Who Knew (Ela!ne song)

"Who Knew" 	"Who Knew" 			
 	 			
Single by Ela!ne 	
Single by Ela!ne 			
from the album The Truth About Love	from the album The Truth About Love			
Released 	October 14, 2014 			
Format 	digital download 			
Recorded 	2014 			
Length 	3:28 			
Label 	Alfred 			
Ela!ne singles chronology 	Ela!ne singles chronology 			
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"Who Knew" is a song by American recording artist Ela!ne, which was take from her third studio album The Truth About Love (2014). "Who Knew" was released as the fifth single off the album worldwide in October 2014.
Musically, "Who Knew" is a pop rock song, which has smaller elements of ballad and soft rock music. Lyrically, it is about losing a friend because of drugs. "Who Knew" received positive reviews from most music critics, who noted it as a strong song on the album and praised the lyrics. The song was commercially success worldwide, where it peaked in the top spot in countries including Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and component charts in the United States. 
An accompanying music video was released for the single, where it shows Ela!ne singing with lights, with a storyline about two young lovers who end up being separated after the guy begins using drugs. 
==Composition==
"Who Knew" musically is a pop rock song, which features soft rock and ballad music influences. According to Musicnotes.com, which was published by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., the song is set in the key A Major. Ela!ne's vocal's span from E3 to D5.
==Critical Reception==
The song received general acclaim from most music critics.[11] John Murphy from MusicOMH wrote that the song "is perfect driving, anthemic pop."[12] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote a mixed review, saying that "Songs like 'Who Knew' a, though good, sound more hair metal than punk".
==Music Video==
thumb|right|335 pxThe single's video was directed by Dragon,[24] and a team comprising Sam Bayer, Robert Hales and Brian Lazzaro and shooting Ela!ne's solo scenes, Jesse Alfred Jr. It was filmed on October 14, 2014 same day as the single release. "Who Knew" was released in the afternoon, whereas singles are normally released at midnight.  The video premiered on Vevo November 3, 2014. 
It features a young couple visiting a fairground and going on the rides, and at one point the boy puts a necklace on the girl. The video flashes back to the boy secretly injecting himself with drugs on a previous night while the girl is sleeping. At the carnival, when the girl is playing a game, the boy walks away. The girl realizes he's gone and follows him, but when she tries to get him to stay with her he gets violent. He goes to the back of the fairground to inject himself with drugs and breaks into a sweat. His girlfriend wanders around looking for him, and finds him unconscious; he has overdosed. She gives him a kiss, gives back the necklace and phones for an ambulance; after it has arrived, she walks away crying. The video is inter-cut with shots of Ela!ne singing the song.
==Track listing==
*Digital Download
#"Who Knew" - 3:28
==Charts==
Chart (2006-08) 	Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[28] 	
Australian Airplay Chart 	
Austrian Singles Chart[28] 	
Belgium Singles Chart[28] 	
Canadian Hot 100[29] 	
Czech Republic Airplay 	
Dutch Singles Chart[28] 	
Finnish Singles Chart[28] 	
France Singles Chart[28] 	
German Singles Chart[28] 	
German Airplay Chart[28] 	
Hungarian Airplay Chart[30] 	
Irish Singles Chart[28] 	
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[28] 	
Norway Singles Chart[28] 	
Sweden Singles Chart[28] 	
UK Singles Chart[28] 	
US BillboardHot 100[31] 	
Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[35]