U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)

"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)"
"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)"
Single by Brandy
from the album Never Say Never
Released	September 14, 1999
Recorded	1998 – July 12, 1999
Studio	Enterprise Studios (Burbank, CA); Pacifique Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA);
Genre	Electrohop
Length	4:29
Label	Atlantic
Songwriters	Brandy Norwood; Rodney Jerkins; Isaac Phillips; Paris Davis; Sean Bryant;
Producer	Rodney Jerkins
Brandy singles chronology

"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood. It was written by Isaac Phillips, Paris Davis, Sean Bryant, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Norwood for her second studio album Never Say Never (1998). Production was handled by Jerkins, with additional production from Norwood.

The song was released as the album's fifth single from Never Say Never in September 1999. The track peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, also reaching the top 20 of the UK Dance and UK R&B charts. A remix version of the track featuring female rappers Shaunta and Da Brat was accompanied by a remix EP entitled U Don't Know Me... Like U Used to – The Remix EP and a second music video, directed by Martin Weisz, featuring alternative visuals.

Critical reception

Billboard editor Chuck Taylor called "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" a "summery, you-can-sing-along-with-the-hook record." He compared the favorably to Norwood's debut single "I Wanna Be Down," citing it "hypnotic," and found that her "rougher-than-usual vocals styles at times even sound like Mary J. Blige."^[5] Da’Shan Smith from Revolt declared the song one of Never Say Never's "outstanding cuts" and found that it recalls "the '94 days of Brandy, but elevated it for the '98 present and subsequent future."^[6]^[7]

Music video

A music video for "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" was filmed by German director Martin Weisz. A Matrix-themed clip, it begins with people walking in front of a building and later on a sidewalk. They pause periodically and speed up as Norwood sings.^[8] Weisz also directed a video for the remix version of the song, featuring Norwood, Shaunta, and Da Brat singing as people walk by on a pedestrian walk.^[9]

Track listings

US CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (remix radio edit)	4:03
2.	"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (album version)	4:29
3.	"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (remix instrumental)	4:05

International CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Say Never" (Jazz Animal Remix)	4:25
2.	"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (remix)	3:59
3.	"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (album version)	4:27
4.	"Never Say Never" (album version)	5:09

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Brandy Norwood – writing, lead vocals, additional production
Rodney Jerkins – writing, all music, production
Sean Bryant – writing
Paris Davis – writing
Isaac Phillips – writing

LaShawn Daniels – recording
Brad Gilderman – recording
Victor McCoy – recording
Dexter Simmons – mixing

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	180
UK Dance (OCC)^[11]	13
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[12]	19
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[14]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	September 14, 1999	Rhythmic contemporary urban urban adult contemporary radio	Atlantic	^[1]^[15]
United Kingdom	November 8, 1999	CD cassette	Atlantic	^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b "Going for Adds / AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. No. 1316. September 10, 1999. pp. 54, 60, 67.
^ "Press of Atlantic City, pressofAtlanticCity.com – Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. July 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Never Say Never (booklet). Brandy. Atlantic Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Seymour, Craig (August 4, 1998). "The Boy Is Whose?". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2023. Tracks like the electrohop "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" ....
^ Taylor, Chuck (August 28, 1999). "Singles". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ Smith, Da’Shan (May 30, 2018). "Master Class: A comprehensive history of the Electro-Hop&B genre in the 90s & 2000s". revolt.tv. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ Smith, Da’Shan (June 8, 2018). "Revisiting Brandy's 'Never Say Never' 20 years later". revolt.tv. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Brandy: U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To) (Video 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Brandy Feat. Shaunta & da Brat: U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To), Remix (Video 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "Chart Log UK - 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
^ "Brandy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
^ "Brandy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
^ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2272. September 13, 1999. p. 11.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. November 6, 1999. p. 31.

[usur-1] "Going for Adds / AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. No. 1316. September 10, 1999. pp. 54, 60, 67.

[2] "Press of Atlantic City, pressofAtlanticCity.com – Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. July 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[liner_notes-3] Never Say Never (booklet). Brandy. Atlantic Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Seymour, Craig (August 4, 1998). "The Boy Is Whose?". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2023. Tracks like the electrohop "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" ....

[5] Taylor, Chuck (August 28, 1999). "Singles". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[revolt-6] Smith, Da’Shan (May 30, 2018). "Master Class: A comprehensive history of the Electro-Hop&B genre in the 90s & 2000s". revolt.tv. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[revolt2-7] Smith, Da’Shan (June 8, 2018). "Revisiting Brandy's 'Never Say Never' 20 years later". revolt.tv. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[8] "Brandy: U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To) (Video 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[9] "Brandy Feat. Shaunta & da Brat: U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To), Remix (Video 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[10] "Chart Log UK - 1994–2010". zobbel.de. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

[sc_UKdance_-11] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[sc_UKrandb_-12] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Brandy-13] "Brandy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Brandy-14] "Brandy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

[15] "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2272. September 13, 1999. p. 11.

[16] "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. November 6, 1999. p. 31.

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v t e Brandy Norwood
Awards and nominations Discography Filmography Songs Videography
Studio albums	Brandy Never Say Never Full Moon Afrodisiac Human Two Eleven B7 Christmas with Brandy
Compilation albums	The Best of Brandy
Concert tours	Never Say Never World Tour Human World Tour Slayana World Tour
Related topics	Brandy Norwood products Ray J (brother) Willie Norwood (father) Sy'Rai Smith (daughter)
Category

v t e Brandy Norwood songs
Brandy	"Baby" "Best Friend" "Brokenhearted" "I Wanna Be Down"
Never Say Never	"Almost Doesn't Count" "Angel in Disguise" "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Have You Ever?" "The Boy Is Mine" "Top of the World" "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)"
Full Moon	"Another Day in Paradise" "Die Without You" "Full Moon" "He Is" "What About Us?"
Afrodisiac	"Afrodisiac" "Should I Go" "Talk About Our Love" "Turn It Up" "Who Is She 2 U"
Human	"Long Distance" "Right Here (Departed)" "True"
Two Eleven	"Put It Down" "Scared of Beautiful" "Wildest Dreams"
B7	"Baby Mama" "Borderline" "Love Again" "No Tomorrow, Pt. 2"
Collaborations	"It All Belongs to Me" "Magic" "Missing You" "Optimistic" "Talk to Me" "The Girl Is Mine" "Wake Up Everybody" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "The Boy Is Mine (Remix)"
Other songs	"Beggin & Pleadin" "Freedom Rings" "Sittin' Up in My Room"

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