If They Only Knew (song)
"If They Only Knew" is a song by Australian singer songwriter, Alfie Arcuri. It was released digitally in May 2017, as the lead single from his forthcoming second studio album. Background and release. In 2016, Arcuri won the fifth season of The Voice (Australia) and released a studio album of covers performed on the show shortly after. The album, titled "Zenith peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts. Since then, Arcuri has been writing material. In an interview with auspOp, Arcuri explained “I never intended "If They Only Knew" to be a single, but  it ended up affecting me the most. When you feel heartbreak for the very first time, it’s the most extreme emotion, other than being in love. I can’t explain how it makes me feel that I’ve written it and hopefully people will connect to it the way I have.” The song is a love story from a previous relationship, whereby Arcuri’s ex-partner’s parents didn’t know he was gay. “I fell in love with this guy and it was instant love”. Arcuri explained “We were together for a couple of years and half way  through the relationship he came out. The song is almost like a diary entry for me telling his parents how innocent our love and relationship was because to them I was like the devil who turned their son gay. It wasn’t like that at all though, it was a beautiful love.” Arcuri performed the song live on The Voice (Australia) on 25 June 2017. Music video. The music video for "If They Only Knew" was released on 30 June. Arcuri told auspOp; “Acceptance is something that we all struggle with. For some young people that challenge involves discovering their  identity and their sexuality. Being gay myself, I struggled to accept my sexuality for quite sometime.” Adding, “I worked with a team of people and together we have shot a short film for "If They Only Knew" exploring some of the challenges that young LGBTQ people face. I believe that by sharing our stories we can inspire empathy and help support anyone going through that struggle. Love is Love.”