I Know

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## General information

 ### Main Artist

 King Princess

 ### Featured Artist

 Fiona Apple

 ### Release Date

 January 25, 2019

 ### Recorded

 January 2019

 ### Genre

 Alternative/Indie

 ### Length

 4:59

 ### Labels

 Columbia Records & Zelig Records

 ### Composer(s)

 Fiona Apple

 ### Producer(s)

 King Princess, Mike Malchicoff

## *RISE* Recordings Chronology

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"**I Know**" is a song originally performed by Fiona Apple. It was covered by King Princess featuring original singer Fiona Apple as part of the Spotify *RISE* Recording Programm. The cover was released on January 25, 2019 through Zelig Records.

## Background

On January 15, 2019 King Princess revealed that she has been working with Grammy awarded singer-songwriter Fiona Apple and that they "made something special".

On January 19, 2019 King Princess announced that she "got something coming out next week with someone very near and dear to my [her] heart" and followed that announcement with a series of tweets of photos of her and Apple. King Princess also stated that the two are "gunna serve u [her fans] heartbreak".

On January 24, 2019 King Princess revealed the cover art and confirmed earlier rumors that the two covered Fiona Apple's song "I Know".

During an interview with *SiriusXM* King Princess revealed how she got to work with Fiona Apple:

"*I had this Spotify thing - I had this opportunity and then they wanted me to do a duet with somebody. And at first [...] we were just thinking who to do and my A&R was like, '[I] sent your number to Fiona Apple's manager. You know, see what happens.' I was like 'No!' I was like 'What?! No, you can't just be sending my number [...] I'm scared what am I going to say? What if he texts me?' And then he texted me and was like nervous about it so I didn't respond. And then she [Apple] sent me a video of her talking to me. [...] She was like, 'Hey I heard we're supposed to do something together. I don't know if you know, I don't know what it is either. And I think you're cool and I like your songs, and if you want to like hang out.' And I was like, 'I would love to hang out. [...] We just kind of became friends and got comfortable with each other. And it feels like this beautiful gifting of her music to me.*"
—King Princess

King Princess also discussed the composition of this track:

"*I produced the new version and she's [Apple] playing keys and singing parts of it. And I'm singing most of it and it was a choice we made intentionally because [...] 'I Know' is not a duet but there was this opportunity for it to be a nod, a gesture from her to me, of her putting her arm around me and saying 'Here is this song'.*"
—King Princess

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

So be it, I’m your crowbar

If that’s what I am so far

Until you get out of this mess

And I will pretend

That I don’t know of your sins

Until you are ready to confess

But all the time, all the time

I’ll know, I’ll know

**[Verse 2]**

And you can use my skin

To bury secrets in

And I will settle you down

And at my own suggestion

I will ask no questions

While I do my thing in the background

But all the time, all the time

I’ll know, I’ll know

**[Breakdown]**

Baby

I can't help you out

While she is still around

**[Verse 3]**

So for the time being, I'm being patient

And amidst this bitterness

If you'll just consider this

Even if it don’t make sense all the time

Give it time

And when the crowd becomes your burden

And you've early closed your curtain

I'll wait by the backstage door

**[Verse 4]**

While you try to find

The lines to speak your mind

And pry it open, hoping for an encore

And if it gets too late, for me to wait

For you to find you love me, and tell me so

It’s ok, don’t need to say it

## Notes and Trivia

* This song marks King Princess' first collaboration.

## References

1. ↑ *Instagram* - "Fun times hanging with @kingprincess69 and #fionaapple #highfive"
2. ↑ *Instagram* - "we made something special"
3. ↑ *Twitter* - "I got something coming out next week with someone very near and dear to my heart"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Twitter* - "we're gunna serve u heartbreak"
5. ↑ *Twitter* - Image of King Princess and Apple
6. ↑ *Tumblr* - "I Know" Rumors
7. ↑ *Twitter* - "Me and Fiona coming at u tomorrow ;)"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 - *SiriusXM* via *Tumblr* - Interview with KP