What My Mother Taught Me is the debut EP by English singer-songwriter Laura White, who finished in eighth place on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008.

[3] White was invited to the 2009 BRIT Awards Launch Party as The X Factor contestant representing the "Hero" single.

The song was written by Ivor Novello-winning songwriter Michelle Escoffrey and produced by Ian Green, the man behind Madonna's autumn 2009 album Celebration.

Speaking in October 2009 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, White stated: "I'm really pleased to kick my whole album project off with 'You Should Have Known'.

The track, which was released at the end of February 2010, includes other artists such as Shane MacGowan, Paloma Faith, Stereophonics, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie, Nick Cave and Johnny Depp.