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's song " The Power of Love". Diamond publicly requested that people not buy his single, but instead buy "

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"I Should Have Known Better" was re-recorded for Diamond's 1993 solo album '' Jim Diamond''. He recorded the song a third time for his 2005 single "Blue Shoes", which also featured a re-recording of " I Won't Let You Down" and covers of old

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songs such as " My Girl".

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

The song was

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in French by

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("À force de toi"). It was also covered in

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("Lo avrei dovuto sapere"), as part of a compilation that showcases the contestants of ''The X-Factor'' Italia's second season. The Spanish version of the song "Te Veo Pasar" was covered by

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in her album

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References

1984 singles 1984 songs Jim Diamond (singer) songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Australia Songs written by Graham Lyle Songs written by Jim Diamond (singer) Song recordings produced by Pip Williams Rock ballads A&M Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub