"I Should Have Known Better" is a song by
Jim Diamond, released in 1984 as the lead single from his debut solo album Double Crossed (1985). It was a UK number one single for one week in December 1984.[1] The song was displaced after one week by
Frankie Goes to Hollywood's song "
The Power of Love". Diamond publicly requested that people not buy his single, but instead buy the charity single "
Do They Know It's Christmas?" by
Band Aid.[2]
"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
soul songs such as "
My Girl".
The song was
covered in
French by
Julie Pietri ("À force de toi"). It was also covered in
Italian by
Matteo Becucci ("Lo avrei dovuto sapere"), as part of a compilation that showcased the contestants of the second season of The X-Factor Italia. A Spanish version of the song, "Te Veo Pasar" was recorded by
Yolandita Monge for her album Luz de Luna.[citation needed]