Know
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 10, 2018
Recorded2017–2018
GenrePop rock
Length36:27
LabelAtlantic
Jason Mraz chronology
Yes!
(2014)
Know
(2018)
Look for the Good
(2020)
Singles from Know
  1. "Have It All"
    Released: April 27, 2018
  2. "Unlonely"
    Released: June 14, 2018
  3. "Might As Well Dance"
    Released: July 6, 2018
  4. "More than Friends"
    Released: October 8, 2018[1]

Know is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. The album was released on August 10, 2018 by Atlantic Records.[2] The album's lead single "Have It All" was released on April 27, 2018, accompanied by a video filmed with performing arts students from his hometown of Richmond.[3][4] The video for the third track released on July 6, 2018, "Might as Well Dance", features footage shot at Mraz's wedding.[5]

The album is a further collaboration between Jason Mraz and the members of indie-rock-folk band Raining Jane: Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter and Mona Tavakoli, with whom Mraz has been working since 2007, and who were his backing band on his previous album Yes!.[6] The band returns to back him on Know and helped in writing a number of songs as well. The album peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Commercial performance

In the United States, Know debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 33,000 album-equivalent units, which included 26,000 pure album sales.[7] It is Mraz's fifth top-ten album in the country.[7]

Track listing

Know track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's See What the Night Can Do"
  • Jason Mraz
  • Jon Green
Andrew Wells4:05
2."Have It All"
  • Mraz
  • David Hodges
  • Jacob Kasher Hindlin
  • Mona Tavakoli
  • Chaska Lela Potter
  • Mai Sunshine Bloomfield
  • Rebecca Emily Gebhardt
  • Hodges
  • Wells
  • Kasher
3:46
3."More than Friends" (featuring Meghan Trainor)
  • Mraz
  • Green
  • Wells
  • Meghan Trainor
Wells3:01
4."Unlonely"Wells3:51
5."Better with You"
  • Alagia
  • Wells
2:41
6."No Plans"Wells2:28
7."Sleeping to Dream"
  • Mraz
  • Peter Stuart
Wells3:42
8."Making It Up"
  • Mraz
  • Bob Schneider
  • Wells
  • Jalhay
2:53
9."Might as Well Dance"Mraz
  • André de Santanna
  • Wells[a]
3:56
10."Love Is Still the Answer"
  • Wilson
  • John Sinclair[a]
  • Brian W. Brundage[a]
6:06
Japanese bonus tracks[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Other Side"
  • Mraz
  • Michael Pollack
  • Michael Matosic
2:53
12."Have It All" (Easy Star All-Stars & Michael Goldwasser Reggae Mix)
  • Mraz
  • Hodges
  • Hindlin
  • Tavakoli
  • Potter
  • Bloomfield
  • Gebhardt
4:20
Total length:43:45

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional producer

Personnel

  • Jason Mraz – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Wells – production, engineering, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, percussion
  • Rob Humphreys – drums, percussion
  • Sean Hurley – bass
  • Eric Ruscinski – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Drew Taubenfeld – pedal steel, acoustic guitar
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Andre de Santanna – production, engineering, bass
  • Leo Costa – drums, percussion
  • Molly Miller – electric guitar
  • Daniel Mandelman – piano, organ, wurlitzer
  • Pedro Collini – percussion
  • Carlos Sosa – saxophone
  • Raul Vallejo – trombone
  • Fernado Castillo – trumpet
  • Todd Spadafore – organ

Raining Jane

  • Mai Bloomfield – vocals
  • Becky Gebhardt – writing
  • Chaska Potter – vocals
  • Mona Tavakoli – vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Know
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 46
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 27
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 15
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 11
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 46
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[21] 30
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 46
US Billboard 200[7] 9

Release history

Release history and formats for Know
Region Date Format Label
Various August 10, 2018 CD, digital download Atlantic

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