She knows it

"**she knows it**" is a song by Maggie Lindemann, written by herself, Cody Tarpley, Joshua Murty & Paris Carney and produced by Cody Tarpley & Joshua Murty. Taken from Lindemann's debut album *SUCKERPUNCH*, the song was released as the album's first single on October 29, 2021.

## Background & Composition

On May 3, 2021, Lindemann posted a snippet of *she knows it* asking when should she drop it. A few months later, in July, a fan asked her what happened to the track, to which the singer replied saying the it would be on the album. On August 7, Lindemann posted a Stories on Instagram saying she had added a bridge to *she knows it* and on September 27 she posted a new snippet of the song.

In the beginning of October 2021 Lindemann posted on her Instagram Stories that something would be coming in that month and then she said "maybe I'll play it on tour" with a link for Madison Beer's Life Support Tour, in which she was an opening act and a few days later, on October 7, behind the scenes videos and pictures for the *she knows it* music video shoot were posted by the singer and the people involved in the making on their social media. A few days later, on October 11 (a week before the Life Support Tour started) Lindemann announced the single along with a preview from the music video and later that day, professional behind the scenes pictures for the music video's shooting were posted on swixxzworld. On October 18 the Life Support Tour started on Toronta, Canada, but due to technical difficulties, Lindemann's set was cut short and she wasn't able to perform *she knows it*, so the song was performed live for the first time on October 20 in Montreal.

The music video for the single premiered on Travis Barker's House of Horror livestream concert, during the pre-show, on October 28, and the song was officially released on all streaming platforms on October 29, 2021.

About the song's meaning, Lindemann told Flaunt Magazine:

"I wrote it when I started working on the album, and I mean, it's basically what it is, I liked a girl that had a boyfriend. And this is a situation that happened a while ago, because I remember I previewed and people are like, you’ve literally been in a relationship for like three years, and this was a long time ago. This girl had a boyfriend and she would, you know, complain to me about him and be like, ‘oh, you know, we fight all the time,’ but then kind of led me on and was like ‘I like you, but not like that though.’ But it was obviously like that. So it just got to me and I feel like a lot of people go through that similar thing where someone is kind of just stringing you along. Or in this case, a girl stringing you along and then trying to play with your emotions. So I was like, I'm just gonna write about it. "
The singer also mentioned abotu the importance of writing songs from a queer perspective:

"I remember growing up, hearing a song, and then kind of switching the lyrics around to fit my situation. It's definitely cool now, because I feel like people are including it a little bit more, and we're hearing more songs that, have like her and she, it's been really nice and equally for guys, we have like Lil Nas X and Conan Gray, and all these really cool people that are making music for people that like the same gender. It's been nice to be able to do that, because for a while, I felt kind of weird about it because I'm from the south and I didn't know how certain people would take it. And then I was just like, fuck it. I wish I had this representation growing up and it's stuff I go through, I talk about guys all the time so why not talk about girls?"
## Lyrics

[Intro]

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

[Verse 1]

I think I'm in love, you're like my twin flame

You and I, we're perfectly aligned, it drives me insane

That he gets to call you mine

When he don't get your brain like I do

[Pre-Chorus]

Yeah, it's like ecstasy

When you're next to me

Think that you should leave him

And stay with me

[Chorus]

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

[Verse 2]

What about the things you said that he does?

And how every day with him is like some fight club

We had an instant connection when it took you two months

Yeah, we had more fun

[Pre-Chorus]

Yeah, it's like ecstasy

When you're next to me

Think that you should leave him

And stay with me

[Chorus]

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

[Bridge]

You seem lonely and it's so damn cruel

'Cause you're so back and forth like you're striking a chord

And you're leading me on when you know that it's wrong

In denial, everybody sees it but you

[Chorus]

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

I like a girl that's got a boyfriend

Can't seem to get her out of my head

And she knows it should be me in her bed

Yeah, she knows it, she knows it, she knows it

[Outro]

She knows it, she knows it, she knows it

### Background

In her interview with Flaunt, Lindemann mentioned what she wanted to convey with the music video:

"Instantly after writing the song, when I was listening to it, I had the idea to make it in a school, and kind of have it be a high school thing just because that was my little fantasy. I always wanted that in high school, but obviously I didn't have that, like I was not out in high school. So we had this industrial warehouse that was turned into a school, which was cool because I really didn't want it to look like a glossy school that's super stereotypical. I casted the whole thing which was fun, but also stressful. The music video was so fun to film, it's my first real music video that I've been able to do in a really long time. "
## Music video

Maggie Lindemann - she knows it (lyric video)
## Gallery

### Music video BTS

* By Cory Anne Roberts

* By Lane Smith

* By Emma Fauknert

* Miscellaneous