The Less I Know the Better

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music video single song

"The Less I Know the Better" is a psychedelic pop/rock song by Tame Impala, widely recognized for its dreamy production, distinctive bassline, and portrayal of romantic jealousy.

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The Less I Know the Better music video 0
The Less You Know, the Better 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music video ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Currents NERFINISHED ⓘ
albumReleaseDate 2015-07-17 ⓘ
artist Tame Impala NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
director Canada (production company) NERFINISHED ⓘ
followsInAlbumSequence Past Life NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre indie rock ⓘ
neo-psychedelia ⓘ
psychedelic pop ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
hasCertification platinum (various territories) ⓘ
hasChartedIn Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCriticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact widely recognized as a signature Tame Impala song ⓘ
hasHook distinctive bass riff ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme heartbreak ⓘ
romantic jealousy ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature dreamy production ⓘ
prominent bassline ⓘ
hasMusicVideo The Less I Know the Better music video NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument drums ⓘ
electric bass guitar ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
synthesizers ⓘ
includedIn Tame Impala live setlists ⓘ
isAssociatedWithEra Currents era of Tame Impala NERFINISHED ⓘ
isDescribedAs psychedelic pop/rock song ⓘ
isFromAlbumBy Tame Impala NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPopularOn streaming services ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:36 ⓘ
partOf Currents NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Tame Impala NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedesInAlbumSequence Disciples NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Kevin Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Interscope Records ⓘ
Modular Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 2015-11-29 ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbum 10 ⓘ
writer Kevin Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Tame Impala → notableSong → The Less I Know the Better ⓘ
DJ Shadow → notableWork → The Less I Know the Better ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Less You Know, the Better