You Never Know (Ai song)

"You Never Know" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring Taiwanese hip hop group MJ116 (also known as 頑童MJ116), released on August 9, 2019, by EMI Records as the second single from Ai's extended play, It's All Me, Vol. 1.

"You Never Know"
Single by Ai featuring MJ116
from the EP It's All Me, Vol. 1
Language
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length4:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Vava
  • Uemura
Ai singles chronology
"Summer Magic"
(2019)		 "You Never Know"
(2019)		 "Baby You Can Cry"
(2019)
Music video
"You Never Know" on YouTube

Background and release

Celebrating her twenty year anniversary in the music industry, Ai traveled to her hometown, Los Angeles, California to record new material.[1] Looking to collaborate with various artists around the world, Ai discovered MJ116, a hip hop group based in Taiwan.[2] After talking to the group via email and Line, Ai traveled to Taiwan to record a song.[3] Members of MJ116 were nervous at first to record with Ai when they first received a demo of the song. Prior to meeting in-person, the group received affirmations from Ai, which built up their confidence to record with her.[4]

In 2020, "You Never Know" was revealed to be included on Ai's extended play, It's All Me, Vol. 1.[5]

Live performances

Ai performed the song with MJ116 at the 2019 Summer Sonic Fest.[2]

Track listing

Digital download and streaming

  1. "You Never Know" — 4:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

  • Ai Uemura – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • MJ116 – featured artist
  • Vava – producer, composer
  • Mu Yuan Lin – songwriter, vocals
  • Wen Jie Zhou – songwriter, vocals
  • Yu Rong Chen – songwriter, vocals

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 9, 2019
[4]

References
  1. Inc, Natasha. "AI「IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2」インタビュー｜今この世界で掲げる、ずっと歌い続けてきた"ラブ＆ピース" - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. "F/CE 最新聯名 重塑 Wrangler 1970 年代經典單品". KEEDAN.COM. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  3. "日本嘻哈天后 AI 攜手頑童 MJ116 推出全新單曲《You Never Know》". HYPEBEAST. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ETtoday新聞雲. "獨家／AI初次見頑童超糗 硬派3人幫提行李：我秒變粉絲 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  5. "AI、20周年記念ミニアルバム『IT'S ALL ME – Vol.1』先行配信決定". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  6. "Credits / You Never Know / AI". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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