The Knocks were formed in 2008 by James "JPatt" Patterson and Ben "DJ B-Roc" Ruttner. Patterson and Ruttner met at New York City's New School and shared an apartment, where they set up small recording studios in their bedrooms. The loud noise coming from their apartment led to neighbors constantly knocking on their door in order to get them to pipe down, hence the duo's name. Early success as remixers, however, enabled them to build their own studio in Manhattan. During 2008 and 2009, Knocks remixes surfaced for Katy Perry ("I Kissed a Girl"), Britney Spears ("3"), and PRGz ("Soul Glo"). B-Roc and Andrew W.K. also released DAMN! The Mixtape Vol. 1 in 2009, featuring several Knocks productions.
In 2010, the Knocks released their first singles, the sunny "Dancing with the DJ" (which later appeared on their 2011 EP Magic) and the whistling "Make It Better." Over the course of the next few years, the duo's profile was magnified by additional remixes for Tegan and Sara ("Closer"), the 1975 ("Girls"), and Dragonette ("Let It Go"), among others, in addition to tours with Ellie Goulding, Dragonette, and Sleigh Bells. They also collaborated with Fred Falke for the Kitsuné Music release "Geronimo" in 2012, as well as Treasure Fingers for "DYWT," released on Fool's Gold Clubhouse in 2014. Also in 2014, the group released an EP, titled Comfortable and released on the Neon Gold label, that included collaborations with X Ambassadors and Ra Ra Riot.
Signed to Big Beat, the Knocks slowed it down a bit for the 2014 single "Classic," one of their funkier and more disco-indebted singles, featuring Powers. An EP titled So Classic appeared in April 2015, followed by a new version of "Classic" featuring a verse by Fetty Wap. The Knocks spent much of the year working on their long-delayed debut album, which was previewed by the singles "I Wish (My Taylor Swift)" (with Matthew Koma) and "New York City" (featuring Cam'ron). Finally, in March 2016, the duo released their first full-length, 55, which included additional guest appearances from Wyclef Jean, Walk the Moon, Carly Rae Jepsen, Alex Newell, and Semi-Precious Weapons' Justin Trantor. That July, the pair remixed selected tracks from the album on the 55.5 EP.
In early 2017, the Knocks released Testify, an EP of new songs featuring collaborations with MNEK, Delacey, and Tayla Parx. Later that year, the duo teamed up with Skylar Spence and released a future funk mixtape as Amelia Airhorn. They also formed the Mary Nixons, a group with Mat Zo, and issued the single "Adrian." They followed with the Captain Cuts collaboration "House Party." July 2018 saw the release of the single "Shades" which appeared later that year on the Knocks' second full-length, New York Narcotic. The album also featured contributions from Method Man, Sofi Tukker, and Foster the People.
2019 brought several singles, including the Kah-Lo collaboration "Awa Ni" and "Lucky Me" (with Great Good Fine Ok). Most of these were collected on the EP Summer Series: 2019. Several more singles arrived in 2020, including "One Fine Day" (with Idris Elba), "Bodies" (with MUNA), and "All About You" (featuring Foster the People). The following year, they released Melody & Silence, an EP with Foster the People that included a remix of the single, as well as covers of hits by Beck, Moby, and the Verve. Also in 2021, the Knocks released "R U High" (featuring Mallrat) and "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Royal & the Serpent), and were featured on Purple Disco Machine's "Fireworks." The following year saw the release of the full-length effort, HISTORY, which featured collaborations with Foster the People, MUNA, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Cold War Kids, Parson James, and Yoke Lore, among others.
Biography by Andy Kellman
Love Me Like That
The Knocks Lyrics
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And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that, you don't love me like that
I feel the cool wind coming in before the summer rain
Eyes to the sky staring into the blue like it's not gonna end
Remember we needed all our days and nights
We played that out a thousand times
Now I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
Yeah, I hear thunder in the distance
And the storm is in our system
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
I feel the cool wind coming in before the summer rain
Eyes to the sky staring into the blue like it's not gonna end
Remember we had a force like oh, my God
Too fast, too strong, too hard to stop
Remember when we couldn't get enough?
Now I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
Yeah, I hear thunder in the distance
And the storm is in our system
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
No, you don't love me (no, you don't love me like that, that, that)
You don't love (you don't love me like that, that)
No, you don't love me like that (no, you don't love me like that, that, that)
(You don't love me like that, that) You don't love me, you don't love me, baby
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that) No, no, no
(You don't love me like that, that) No, no, no
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that) No, no, oh
(You don't love me like that, that)
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that)
(You don't love me like that, that)
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that)
(You don't love me like that, that)
I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
Yeah, I hear thunder in the distance
And the storm is in our system
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
You don't love me like that, oh (you don't love me)
No, you don't love me like that, that
No, you don't love, no, you don't love
No, you don't love me like that
No, you don't love, no, you don't love
The Knocks’s song Love Me Like That relies on thunderstorm as a metaphor for a failed relationship. The song starts with the singer hearing thunder in the distance, and it shakes them to the core, making them realize that their partner doesn’t love them. The lyrics use the coming of the storm to signify the end of their relationship, as the storm is a powerful force that can’t be controlled. The singer remembers how they used to feel about their partner, and how they thought their love was invincible. They needed all their days and nights to satisfy their hunger for each other, but it didn’t last. The storm is now in their system, meaning that their relationship is now corrupted beyond repair.
