"Do You Know What I Mean" is a song written and performed by Lee Michaels. It was produced by Michaels.[1]

"Do You Know What I Mean"
Single by Lee Michaels
from the album 5th
B-side	"Keep the Circle Turning"
Released	May 1971
Genre	Rock
Length	3:11
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Lee Michaels
Producer(s)	Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels singles chronology
"What Now America" (1970) "Do You Know What I Mean" (1971) "Can I Get a Witness" (1971)

It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the summer of 1971.[2] The song was featured on his 1971 album, 5th.[3] The single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.[4]

Background

The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.

Chart performance

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

Other versions

• Simon Turner, on his 1973 album, Simon Turner.[13]
• Gwen McCrae, as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the U.S. R&B chart.[14]
• Myles Goodwyn - featuring Lee Aaron - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada.[15] It was featured on his album, Myles Goodwyn.
• Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys on the 2014 album, No Guarantee.[16]

References