Wish I Knew You

"Wish I Knew You"
Single by the Revivalists
from the album Men Amongst Mountains
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length4:34
Label
Songwriter(s)The Revivalists
Producer(s)Ben Ellman
The Revivalists singles chronology
"Keep Going"
(2015) 		"Wish I Knew You"
(2016) 		"All My Friends"
(2018)
Music video
"Wish I Knew You" on YouTube

"Wish I Knew You" is a song by American rock band the Revivalists. The song was written by the band and was produced by Ben Ellman. The song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart, becoming the band's first chart-topper on the chart.[1] The song also found success on a number of other rock radio formats, as well as adult contemporary stations. This song had also set a record in May 2017 (since beaten by Portugal. The Man's track "Live In The Moment") for the most plays (spins) ever recorded during a week's time (3,488 across the panel) for any track on Alternative/Modern Rock radio since the inception of Mediabase tracking systems in 1988.[2]

In February 2021, for the 25th anniversary of Adult Alternative Airplay, Billboard ranked "Wish I Knew You" at number 57 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history;[3][4] in September 2023, the magazine ranked the song at number 84 on a similar retrospective list for the 35th anniversary of Alternative Airplay.[5][6]

Music video

The music video was released on February 24, 2016.[7]

Use in other media

The song was featured in a 2017 commercial for Blue Moon.[8]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 7, 2016 Triple A radio
[27]
October 25, 2016 Modern rock radio [28]
April 10, 2017 Hot AC radio [29]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 22, 2016). "The Revivalists Achieve First Adult Alternative Songs No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Revivalists: Wish I Knew You Reaches #1 on Alternative Radio". May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (February 18, 2021). "Dave Matthews Band & The Wallflowers' 'One Headlight' Top Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 7, 2023). "Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Mahot, Laura (February 23, 2016). "Exclusive Video Premiere: 'Wish I Knew You,' The Revivalists". Interview. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ^ https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wLZN/blue-moon-shines-brighter-song-by-the-revivalists iSpot
  9. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Wish I Knew You" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History - Greece Digital Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Vika 41 – 2017". Plötutíðindi (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  15. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  16. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  17. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  18. ^ "The Revivalists Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  19. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  20. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  21. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  22. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  23. ^ "TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2018". Plötutíóindi (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  24. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  25. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Revivalists – Wish I Knew You". Music Canada. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – The Revivalists – Wish I Knew You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  27. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  28. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  29. ^ "The Revivalists' "Wish I Knew You" Top 5 at Alternative Radio, Impacting at Hot AC April 10th - Spinning Now on SiriusXM's The Pulse". Washington Square Records. March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.


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