The chorus repeats that the singer’s partner doesn’t love them like that, using the phrase as both a validation of the singer’s feelings and as a final closure, emphasizing the idea that the partner had no intention of loving the singer the way they wanted to be loved. The lyrics are simple but effective in their use of the storm as a metaphor for the power dynamics in a relationship. The chorus acts as a release for the singer as they come to terms with the fact that their partner wasn’t who they thought they were.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear thunder in the distance
I sense trouble coming, like a storm on the horizon
And it hits me in an instant
It suddenly becomes real and affects me deeply
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
It destroys me emotionally, leaving me shattered
You don't love me like that, you don't love me like that
You don't love me deeply and truly, the way I need to be loved
I feel the cool wind coming in before the summer rain
I sense a change in the air, a sign of impending sadness or difficulty
Eyes to the sky staring into the blue like it's not gonna end
I look up at the endless blue and feel a sense of hopelessness
Remember we needed all our days and nights
We used to depend on each other completely, day and night
To get enough of us to satisfy
We needed each other to be whole and complete
We played that out a thousand times
We went through the same routine over and over again
And the storm is in our system
The problems and conflicts between us are deeply ingrained
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
I've been forced to face the truth about our relationship
No, you don't love me (no, you don't love me like that, that, that)
You don't love me fully and completely, and it hurts me deeply
(You don't love me like that, that) You don't love me, you don't love me, baby
You may say you love me, but it's not enough to make me feel loved
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that) No, no, no
I know deep down that your love is not what I need or deserve
(You don't love me like that, that) No, no, no
I can't ignore the truth anymore, even though it hurts
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that) No, no, oh
I wish things were different, but I know they can't be
No, you don't love me like that, that
After all this time, I finally realize the depth of your feelings
No, you don't love, no, you don't love
I can't deny the truth anymore, no matter how much it hurts
No, you don't love me like that
You don't love me in the way that I truly need and deserve
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CARLY RAE JEPSEN, RICHARD PHILIPS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL CASWELL, ROSS CLARK, JAMES PATTERSON, HANNAH ROBINSON, BENJAMIN MICHAEL RUTTNER, MARTINA SORBARA
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Kai Bishop
I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that, you don't love me like that
I feel the cool winter coming in before the summer rain
I see the sky staring into the blue like it's not gonna end
Remember we needed all our days and nights
To get enough of us to satisfy
We played that out a thousand times
Now I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
Yeah, I hear thunder in the distance
And the storm is in our system
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
I feel the cool winter coming in before the summer rain
I see the sky staring into the blue like it's not gonna end
Remember we had a force like oh, my God
Too fast, too strong, too hard to stop
Remember when we couldn't get enough?
Now I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
Yeah, I hear thunder in the distance
And the storm is in our system
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
No, you don't love me (no, you don't love me like that, that, that)
You don't love (you don't love me like that, that)
No, you don't love me like that (no, you don't love me like that, that, that)
(You don't love me like that, that) You don't love me, you don't love me, baby
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that) No, no, no
(You don't love me like that, that) No, no, no
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that) No, no, oh
(You don't love me like that, that)
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that)
(You don't love me like that, that)
(No, you don't love me like that, that, that)
(You don't love me like that, that)
I hear thunder in the distance
And it hits me in an instant
Crashing through my heart and I'm blown apart
You don't love me like that (you don't love me like that)
Yeah, I hear thunder in the distance
And the storm is in our system
I've been shaken out; I can see it now
You don't love me like that, oh (you don't love me)
No, you don't love me like that, that
No, you don't love, no, you don't love
No, you don't love me like that
No, you don't love, no, you don't love
Yunfan Yang
ITS BEEN 6 YEARS AND IM STILL LISTENING TO THIS!!!!❤
Bautista Villena
After 4 years i can't get enough of this song. It's just perfect.
whizzard blizzard
She's really good at making sad catchy music.
Rachelle
:((
Rizky Akbar
Yes! I got tricked! I thought this is gonna be a love beat kinda dance music song... :(
john worrall
It's the really breathy delivery
teehundeart
john worrall it's the whole package. Lyrics, chords, delivery etc.
leadhesh
She's really good at making (sad) catchy music.
Reino Bualat
The most underrated artist right now. CARLY RAE needs to be recognized, and so with E•MO•TION!
WOOOOOOgen
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