"Let Me Know" is a song by Irish recording artist Róisín Murphy

Róisín Murphy

Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...

 from her second solo studio album, Overpowered

Overpowered

Overpowered is the second solo studio album by Irish recording artist Róisín Murphy, released in Ireland on 12 October 2007 and in the United Kingdom and rest of Europe on 15 October 2007. The album was to be released in the United States in late 2008 or early 2009, but was cancelled by EMI due to...

. Written and produced by Murphy and Andy Cato

Andy Cato

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 of Groove Armada

Groove Armada

Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...

, the song was released as the album's second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 on 8 October 2007. "Let Me Know" reached number twenty-eight in the United Kingdom, becoming Murphy's highest-peaking solo hit to date. The track is based on Tracy Weber's 1981 song "Sure Shot" and D. Train

D. Train

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's 1982 song "Keep On".

Single cover

The art director

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 of the single was British graphic designer Scott King and the photographer was Jonathan de Villiers. Murphy is depicted wearing a design by English fashion designer Gareth Pugh

Gareth Pugh

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 on the cover.

Critical reception

"Let Me Know" received positive reviews from music critics. While reviewing Overpowered, Mark Edwards of The Sunday Times

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commented that the song's hook is "strong enough to compensate for the album's duller moments." Nick Levine of Digital Spy

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 gave the song four out of five stars, stating that it "melds propulsive synths, a nineties house piano riff and Murphy's crystalline vocals to create a groove that's harder to resist that a night of passion with Brad

Brad Pitt

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 or Angelina

Angelina Jolie

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 (or both of them—whatever floats your boat, eh?)." Gemma Hampson wrote for musicOMH

MusicOMH

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 that it "retains a bit of that Moloko

Moloko

Moloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...

 odd-ness that set the band aside from all the other disco

Disco

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, funk

Funk

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, dance

Dance music

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 groups around at the same time. Murphy's soft and feminine voice sits well above the '80s bouncy bass and funky electro percussion. It's got a good, retro beat, ruined slightly by the dated fake piano heard all too much in dance in the past 25 years."

Track listings

UK CD 1

1. "Let Me Know" (Radio Edit) – 3:42
2. "Sunshine" – 3:06

UK CD 2

1. "Let Me Know" (Album Version) – 5:10
2. "Unlovable" – 3:57
3. "Let Me Know" (Andy Cato
   Andy Cato
   Andy Cato is one half of the electronic dance band, Groove Armada, the other half being Tom Findlay. He is also involved with Rachel Foster in Weekend Players, another electronic dance group.-Early life:...
   
    Vedra Mix) – 8:16
4. "Let Me Know" (Joey Negro's Destination Boogie Vocal) – 7:12
5. "Let Me Know" (Video) – 4:05

UK 7" single

A. "Let Me Know" (Radio Edit) – 3:42

B. "Sunshine" – 3:06

UK 12" single

A1. "Let Me Know" (Album Version) – 5:07

A2. "Let Me Know" (Andy Cato Vedra Mix) – 8:16

B1. "Let Me Know" (Joey Negro's Destination Boogie Vocal) – 7:11

B2. "Cry Baby" (Paul Oakenfold

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 Mix) – 6:32

UK promo CD single

1. "Let Me Know" (Radio Edit) – 3:40
2. "Let Me Know" (Album Version) – 5:10
3. "Let Me Know" (Instrumental) – 4:51

Digital single

1. "Let Me Know" (Radio Edit) – 3:41

Digital EP 1

1. "Let Me Know (Radio Edit) – 3:41
2. "Sunshine" – 3:07
3. "Unlovable" – 3:56
4. "Cry Baby" (Paul Oakenfold Mix) – 6:23

Digital EP 2

1. "Let Me Know" (Album Version) – 5:09
2. "Let Me Know" (Oscar the Punk Mix) – 6:08
3. "Let Me Know" (Andy Cato Vedra Mix) – 8:16
4. "Let Me Know" (Joey Negro's Original Vibe Mix) – 7:01
5. "Let Me Know" (Joey Negro's Destination Boogie Club) – 7:12
6. "Let Me Know" (Joey Negro's Destination Boogie Dub) – 7:45

Digital single

1. "Let Me Know" (Demo Version) – 4:10

Official versions

• Album Version
• Radio Edit
• Instrumental
• Live Version
• Demo Version
• Andy Cato Vedra Mix
• Andy Cato Vedra Mix Instrumental
• Danny Krivit Remix
• Ian Green Remix
• Joey Negro's Destination Boogie Club
• Joey Negro's Destination Boogie Dub
• Joey Negro's Original Vibe Mix
• Oscar the Punk Mix

Personnel

• Róisín Murphy – vocals
  Singing
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  , producer
  Record producer
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• Dan Carey
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   – mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Andy Cato
  Andy Cato
  Andy Cato is one half of the electronic dance band, Groove Armada, the other half being Tom Findlay. He is also involved with Rachel Foster in Weekend Players, another electronic dance group.-Early life:...
  
   – producer, engineer
  Audio engineering
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  , instrumentation
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• Ill Factor – additional producer
• Scott King – art direction
  Art director
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  , design
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• Kevin Rudolf
  Kevin Rudolf
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   – guitar
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• Alexis Smith – studio assistant
• Jonathan de Villiers – photography
  Photography
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Charts

Chart (2007/2008)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	25
Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)	10
Dutch Single Top 100	88
European Hot 100 Singles	82
Finnish Singles Chart	11
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	28