"Tell Me Something I Don't Know" is the debut single performed by

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...

. The song was released as the lead single from ''

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'' soundtrack on August 5, 2008. It went up to No. 58 on US

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. A re-recorded version was featured on two of Gomez's albums, '' Kiss & Tell'' (2009), with her band

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, and the compilation album '' For You'' (2014).

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 58 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming the singer’s first ever entry in the American chart and at 13 on the Australian Hitseekers Singles chart. As of July 2015, the song has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States.

Music video

The music video premiered on

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's ''

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'' on September 9, 2008 and was directed by

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. The video starts with scenes reminiscent of (but not from) the film; Gomez cleaning a house and the maid yelling at her. Gomez then leaves the house and performs a dance routine with her backup dancers, while the maid watches from the house window. The video also features Gomez in front of a black background with lyrics from the song (such as "I'm ready for it" and "One in a million") flying around her.

Accolades

Charts

References

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