Wish You Were Mine
{{short description|2014 single by Philip George}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Wish You Were Mine
| cover = Wish You Were Mine.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Philip George
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2014|12|26|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Deep house
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=57}}
| label = 3 Beat Productions
| writer = {{flatlist|
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| producer = Philip George
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Alone No More
| next_year = 2015
}}
"Wish You Were Mine" is the debut single by English producer Philip George. It samples the Stevie Wonder song "My Cherie Amour". It was released on 26 December 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom through 3 Beat Productions. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining there for three consecutive weeks. It was going to be released in 2008 but got cancelled.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} It was sampled in MC Pat Flynn's “Get on Your Knees”.
Chart performance
"Wish You Were Mine" spent three weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart, held off by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk".{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mark-ronsons-uptown-funk-scores-fourth-week-at-singles-number-1__7750/|title=Uptown Funk scores fourth week at Number 1|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=7 January 2015|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 March 2015}}
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Wish You Were Mine" was first released onto YouTube on 25 December 2014 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-five seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ypnPjz81I|title=Philip George – Wish You Were Mine (Official Video)|publisher=YouTube}} In the video, George plays a tenant, a bus driver, a policeman and a shopkeeper. The music video was filmed in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Formats and track listings
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download – Single{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wish-you-were-mine-single/id931937042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305122313/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wish-you-were-mine-single/id931937042|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2015|title=iTunes – Music – Wish You Were Mine – Single by Philip George|work=iTunes}}
| title1 = Wish You Were Mine
| length1 = 2:57
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital Download – Single (Extended Mix)
| title1 = Wish You Were Mine
| note1 = Extended Mix
| length1 = 5:18
}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Wish You Were Mine
| note1 = DJ S.K.T Remix
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Wish You Were Mine
| note2 = DJ S.K.T Dub Mix
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = Wish You Were Mine
| note3 = Mandal and Forbes Remix
| length3 = 5:58
| title4 = Wish You Were Mine
| note4 = Wide Awake Remix
| length4 = 3:46
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital Download – Remixes Part Two
| title1 = Wish You Were Mine
| note1 = Dexcell Remix
| length1 = 4:32
| title2 = Wish You Were Mine
| note2 = Hollaphonic Remix
| length2 = 4:37
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Australia|20|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|access-date=13 February 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Austria|16|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders|47|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|15|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardeurodigital|2|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|date=2015-01-17|access-date=14 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|France|67|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Germany|6|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|songid=1362970|access-date=19 March 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland2|8|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|access-date=29 January 2020|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Poland|7|chartid=1588|year=2015|access-date=March 30, 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Polishdance|29|chartid=1573|access-date=10 March 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Poland (Video Chart){{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/pozostale/archiwum.php?year=2015&typ=tv&idlisty=1616#title|title=Top 5 Airplay TV|publisher=ZPAV|work=Polish Video Chart |access-date=6 February 2017}}
| 2 |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|2|date=2015-01-10|access-date=4 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2015&week=26|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=1 March 2018}}
| align=center|46 |
| scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2015&dspp=4|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 4, 2015|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=2 May 2021}}
| 5 |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|37|artist=Philip George|song=Wish You Were Mine|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|2|date=2015-01-10|access-date=4 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UKdance|1|date=2015-01-10|access-date=4 January 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=Philip George|access-date=16 April 2015|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2015 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German |work=GfK Entertainment |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=6 January 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|53 |
| scope="row"| Poland (ZPAV){{cite web|title=Airplay – podsumowanie 2015 roku|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1305|language=Polish|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=December 30, 2015}}
| 28 |
| scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2015 revealed|website=OfficialCharts.com|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2015-revealed__13270/|access-date= 4 January 2016}}
| 28 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Wish You Were Mine"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|title=Wish You Were Mine|artist=Philip George|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2015|certmonth=11|access-date=26 February 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|title=Wish You Were Mine|artist=Philip George|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2016|access-date=16 December 2016}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|title=Wish You Were Mine|artist=Philip George|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=26 December 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|title=Wish You Were Mine|artist=Philip George|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|certref={{cite web|url=http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=5270611|title=Philip George – Wish You Were Mine|publisher=Grammofonleverantörernas förening|language=sv|access-date=7 April 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407191759/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=5270611|archive-date=7 April 2024}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Philip George|title=Wish You Were Mine|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2014|certyear=2022|id=13144-3994-1|salesamount=633,933|salesref={{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-rudimental-s-second-lp-debuts-at-no-1-on-22-718-sales/063096|title=Official Charts Analysis: Rudimental's second LP debuts at No.1 on 22,718 sales|last=Jones|first=Alan|date=9 October 2015|work=Music Week|publisher=Intent Media|access-date=9 October 2015|url-access=subscription }}|access-date=16 December 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
!scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Format !scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| scope="row"| Ireland{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/wish-you-were-mine-single/id931937042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092448/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/wish-you-were-mine-single/id931937042|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Wish You Were Mine – Single by Philip George|work=iTunes|access-date=29 March 2015}}
| 26 December 2014 | rowspan="2"| Digital download | rowspan="2"| 3 Beat Productions |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wish-you-were-mine-single/id931937042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305122313/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wish-you-were-mine-single/id931937042|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2015|title=Wish You Were Mine – Single by Philip George|work=iTunes|access-date=29 March 2015}}
| 28 December 2014 |