You and Me Song
"You and Me Song" | ||||
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Single by the Wannadies | ||||
from the album Be a Girl | ||||
B-side | "Blister in the Sun" | |||
Released | November 1994 | |||
Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label |
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Songwriter(s) | Wiksten, S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark. | |||
Producer(s) | Nille Perned | |||
The Wannadies singles chronology | ||||
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"You and Me Song" is a song by Swedish band the Wannadies. Originally released as a single in November 1994, it became the group's biggest hit. In April 1996, it peaked at number 18 in the United Kingdom.[2]
Song information
[edit]Appearing on the band's third album, Be a Girl, the song was also included on their next album, Bagsy Me, due to the success of the re-released single and the song's appearance on the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's film Romeo + Juliet. For the second UK single release, the song's title acquired an ampersand. The B-side, "Blister in the Sun", is a cover of a song by the Violent Femmes.
In the media
[edit]In a 2003 episode of the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street, "You & Me Song" was playing when Richard Hillman drove his wife Gail Platt, two of her children David and Sarah and granddaughter Bethany into the canal, which resulted in Richard's death. The song would be used again when David drove himself into the same canal four years later but he survived after that.[3]
Track listings
[edit]Original Swedish release (1994)
- "You and Me Song"
- "Let Go Oh Oh"
First UK release (1995)
- 7-inch (DIE001)
- "You and Me Song"
- "Blister in the Sun"
- CD (DIE001CD)
- "You and Me Song"
- "Blister in the Sun"
- "Lift Me Up (Don't Let Me Down)"
Second UK release (1996)
- 7-inch (DIE005 – limited blue vinyl)
- "You & Me Song"
- "Blister in the Sun"
- "Everybody Loves Me"
- CD (DIE005CD)
- "You & Me Song"
- "Everybody Loves Me"
- "I Like You a Lalalala Lot"
- "You & Me Song" (lounge version)
Third UK release (1997)
- 7-inch (DIE011 – limited to 3,000 copies)
- "You & Me Song"
- "Just Can't Get Enough"
10th anniversary release (2004)
- 7-inch (DIE011 – limited to 3,000 copies)
- "You & Me Song (feat. Richard Hillman)"
- "I'm Not In Love"
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Sweden | November 1994 | CD | Soap | [5] |
United Kingdom | 31 July 1995 |
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Indolent | [6] |
8 April 1996 |
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27 October 1997 | CD | [5] | ||
United States | 26 January 1998 | Modern rock radio | RCA | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Be a Girl - the Wannadies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Belter of the Day: The Wannadies - You and Me Song".
- ^ "British single certifications – Wannadies – You and Me Song". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ a b "The Wannadies – You and Me Song". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 July 1995. p. 43.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 6 April 1996. p. 47.
- ^ "Upcoming New Releases". Hits. Vol. 11, no. 577. 23 January 1998. p. 38.