You Were There

For other uses, see You Were There (disambiguation).

"You Were There"
Australian CD single
Single by Southern Sons
from the album Nothing But the Truth
B-side	"Wildest Love"
Released	March 1993 (1993-03)
Recorded	1992
Studio	Quad Studios (New York)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:59
Label	BMG Records Ariola Limited
Songwriter	Phil Buckle
Producer	Louie Shelton
Southern Sons singles chronology
"Can't Wait Any Longer" (1992) "You Were There" (1993) "Sometimes" (1993)

"You Were There" is a song by Australian pop-rock band Southern Sons. It was released in March 1993 as the third single taken from their second studio album, Nothing But the Truth (1992). The song peaked at number 6 in Australia, becoming the band's third top ten single. It also gained popularity in the Philippines.

The song featured in the Sydney Dance Company's production of Beauty and the Beast.

Track listing

CD single (74321134562)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Were There"	Phil Buckle	3:59
2.	"Wildest Love"		4:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [1]	6

Year-end chart

Chart (1993)	Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart [2]	58

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [3]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Southern Sons – You Were There". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 137.
3. "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. Retrieved 2015-08-04.

External links

• "You Were There" by Southern Sons at Discogs