You (Nathaniel Willemse song)

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"You"
Nathaniel Willemse - You.jpg
Single by Nathaniel
from the album Yours
B-side "I Got a Feeling"
Released27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:22
Label DNA Songs / Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) DNA Songs
Nathaniel singles chronology
"You Are the One"
(2011)
"You"
(2013)
"I Am Australian"
(2014)

"You" is a song recorded by the Australian singer Nathaniel. The song was digitally released through DNA Songs / Sony on 27 September 2013, as his debut single with a major label. [1] "You" peaked at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart and it was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 140,000 copies. The accompanying music video was released on 8 October 2013.

Contents

Background and production

"You" was written by Nathaniel along with Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci from DNA Songs. Egizii and Musumeci also produced the track. [2] [3]

Reception

A writer for Take 40 Australia said "'You' is a mixture of Prince and Miguel." [4] He also praised Nathaniel because he is able to hit the high notes live. [4] "You" debuted at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart dated 7 October and peaked at number four the following week. "You" became Nathaniel's first top-five single. [5] In its fourteenth week, "You" was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 140,000 copies. [6]

Promotion

The official video was released on 8 October 2013. It so far has over 1,326,000 views on VEVO. Nathaniel performed "You" during the fifth season of The X Factor Australia on 7 October. [7] He then performed "You" as a special guest on the thirteenth season of Dancing With The Stars Australia on 3 November 2013. [8]

Track listing

  1. "You" – 3:22
  1. "You"
  2. "I Got a Feeling"

Credits and personnel

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
ARIA Singles Chart [12] 66
Australian Artist Singles Chart [13] 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6] 2× Platinum140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia [9] 27 September 2013 Digital download DNA Songs / Sony Music Australia
New Zealand [14]
Australia [15] 4 October 2013 CD 88883790482

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