You and Me Song


"You and Me Song" is a song by Swedish band The Wannadies. Originally released as a single in 1994, it became the group's biggest hit. In April 1996, it peaked at number eighteen in the United Kingdom.

Song information

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.

Usage in other media

The song was used in the British soap opera Coronation Streets climax to one of its biggest ever plots, in which serial killer Richard Hillman drove into a canal with his family in the car; the song was used again in 2007 when David Platt did the same thing, but with only him in the car. Baz Luhrmann also included the song in the soundtrack for Romeo + Juliet in 1996.
In 2013, the song featured in a sketch for the tenth episode of the eighth series of Russell Howard's Good News.
In 2000, it was featured in a Pantene advert.
In 2005, the song was featured in a Close-Up advertisement in the Philippines.
In May 2014, the song featured in an advert for Pets at Home.
In 2014, it was featured in a Toyota Corolla advertisement.

Track listings

;Original Swedish release
  1. "You and Me Song"
  2. "Let Go Oh Oh"
  3. "Wonderwall"
;First UK release
  1. "You and Me Song"
  2. "Blister in the Sun"
  1. "You and Me Song"
  2. "Blister in the Sun"
  3. "Lift Me Up "
;Second UK release
  1. "You & Me Song"
  2. "Blister in the Sun"
  3. "Everybody Loves Me"
  1. "You & Me Song"
  2. "Everybody Loves Me"
  3. "I Like You a Lalalala Lot"
  4. "You & Me Song"
;Third UK release
  1. "You & Me Song"
  2. "Just Can't Get Enough"
;10th anniversary release
  1. "You & Me Song "
  2. "I'm Not In Love"