Wish That You Were Here

Not to be confused with Wish You Were Here.
"Wish That You Were Here"
Single by Florence and the Machine
Released26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
GenreArt rock
Length6:44
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Emile Haynie
Florence and the Machine singles chronology
"Delilah"
(2015) 		"Wish That You Were Here"
(2016) 		"Stand by Me"
(2017)
Audio video
"Wish That You Were Here" on YouTube

"Wish That You Were Here" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine written by Florence Welch, Andrew Wyatt, and Emile Haynie. It was released by Island Records on 26 August 2016. The song was made available via digital download and is featured on the soundtrack of the film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, which was directed by Tim Burton. Welch, a longtime fan of Burton's work, had expressed interest in collaborating with him long before the recording of "Wish That You Were Here", as they shared similar artistic themes. Upon release, the composition was positively received by music critics and reached number 128 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

On 2 July 2016, Florence and the Machine performed at the annual British Summer Time in Hyde Park, London, marking an end to the group's successful tour in support of their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.[1] Nonetheless, the group remained relatively active, contributing three songs, "Too Much Is Never Enough", "I Will Be", and a cover version of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me", to the Final Fantasy XV video game soundtrack. Florence and the Machine's recordings were compiled on the EP Songs from Final Fantasy XV on 12 August for digital download.[2]

Keeping in their trend of soundtrack work, the band and film director Tim Burton collaborated in composing "Wish That You Were Here" for Burton's movie adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Welch had been a big-time fan of Burton's work and was interested in teaming up with him long before "Wish That You Were Here", calling Burton a "kindred spirit" who shared in her themes of dark romance and fantasy.[3] To prepare to compose a song that complemented the film, Welch read the novel version of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.[4]

The song was partly inspired while Florence and the Machine was in the midst of a busy touring schedule; Welch commented, "it [touring] comes at a cost — a cost of leaving the people you love behind for a year or two. You kind of feel like if you could sing a song into the wind, maybe the wind could take it to them in a way that you can't with a text or a call. You just want to send your love in a different way, in a way to somehow reach the unreachable".[5] Music critic Rebecca Deczynski described "Wish That You Were Here"'s sound as a combination of everything that made the band successful, including "the same cathartic crash of percussion that made 'Shake It Out' an instant hit", and "the ethereal peals of harps found in 'Cosmic Love'".[6]

Release

"Wish That You Were Here" was released on 26 August 2016 for digital download with a still image taken from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It is featured during the ending credits of the film, which debuted in theaters on 30 September. The song managed to reach number 128 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] In his review for Rolling Stone magazine, Jon Blistein praised Welch for "singing wistfully over a distant keyboard and string plucks", also noting the "bombastic chorus that's as determined as it is heartbreaking".[8] Critic Christine Costello regarded the collaboration between the group and Burton as one of the most interesting pairings of 2016, also stating "Welch’s renowned, whimsical vocals and art-pop sound are a perfect backdrop for Burton’s infamous scenes of twisting trees, gloomy palettes and underworld aesthetic often captured in his films".[9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Wish That You Were Here"
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[10] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 128

References

  1. ^ Smith, Thomas. "Florence + The Machine Remain Defiant On New Song 'Wish That You Were Here' – Track Review". nme.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan. "Listen to two new Florence & The Machine songs plus 'Stand By Me' cover". nme.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ Rettig, James. "Florence + The Machine – "Wish That You Were Here"". stereogum.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ Vain, Madison. "Florence and the Machine Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". ew.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Florence + the Machine Share New Song". radio.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ Deczynski, Rebecca. "Florence and the Machine Wish That You Were Here". nylon.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Florence and The Machine and Tim Burton collaborate on new song "Wish That You Were Here"". consequence.net. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ^ Blistein, Jon. "Hear Florence and the Machine's Stunning New Song". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ^ Costello, Christine. "TODAY'S SONG: FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE'S "WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE"". atwoodmagazine.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  11. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 3.09.2016 (wk35)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

Read other articles:

Eri Radityawara Hidayat

Eri Radityawara Hidayat KadispsiadMasa jabatanNovember 2018 – 28 Desember 2020 PendahuluBrigjen TNI Dr. Arief Budiharto, DESS.PenggantiKolonel Caj Drs. Bambang Sutisna, M.Psi. Informasi pribadiLahir2 Desember 1962 (umur 61)Manado, Sulawesi UtaraSuami/istriNy. drg. Martina Pranasari Setiawan, SPKGAAnakEzra Pradipta Hidayat Sarah Amandari HidayatAlma materSepamilwa ABRI 1990Karier militerDinas/cabang TNI Angkatan DaratMasa dinas1990—2020Pangkat Brigadir Jenderal TNISatuan...

