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" [album version]

Music Video

The music video for "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" was directed by Bill Schacht for Aesheticom and incorporates different scenes from most of Aaliyah's music videos synced to the beat. It went top 5 on MTV Base and MTV Germany . There were two versions of the video - one for the UK and one for Germany.

Legacy

French singer Assia covered the single for her 2005 album Le Prix Pour t'aimer.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	34
Dutch Top 40	57
French SNEP Top 100	49
German Jam FM Charts	1
German Media Control Airplay Top 100	57
Irish IRMA Top 50	45
UK Top 75 Singles	22
Swiss Singles Chart	30