Release and Conception
Until its radio release in spring 2004 the single had to go through a lot of controversies. After "Knock Knock"s commercial failure in autumn 2003 it was uncertain if J Records would decide to release another single from After The Storm at all. However, Monica proclaimed in several interviews, she was looking forward to release her duet with DMX, "Don't Gotta Go Home", as a final single, but first plans for a video were scrapped and the idea was dropped.
A half year later the All Eyez on Me leftover, "U Should've Known Better" was announced as the album's last official single. The sultry ballad was written by Monica, Harold Lilly and Jermaine Dupri, who was able to finalize the track with help from co-producer Bryan Michael Cox. The lyrics deal with misunderstandings in a relationship, which conduce to doubts about love's veracity. Nonetheless Monica promises her man she'll stay with him, singing lines like: "It don't matter if you're up, matter if you're down, either way I'm gonna be around ..."
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