Fresh Tunes ‎– #1 - Do You Know What I Mean?

This was created by DJ Zki (Rene ter Horst) & Dobre (Gaston Steenkist), the same guys who brought us "Give it up" as The Good Men. Actually, they created this even before they made "Give it up" as a tune with a very American feel to it, probably in order to trigger a by then very popular American house label... The vocal was provided by Colonel Abrams, as they sampled his early hit "The Truth".

When "Give it up" became such a big hit (particularly in it's "Batacuda Refrescante" version and augmented by the Dutch carnival festivities), it was decided to make a new "Stick" version (with the same carnivalesque feel as "Give it up") as well as a new track "Ha ha" and release it as a white label promo under the artist name "#1". The promo became a massive success and edited versions of the Stick version of "Do you know what I mean?" were already released on dance music compilation albums even before the official release.

The official CD maxi (released with the artist name "Fresh Tunes #1") contains edited versions of "Do you know..." as well, and the official 12" has another track, "I'm so shy". A year after, the track did actually appear on Strictly Rhythm in the U.S., and it was not before this release until Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman were properly credited as songwriters.