You My Everything
| "You My Everything" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Ellie Goulding | ||||
| from the album Halcyon Days | ||||
| Released | 29 July 2013 | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Producer | Robbie Lamond | |||
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| "You My Everything" on YouTube | ||||
"You My Everything" is a song by English singer Ellie Goulding from Halcyon Days (2013), the reissue of her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). It was released on 29 July 2013, as the first promotional single from the reissue. Goulding and Eg White wrote the song, while Robbie Lamond produced it.[a] Originally recorded during the Halcyon's recording sessions, "You My Everything" first premiered on the British teen drama Skins's final episode. The song's chorus features elements of 1980s dance music.
Background and promotion
[edit]"You My Everything" originated during the recording sessions for Goulding's second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song premiered in "Fire", a final episode of the British teen drama Skins.[1][2] She performed it during the Apple Music Festival in September 2025.[3]
Composition
[edit]"You My Everything" is 3 minutes and 29 seconds long.[4] Goulding co-wrote the song with Eg White, who also produced the vocals. Robbie Lamond served as the song's producer[a] and contributed strings, programming, piano, organ, guitar and drums. Additional production was provided by Sigma, while the track was mixed by Robert Orton at Hot Rocks Studios.[6] "You My Everything" features ambient soundscapes, synthesiser-driven production and drum-and-bass elements.[1] MTV's Jenna Hally Rubenstein believed that Goulding's ethereal vocals are prominent throught the song which transitions into an energetic dance-tinged chorus influenced by 1980s music.[5]
Personnel
[edit]Credits were adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition.[6]
- Ellie Goulding – songwriter
- Eg White – songwriter, vocal producer
- Robbie Lamond – producer,[a] strings, programming, piano, organ, guitar, drums
- Sigma – additional producer
- Robert Orton – mixing engineer
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 29 July 2013 | Polydor | [7][8] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Hughes, Josiah (3 July 2013). "Ellie Goulding - You My Everything". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- 1 2 Corner, Lewis (3 July 2013). "Ellie Goulding debuts new 'Skins' song 'You, My Everything' - listen". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ Levine, Nick (20 September 2015). "Ellie Goulding plays new single 'On My Mind' for first time as Apple Music Festival begins – watch". NME. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "You My Everything". Ellie Goulding. Spotify. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- 1 2 Rubenstein, Jenna Hally (3 July 2013). "New Song: Ellie Goulding, 'You, My Everything'". MTV. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Halcyon Days (Deluxe edition liner notes). Ellie Goulding. Polydor Records. 2013. 3750663.
- ↑ You My Everything (CD single). Ellie Goulding. Universal Music Group/Polydor Records. 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Ellie Goulding Store – You My Everything". Ellie Goulding. Australia: Getmusic. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.