| "The Less I Know the Better" | ||||
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| Single by Tame Impala | ||||
| from the album Currents | ||||
| Released | 29 November 2015[1] | |||
| Recorded | Kevin Parker's home studio (Fremantle, Western Australia) | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Parker | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Parker | |||
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| "The Less I Know the Better" on YouTube | ||||
"The Less I Know the Better" is a song released by the Australian music project Tame Impala on 29 November 2015 as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, Currents. The song's accompanying music video mixes hand-drawn animation with live action and takes place in a high school, especially the gym and locker room, where a male basketball player suffers a broken heart.
In 2016, the song peaked at number 23 on the Belgian Flanders singles chart, number 66 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and number 195 on the French Singles Chart. In the US, the song charted at number 35 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart.
The song, along with "Let It Happen", was one of two singles from Currents to reach the top five in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2015, ranking at number 4, whilst "Let It Happen" ranked at number 5.
It also topped Triple J's Hottest 100 of the 2010s in March 2020. The week after reaching #1 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of the 2010s, the song entered the ARIA Top 50 for the first time, charting 49 places higher than its previous peak of #66.[5]
In May 2021, APRA AMCOS confirmed the song surpassed one billion streams.[6]
- ^ "Tame Impala - "The Less I Know The Better"". Interscope Records. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
- ^ The following sources refer to the song as disco:
- Leight, Elias. "Watch Tame Impala's "The Less I Know The Better" Video". The Fader. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- DeVille, Chris (1 July 2015). "Yes I'm Changing: The Bold Metamorphosis Of Tame Impala's Currents". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- Collins, Simon (13 November 2015). "Parker tames Impala nerves". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Kane, Siobhan (27 July 2015). "Album of the week: Tame Impala: Currents". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ The following sources refer to the song as psychedelic pop:
- Donoughue, Paul (14 March 2020). "Triple j Hottest 100 of the Decade sees Tame Impala beat out Gotye, Lorde to win top spot". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Mack, Emmy (15 March 2020). ""Unbelievable": Tame Impala React To Taking Out Triple J's Hottest 100 Of The Decade". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Brandle, Lars (16 March 2020). "Tame Impala's 'The Less I Know The Better' Rules Triple J Hottest 100 of the Decade Countdown". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Bruce, Dave (21 March 2020). "Official ARIA Charts News for 23-29 March 2020". Amnplify. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Tame Impala's "The Less I Know the Better" clocks up 1 billion streams". The Music Network. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.