Who Knows Who

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"Who Knows Who"
Song by Muse and Mike Skinner
A-side"Uprising"
Released7 September 2009
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Mike Skinner
Producer(s)

"Who Knows Who" is a

Matthew Bellamy.[3]

Background

The first link between Muse and The Streets was created when Muse bassist

Matthew Bellamy
summed up his ambitions as "London rap-rock, just like a little one-off. It might be a laugh!"

Release

On 2 August, a low-posting member by the name of "dopemc" uploaded an mp3 file entitled "Muse and the Streets – Who Knows Who" on the popular fan forum Muselive.[10][11]

After much debate and discussion among fans, Muse released an official note on their website explaining that "The MP3 floating around on the message boards at the moment is a track we recorded with Mike Skinner a few months ago. The track was the result of a late-night jam session and something we did for a bit of a laugh featuring a blues riff we have been playing live recently (similar to "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin) upon which Skinner recorded some vocals. It is not intended to be a serious release so we are happy for it to be leaked around unofficially. Hope you enjoy, Cheers. Matt, Dom & Chris."[12][1]

Skinner has since downplayed the quality of the song, saying "We did the track and it felt really genuine, but a bit of a laugh as well. Then the label started getting too excited by it, so I fucked it off. I didn't really think it was that good."

BBC Electric Proms on 23 October.[14] "Who Knows Who" was officially released as the B-side to the 7" vinyl single "Uprising
" in September 2009, just over a year after the original leak.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Michaels, Sean (5 August 2008). "Muse Happy with Leaked Streets Collaboration | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ Muse Message Board (4 August 2008). "Muse and the Streets – Who Knows Who leak confirmation". forum.muse.mu. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Uprising" (Back sleeve). Muse. Warner Music Group. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Christopher Wolstenholme (Interviewee), Dominic Howard (Interviewee) (21 August 2004). Muse-Hysteria+Interview w/Morgan Nicholls on bass. YouTube. Retrieved 19 August 2008.[dead YouTube link
    ]
  5. ^ "Reading Festival History: 2006". Reading Festival. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008. Note: User must manually select navigation menu option "2006".
  6. ^ "Leeds Festival History: 2006". Leeds Festival. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2008. Note: User must manually select navigation menu option "2006".
  7. ^ "Big Day Out 2007 – Lineup". Big Day Out. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  8. ^ "Muse play Wembley Stadium mega gig". NME. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  9. ^ "Muse plan collaboration with The Streets". NME. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  10. ^ dopemc (2 August 2008). "Muse and the Streets – Who Knows Who". Muselive.com. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  11. ^ Muse Message Board (3 August 2008). "Muse and the Streets – Who Knows Who download". board.muse.mu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. ^ Thomas Kirk. "Muse & The Streets". Muse. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  13. ^ "Streets and Muse collaboration ditched". NME. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  14. ^ Wilson, Tom (24 October 2008). "The Streets Dabble with Who Knows Who". Muselive.com. Retrieved 18 November 2008.

External links

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