You and Me Song
{{Short description|1994 single by the Wannadies}}
{{About|the Wannadies song|other songs with similar titles|You and Me (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You and Me Song
| cover = TheWannadiesYouAndMeSong.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Wannadies
| album = Be a Girl
| B-side = Blister in the Sun
| released = {{start date|1994|11}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Power pop{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/be-a-girl-mw0000742480|title = Be a Girl - the Wannadies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
| length = 2:45
| label =
- Soap
- Indolent
| writer = Wiksten, S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark.
| producer = Nille Perned
| prev_title = Love in June
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Might Be Stars
| next_year = 1994
}}
"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.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/You%20And%20Me%20Song|title=Official Charts Company|website=Official Charts|access-date=21 October 2011}}
Song information
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
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. The song is commonly used in commercials throughout Sweden. {{cite web | url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/belter-of-the-day-the-wannadies-you-and-me-song/ | title=Belter of the Day: The Wannadies - You and Me Song }}
Track listings
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
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wannadies|title=You and Me Song|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=14800-4599-1|access-date=9 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(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|Sweden
|November 1994 |CD |Soap |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="3"|United Kingdom
|31 July 1995 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |rowspan="3"|Indolent |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=29 July 1995}} |
| 8 April 1996
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=47|date=6 April 1996}} |
| 27 October 1997
|CD |
| scope="row"|United States
|26 January 1998 |Modern rock radio |RCA |{{cite magazine|title=Upcoming New Releases|magazine=Hits|volume=11|issue=577|page=38|date=23 January 1998}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
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