You (S Club 7 song)

"You"
Single by S Club 7
from the album Sunshine
B-side"The Long and Winding Road"
Released11 February 2002 (2002-02-11)
Length
  • 3:26 (album version)
  • 3:31 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Tim Lever
  • Mike Percy
  • Tim Woodcock
Producer(s)Steelworks
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Have You Ever"
(2002) 		"You"
(2002) 		"Alive"
(2002)
Music video
"You" on YouTube

"You" is a song by British pop group S Club 7, released on 11 February 2002 as the final single from their third studio album, Sunshine (2001). The track served as the theme song to their third series, Hollywood 7, in 2001, and was the group's last single to feature band member Paul Cattermole. The song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, ranking at No. 70 on the year-end edition. The single features a cover of the Beatles's "The Long and Winding Road".

The song's music video is set in the 1950s and is described in the Best CD booklet as a "candy floss-bright, tongue-in-cheek 50s pastiche".[1] In a 2019 interview, Cattermole stated that the song was not the group's choice as a single, as they felt it was a step backwards from the more mature and contemporary sound they had established with the rest of the album but were overruled by management.[2]

Music video

The first part of the video stars Rachel Stevens as a wife who cooks food for her husband portrayed by Paul Cattermole as he arrives home. But a mistress played by Jo O'Meara appears out of nowhere, distracts Cattermole and they start dancing. Then they enter another room through a curtain, revealing the other band members. The part ends with Hannah Spearritt dancing. The second part shows Stevens mowing the lawn. Jon Lee joins her, but soon goes to O'Meara, who is having a barbecue. The smoke from the grill shows the other six members dancing under umbrellas. Stevens looks while using a hose, which turns off then sprays her in the face. The third part takes place in the garage. Bradley McIntosh is repairing the car. Stevens looks at him, McIntosh does likewise. Then O'Meara appears in the car dancing with McIntosh. The others come in. Stevens is sad until the others sing to her. They all sing together and they drive off.

The music video for "You" was filmed after "Don't Stop Movin'" and was intended as the follow-up single before the group were asked to record the Children in Need single ("Have You Ever") for that year. The music video features vocals from Lee and McIntosh, in addition to Stevens and O’Meara, the latter two who lead the vocals in the album release. This single version with Lee and McIntosh was later also featured in the Best: Greatest Hits of S Club 7 compilation album.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Sunshine album booklet.[8]

Studios

  • Produced at Steelworks Studios (Sheffield, England)
  • Mastered at Transfermation (London, England)

Personnel

  • Eliot Kennedy – writing, keyboards
  • Tim Lever – writing, guitars
  • Mike Percy – writing, keyboards
  • Tim Woodcock – writing, guitars
  • Henrik Linnemann – flute
  • Nik Coombs – flugelhorn
  • Matthew Burke – trumpet
  • Owen Bourne – trombone
  • Steelworks – production
  • Stephen Lipson – additional production
  • Heff Moraes – mixing
  • Ben Coombs – engineering
  • David O'Hagan – assistant engineering
  • Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for "You"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 11 February 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
[16]
Australia 29 April 2002 CD [17]

References

  1. ^ Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7 (liner notes). Polydor Records. 2003. 9807374.
  2. ^ "Paul Cattermole: 'I've been answering S Club 7 questions for 20 years'". TheGuardian.com. 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ You (UK CD1 & Australian CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 570 581-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ You (UK CD2 liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 570 582-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ You (UK cassette single sleeve). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 570 581-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ You (European CD single liner notes). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2002. 570 689-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "You – Single by S Club on Spotify". Spotify.
  8. ^ Sunshine (UK CD album booklet). S Club 7. Polydor Records, 19 Recordings. 2001. 5894612.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Issue 636" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 10. 2 March 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – S Club 7". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2002". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  15. ^ "The Official Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  16. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 11 February 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 February 2002. p. 31. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 29 April 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2021.