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This article is about the Lee Michaels song. For the Oasis song, see D'You Know What I Mean?
"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Lee Michaels
from the album 5th
B-side"Keep the Circle Turning"
ReleasedMay 1971
GenreBlue-eyed soul[1]
Length3:11
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Lee Michaels
Producer(s)Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels singles chronology
"What Now America"
(1970) 		"Do You Know What I Mean"
(1971) 		"Can I Get a Witness"
(1971)

"Do You Know What I Mean" is a song written and performed by Lee Michaels. It was produced by Michaels.[2]

It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971.[3] The song was featured on his 1971 album, 5th.[4] The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[5]

Background

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The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.


Chart performance

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Renée Geyer version

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"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Renée Geyer
from the album So Lucky
B-side"Good Lovin'"
ReleasedOctober 1981
Recorded1981
StudioShangrila Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length3:20
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Lee Michaels
Producer(s)Rob Fraboni
Renée Geyer singles chronology
"Say I Love You"
(1981) 		"Do You Know What I Mean"
(1981) 		"I Can Feel the Fire"
(1982)

Australian musician Renée Geyer recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh studio album, So Lucky. The song peaked at #29 on the Australian Kent Music Report and in New Zealand.

Track listing

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Australian 7" Single
  • Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20
  • Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34

Charts

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Chart (1981/82) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 29
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 29

Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Color Blind: Blue-eyed Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 42. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. ^ "Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean / Keep The Circle Turning - A&M - USA - 1262". 45cat.com. 1971-05-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  3. ^ "Do You Know What I Mean (song by Lee Michaels) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1971-07-31. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. ^ "Lee Michaels - 5th (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 10/23/71". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  11. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1971". Tropicalglen.com. 1971-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "Renée Geyer – Do You Know What I Mean". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Simon Turner* - Simon Turner (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  15. ^ "Do You Know What I Mean? (song by Gwen McCrae) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  16. ^ "Myles Goodwyn - Do You Know What I Mean / Frank Sinatra Can't Sing - Atlantic - USA - 7-89073". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  17. ^ "Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys* - Jamais Garantie - No Guarantee (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
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