Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good

“You Know I’m No Good” – Single by Amy Winehouse from the album Back to Black
B-side: “Monkey Man”
Released: January 8, 2007
Recorded: 2006
Studio: Daptone Chung King (New York City), Metropolis (London)
Label: Island
Songwriter: Amy Winehouse
Producer: Mark Ronson
Charted No.77 in US and No.18 in UK

The song makes a reference to Roger Moore who portrayed British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. The lyric in question goes; “By the time I’m out the door/ You tear men down like Roger Moore.” The English actor quipped that he had no idea why Winehouse chose to include him in the lyrics, unless she wanted a word that rhymed with “door”, or could not find a word that rhymed with “Connery.”

The music video, directed by Phil Griffin (who also directed the video for her previous hit “Rehab”), was released to music channels in late November 2006. The video features Winehouse in numerous settings including a bar, a bedroom, and a bathtub. The plot is based around Winehouse’s fictional character’s relationship with the male character in the video. Video was shot by director of photography Adam Frisch and the sets were built at 3 Mills Studios in East London.

The video premiered on VH1 during the weekend of 3 March 2007. Following its VH1 premiere, it was placed on MTV’s Big 10 rotation as of 5 March 2007 and was premiered on TRL the same day. The song was heard on a sneak preview of AMC’s original series Mad Men.

Music video by Amy Winehouse performing You Know I’m No Good.© 2006 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited