"Do You Know What I Mean" is a song written and performed by Lee Michaels. It was produced by Michaels.
It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971. The song was featured on his 1971 album, 5th. The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.
In the song, the narrator finds his girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her why she left him, and she explains that because he had not shown his love for her for four years, she felt hurt, and tells him to find someone new.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1971)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)26Canada RPM Top Singles12U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 6U.S. Cash Box Top 1004
Year-end charts Chart (1971)RankCanada 78U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19U.S. Cash Box 52
Renée Geyer version
Australian musician Renée Geyer recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh studio album, So Lucky. The song peaked at #29 on the Australian Kent Music Report and in New Zealand.
Track listing Australian 7" Single Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20 Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34
Charts Chart (1981/82) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 29
Other versions Simon Turner, on his 1973 album, Simon Turner. Gwen McCrae, as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the U.S. R&B chart. Myles Goodwyn - featuring Lee Aaron - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada. It was featured on his album, Myles Goodwyn. Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys on the 2014 album, No Guarantee.
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