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How many times does Bill Withers sing "I know" in "Ain't No Sunshine"?
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Last updated: May 16, 2026
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"Ain't No Sunshine" was Bill Withers' first hit, recorded at 32 while he was still on the clock at a factory making toilet seats for 747s. Apparently, he wasn't convinced this whole music thing was gonna work out. How many times does Bill Withers sing "I know" in "Ain't No Sunshine"?
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Correct Answer: 26
(Source)I know, I know, I know, you probably just spent a minute or two trying to count it out with your fingers. Withers had planned to write actual lyrics over the placeholder until Booker T. Jones, the band, and Graham Nash (who'd casually dropped in from his CSN session next door) talked him into keeping all 26. The tapping under each one isn't drums, it's Withers' foot on a box he brought into the studio.
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