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You and Me Song

This article is about the Wannadies song. For other songs with similar titles, see You and Me (disambiguation).

"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]

"You and Me Song"
Single by the Wannadies
from the album Be a Girl
B-side"Blister in the Sun"
ReleasedNovember 1994 (1994-11)
GenrePower pop[1]
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)Wiksten, S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark.
Producer(s)Nille Perned
The Wannadies singles chronology
"Love in June"
(1994) 		"You and Me Song"
(1994) 		"Might Be Stars"
(1994)

Song information

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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

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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

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Original Swedish release (1994)

  1. "You and Me Song"
  2. "Let Go Oh Oh"

First UK release (1995)

  • 7-inch (DIE001)
  1. "You and Me Song"
  2. "Blister in the Sun"
  • CD (DIE001CD)
  1. "You and Me Song"
  2. "Blister in the Sun"
  3. "Lift Me Up (Don't Let Me Down)"

Second UK release (1996)

  • 7-inch (DIE005 – limited blue vinyl)
  1. "You & Me Song"
  2. "Blister in the Sun"
  3. "Everybody Loves Me"
  • CD (DIE005CD)
  1. "You & Me Song"
  2. "Everybody Loves Me"
  3. "I Like You a Lalalala Lot"
  4. "You & Me Song" (lounge version)

Third UK release (1997)

  • 7-inch (DIE011 – limited to 3,000 copies)
  1. "You & Me Song"
  2. "Just Can't Get Enough"

10th anniversary release (2004)

  • 7-inch (DIE011 – limited to 3,000 copies)
  1. "You & Me Song (feat. Richard Hillman)"
  2. "I'm Not In Love"

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Sweden November 1994 CD Soap [5]
United Kingdom 31 July 1995
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Indolent [6]
8 April 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 [7]
27 October 1997 CD [5]
United States 26 January 1998 Modern rock radio RCA [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Be a Girl - the Wannadies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Belter of the Day: The Wannadies - You and Me Song".
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Wannadies – You and Me Song". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Wannadies – You and Me Song". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 July 1995. p. 43.
  7. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 6 April 1996. p. 47.
  8. ^ "Upcoming New Releases". Hits. Vol. 11, no. 577. 23 January 1998. p. 38.
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