You Do n't Know My Name - wikipedia You Do n't Know My Name `` You Do n't Know My Name '' Single by Alicia Keys from the album The Diary of Alicia Keys B - side `` Diary '' Released November 18, 2003 Format CD single 12 '' single digital download Recorded 2003 ; Kampo Studios, Quad Recording Studios ( New York City, New York ) Genre Soul R&B Length 6 : 06 ( album version ) 4 : 28 ( radio edit ) Label Songwriter ( s ) Alicia Keys Kanye West Harold Lilly J.R. Bailey Mel Kent Ken Williams Producer ( s ) West Keys Alicia Keys singles chronology `` Girlfriend '' ( 2002 ) `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( 2003 ) `` If I Ai n't Got You '' ( 2004 ) `` Girlfriend '' ( 2002 ) `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( 2003 ) `` If I Ai n't Got You '' ( 2004 ) Music video `` You Do n't Know My Name '' on YouTube `` You Do n't Know My Name '' is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Written by Keys, Kanye West and Harold Lilly, and produced by Keys and West, the track was released as the album 's lead single in November 2003, and contains a sample from the 1975 song `` Let Me Prove My Love to You '', written by J.R. Bailey, Mel Kent, and Ken Williams and performed by The Main Ingredient. The song became Keys ' third top ten hit in the United States, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as topping the Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs for eight consecutive weeks, her first Top 10 single in both charts since 2002 's `` A Woman 's Worth ''. Additionally, the song won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 2005 and a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B / Soul Single, Female in 2004. `` You Do n't Know My Name '' was sampled on Lil Wayne 's 2008 song `` Comfortable '' featuring Babyface, also produced by West. Blender magazine placed the song at number thirty - seven on its list of `` The 100 Best Songs of 2004 ''. Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listings and formats 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Decade - end charts 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Music video Directed by Chris Robinson, the music video follows Keys working as a waitress at a café. One day, Keys meets a man ( played by Mos Def ) in the restaurant, and she falls in love with him. Later on, Keys is at a house party where she runs into that same man, but a fight breaks out. After, Keys imagines getting the courage to call him and tell him about her feelings. However, at the end, there is no recognition from the man. The scene ends with Keys staring out the window, knowing that she will never be able to reveal her true feelings for the man. Track listings and formats European CD single `` You Do n't Know My Name '' -- 5 : 28 `` Diary '' ( featuring Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! ) -- 4 : 45 European maxi single `` You Do n't Know My Name '' -- 5 : 28 `` Diary '' ( featuring Tony ! Toni ! Toné ! ) -- 4 : 45 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 28 Enhanced CD single `` You Do n't Know My Name '' -- 4 : 20 `` Fallin ' '' ( Ali soundtrack version ) -- 4 : 30 `` Butterflyz '' ( Roger 's Release Mix ) -- 3 : 54 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( video ) U.S. 12 '' single A1 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( radio mix ) -- 4 : 28 A2 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( instrumental ) -- 4 : 28 B1 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( album mix ) -- 6 : 08 B2 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( a cappella ) -- 4 : 26 U.S. 12 '' single ( Remixes ) A1 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( HeartBeat Remix featuring T - Rex ) -- 3 : 54 A2 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( G - Mix featuring Fabolous ) -- 3 : 42 B1 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( Roc - A-Fella Remix featuring Freeway ) -- 4 : 21 B2 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( Smooth ) -- 3 : 13 B3 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( Reggae Mix ) -- 3 : 00 European 12 '' single A1 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( radio edit ) -- 3 : 07 A2 `` Fallin ' '' ( Ali soundtrack version ) -- 6 : 08 B1 `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( instrumental version ) -- 4 : 27 Personnel Alicia Keys -- lead vocals, backing vocals, producer Sanford Allen -- concertmaster, violin Tony Black -- engineer Richard Brice -- viola Kurt Briggs -- violin Avril Brown -- violin Robert Chausow -- viola Ray Chew -- string conductor, string arrangements Barry Finclair -- viola Eileen Folson -- cello Sharief Hobley -- guitar Stanley Hunte -- violin John Legend -- backing vocals Harold Lilly -- backing vocals and song writer Manny Marroquin -- mixing Lori Miller -- violin Ann Mincieli -- engineer Caryl Paisner -- cello Marion Pinheiro -- violin Herb Powers Jr. -- mastering Artie Reynolds -- bass Maxine Roach -- viola Al Schoonmaker -- copyist Alexander Vselensky -- violin Kanye West -- producer Xin Zhao -- violin Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2003 -- 04 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 48 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 19 Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) 62 France ( SNEP ) 43 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 68 Ireland ( IRMA ) 33 Italy ( FIMI ) 17 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 20 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 35 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 54 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 26 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 19 US Billboard Hot 100 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 29 US R&B / Hip - Hop Songs 6 Decade - end charts Chart ( 2000 -- 09 ) Position US R&B / Hip - Hop Songs 38 See also Billboard Year - End Hot 100 singles of 2004 List of number - one R&B singles of 2004 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` The 100 Best Songs of 2004 ''. Blender. Alpha Media Group Inc. November 23, 2004. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Alicia Keys - You Do n't Know My Name ( CD ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Alicia Keys - You Do n't Know My Name ( CD ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Alicia Keys - You Do n't Know My Name ( CD ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ Alicia Keys - `` You Do n't Know My Name '' single @ Discogs.com Retrieved 2 - 19 - 2011. Jump up ^ `` Alicia Keys - You Do n't Know My Name ( Remixes ) ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Alicia Keys - You Do n't Know My Name ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Alicia Keys -- You Do n't Know My Name '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 15. 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External links You Do n't Know My Name at Discogs Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Alicia Keys songs Discography Songs in A Minor `` Fallin ' '' `` A Woman 's Worth '' `` How Come You Do n't Call Me '' `` Girlfriend '' The Diary of Alicia Keys `` You Do n't Know My Name '' `` If I Ai n't Got You '' `` Diary '' `` Karma '' `` If I Was Your Woman / Walk on By '' Unplugged `` Unbreakable '' `` Every Little Bit Hurts '' `` Wild Horses '' `` Love It or Leave It Alone / Welcome To Jamrock '' As I Am `` No One '' `` Like You 'll Never See Me Again '' `` Teenage Love Affair '' `` Superwoman '' The Element of Freedom `` Does n't Mean Anything '' `` Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart '' `` Empire State of Mind ( Part II ) Broken Down '' `` Un-Thinkable ( I 'm Ready ) '' `` Put It in a Love Song '' `` Wait Til You See My Smile '' `` We 're Almost There '' Girl on Fire `` Not Even the King '' `` Girl on Fire '' `` Brand New Me '' `` New Day '' `` Fire We Make '' `` Tears Always Win '' Here `` In Common '' `` Blended Family ( What You Do for Love ) '' As featured artist `` All of the Lights '' `` Brotha Part II '' `` Empire State of Mind '' `` Fireworks '' `` Gangsta Lovin ' '' `` Ghetto Story Chapter 2 '' `` I Will Pray ( Pregherò ) '' `` International Party '' `` Looking for Paradise '' `` New Day '' `` Say It 's So '' `` What 's Going On '' Other songs `` 28 Thousand Days '' `` America The Beautiful '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Back to Life '' `` Die Without You '' `` Do n't Give Up ( Africa ) '' `` If This World Were Mine '' `` It 's On Again '' `` Little Drummer Girl '' `` My Boo '' `` People Get Ready '' `` Rapture '' `` Someday We 'll All Be Free '' `` Speechless '' `` We Are Here '' `` We Gotta Pray '' `` Us '' Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Don%27t_Know_My_Name&oldid=831527454 '' Categories : 2000s ballads 2003 singles 2004 singles Alicia Keys songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Music videos directed by Chris Robinson ( director ) Contemporary R&B ballads Song recordings produced by Kanye West Songs written by Alicia Keys Songs written by Kanye West Songs written by Harold Lilly ( songwriter ) Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from January 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart making named ref Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for Billboardcanadianhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardeuropeanhot100 Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart called without artist Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano Magyar Nederlands Português Română 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 March 2018, at 01 : 28 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings you don't know my name
Answer: Alicia Keys