Know (album)

Know (stylized as 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]

Know
Studio album by Jason Mraz
Released	August 10, 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Genre	Pop rock
Length	36:27
Label	Atlantic
Jason Mraz chronology
Yes! (2014) Know (2018) Look for the Good (2020)
Singles from Know
"Have It All" Released: April 27, 2018 "Unlonely" Released: June 14, 2018 "Might As Well Dance" Released: July 6, 2018 "More than Friends" Released: October 8, 2018[1]

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.

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 serves as Jason Mraz's fifth top-ten album in the country.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's See What the Night Can Do"	Jason Mraz Jon Green	Andrew Wells	4:05
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	Wells	3:01
4.	"Unlonely"	Mraz Scott Harris Emily Warren	Wells	3:51
5.	"Better with You"	Mraz John Alagía Tofer Brown	Alagia Wells	2:41
6.	"No Plans"	Mraz Ammar Malik	Wells	2:28
7.	"Sleeping to Dream"	Mraz Peter Stuart	Wells	3:42
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"	Mraz Dan Wilson	Wilson John Sinclair^[a] Brian W. Brundage^[a]	6:06

Japanese bonus tracks[8]

No.	Title	Writer(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, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer bass, engineering, mixing, production
• Andrew Wells – production, engineering, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, percussion
• Rob Humphreys – drums, percussion
• Sean Hurley – bass
• Eric Ruscinski – piano, organ
• 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

Raining Jane

• Mai Bloomfield – cello, glockenspiel, hi-string guitar, marimba, papoose, vocals
• Becky Gebhardt – bass, upright bass, sitar
• Chaska Potter – electric guitar, mandolin, ukulele, vocals
• Mona Tavakoli – drums, percussion, vocals

Charts

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

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	August 10, 2018	CD, digital download	Atlantic

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