"You and Me Song" | ||||
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Single by the Wannadies | ||||
from the album Be a Girl | ||||
B-side | "Blister in the Sun" | |||
Released | November 1994 | |||
Genre | Power pop [1] | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Wiksten, S. Schönfeldt, F. Schönfeldt, Karlsson, Bergmark. | |||
Producer(s) | Nille Perned | |||
The Wannadies singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
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.
Original Swedish release (1994)
First UK release (1995)
Second UK release (1996)
Third UK release (1997)
10th anniversary release (2004)
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [3] | Gold | 400,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Sweden | November 1994 | CD | Soap | [4] |
United Kingdom | 31 July 1995 |
| Indolent | [5] |
8 April 1996 |
| [6] | ||
27 October 1997 | CD | [4] | ||
United States | 26 January 1998 | Modern rock radio | RCA | [7] |
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