I Don't Know You

## Music video

"**I Don't Know You**" is the debut single and premiere track for *Superclean, Vol. I*, the debut extended play (EP) of American indie pop band The Marías. It is the first known song to ever be publicly distributed by The Marías.

## Background and conceptualization

Considerably the first song and music video ever released under The Marías, María described the development with the song as "serendipitous" and "supernatural". After the chorus melody and lyrics came to María almost instantaneously while writing with a friend, she recorded voice notes of the tune alongside a guitar accompaniment.

> *I remember being in the car on the way to Joshua Tree and she played me this voice note of her with an acoustic guitar and she was singing the chorus.*
> Immediately I started singing the bass line and drum beat. When we got to Joshua Tree we opened up garage band on Marias computer and the rest of the production came together. *Josh Conway, via Rock Your Lyrics*
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Furthermore, the song wasn't rehearsed much prior to its final recording. After reciting a rough demo at the Joshua Tree Recording Studio, Chris Douridas, a DJ for KCRW radio, decidedly began to feature the production on live radio.

> *... and then a lot of people started reaching out to Chris, you know, just being like,* Hey, I heard this song on the radio, who are these guys? I can't find them online, I can't find any other songs, who are these people?' *María Zardoya, via Entranced Media*
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The track only received more and more intrigue and positivity. Because of this, the band concurred that it was fit to be their debut release.

Eventually, the band decided a music video would need to be filmed in accompaniment of the song. Even with a tight budget of around $5, Ian Lipton, the director of the video, didn't complain and decided to execute the idea nonetheless. María worked herself overtime in an attempt to feed the budget and supply the band with a proper crew and equipment.

## Lyrics

**[Chorus]**

There's a weight in my bed

Where you laid and you said

"I don't know you"

"I don't know you"

If we tried to retrace

Would it show on my face?

And remind you

I don't mind you

**[Verse 1]**

And babe, this isn't right

But if you'd rather dry your eyes

Then honestly I'm fine

With keeping my trust in you

It's time to walk in my shoes, it's true

I've tried, makin' it up to you

But if I did all that I had to do

Would you be here in my room?

**[Chorus]**

There's a weight in my bed

Where you laid and you said

"I don't know you"

"I don't know you"

If we tried to retrace

Would it show on my face?

And remind you

I don't mind you

**[Verse 2]**

I may have been alright

But babe, it's only half the time

And honestly, I'm fine

With keeping my own advice

And making up if we tried

I'm hardly unsatisfied

You're not heels over head

But darlin'

**[Chorus]**

There's a weight in my bed

Where you laid and you said

"I don't know you"

"I don't know you"

If we tried to retrace

Would it show on my face?

And remind you

I don't mind you

## Critical reception

Author Steven Ward of Grimy Goods revealed a fictional atmosphere used to describe the essence of the song.

> *Imagine walking into a 70s bar-lounge and sitting in a velvet booth, the air thick with a perfumed nostalgia and smokey intimacy, your head in a spin from the sultry voices and feverishly groovy notes being elicited from the small stage in front of you. Now close your eyes and press play on 'I Don’t Know You', the debut track from the LA-based band The Marías-let it transport you to someplace where sensuality and ecstasy drip from the lips of those around you.*
> Steven Ward, via Grimy Goods
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## Gallery

* Live Performances

"I Don't Know You" - Live for Sofar Los AngelesSofar Sounds 〢 YouTube
Live performance prior to the song's release from 2016.
## Trivia

* According to María, the band still considers the released version of "I Don't Know You" as a demo.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://rockyourlyrics.com/superclean-vol-1-interview-with-the-marias/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 http://www.entrancedmedia.com/blog/2017/7/14/discover-the-maras
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1179823915566125056
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1179823916174340096
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/themarias/status/1179826198529986560
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.grimygoods.com/2017/07/13/las-sexiest-new-band-the-marias-is-here-to-soundtrack-your-love-life/