 

Nice

Pemandangan Nice dilihat dari Promenade des Anglais Nice (dibaca [ni:s]; Bahasa Provençal Niça atau Nissa, Bahasa Italia Nizza) adalah sebuah kota di Prancis Selatan yang terletak di tepian Laut Tengah, antara Marseille dan Genoa, dengan penduduk 933.080 di wilayah metropolitan pada sensus 1999. Kota ini merupakan pusat turis utama dan resort nomor satu di Riviera Prancis - Côte d'Azur. Terletak di région Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Nice adalah sebuah commune dan préfecture (ibu kota pe...

 

Tilly Whim Caves

Caves in Dorset, England This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Tilly Whim Caves – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Tilly Whim CavesTilly Whim quarry and caves, from the coast pathMap showing location of Tilly Whim Caves in Dorse...

Easy (TV series)

2016 television series by Joe Swanberg EasyGenre Comedy drama Mumblecore Anthology Created byJoe SwanbergWritten byJoe SwanbergDirected byJoe SwanbergStarring Malin Åkerman Jane Adams Andrew Bachelor Orlando Bloom Zazie Beetz Hannibal Buress Aya Cash Raúl Castillo Michael Chernus Aislinn Derbez Kiersey Clemons Dave Franco Evan Jonigkeit Jake Johnson Marc Maron Gugu Mbatha-Raw Jacqueline Toboni Kate Micucci Mauricio Ochmann Emily Ratajkowski Elizabeth Reaser Aubrey Plaza Lawrence Michael Lev...

 

神山前进统一机构

  提示：此条目页的主题不是沙巴民族统一机构。   提示：此条目页的主题不是卡达山杜顺人统一机构 (1961)。 此條目可参照英語維基百科相應條目来扩充。若您熟悉来源语言和主题，请协助参考外语维基百科扩充条目。请勿直接提交机械翻译，也不要翻译不可靠、低品质内容。依版权协议，译文需在编辑摘要注明来源，或于讨论页顶部标记{{Translated page}}标签�...

 

Élan Motorsport Technologies

Élan Motorsport TechnologiesCompany typeCorporationIndustryAutomotiveFounded1997HeadquartersBraselton, GeorgiaWebsitehttp://www.elanmotorsports.com/ Élan Motorsport Technologies is an American enterprise that serves as an umbrella company containing the race car engineering, development and manufacturing companies owned by American racing and automotive company conglomerate Panoz Motor Sports Group. Élan engineers, designs and builds Panoz-branded race cars and components. Since its foundi...

Tonengo

TonengoKomuneComune di TonengoNegaraItaliaWilayahPiedmontProvinsiProvinsi Asti (AT)Luas • Total5,5 km2 (21 sq mi)Ketinggian430 m (1,410 ft)Populasi (Desember 2004) • Total196 • Kepadatan3,6/km2 (9,2/sq mi)Zona waktuUTC+1 (CET) • Musim panas (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Kode pos14023Kode area telepon0141 Tonengo adalah komune yang terletak di distrik Provinsi Asti, Italia. Kota Tonengo memiliki luas sebesar 5.5 km². T...

 

Eccellenza 2004-2005

Eccellenza 2004-2005 Competizione Eccellenza Sport Calcio Edizione 14ª Organizzatore Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Luogo  Italia Partecipanti 473 Formula 28 gironi all'italiana Cronologia della competizione 2003-2004 2005-2006 Manuale Il campionato di calcio di Eccellenza regionale 2004-2005 è stato il quattordicesimo organizzato in Italia. Rappresenta il sesto livello del calcio italiano. Il campionato è strutturato su vari gironi all'italiana su base regionale. Questo è il quadro dell...

 

العلاقات الكاميرونية القيرغيزستانية

العلاقات الكاميرونية القيرغيزستانية الكاميرون قيرغيزستان   الكاميرون   قيرغيزستان تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات الكاميرونية القيرغيزستانية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين الكاميرون وقيرغيزستان.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقار...

China Investment Corporation

Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment CorporationHeadquarters at New Beijing Poly PlazaCompany typeSovereign wealth fundIndustryInvestment serviceFounded2007; 17 years ago (2007)HeadquartersBeijing, ChinaKey peoplePeng Chun (Chairman and CEO) Ju Weimin (Vice Chairman, President and CIO)Operating income US$ 118.012  billion (2019)[1]Net income US$ 110.313  billion (2019)[1]AUM CNY5.58 trillion (2021) US$0.87 trillion[2]Total assets U...

 

Richard Tauber

Richard Tauber di sebuah bungkus rokok. Richard Tauber (16 Mei 1891 - 8 Januari 1948) adalah seorang tenor Austria yang diakui sebagai salah satu penyanyi terbesar abad ke-20.[1] Beberapa kritikus bahkan memujinya dengan berkomentar hatinya dan perasaannya menyatu pada setiap kata yang dinyaniykannya.[1] Ia lahir di Linz, Austria, dari seorang janda dan akrtris yang bernama Elisabeth Seifferth, seorang janda dan seorang aktris yang memainkan peran soubrette di teater lokal, da...

 

SOD2

For the video game, see State of Decay 2. Enzyme SOD2Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1AP5, 1AP6, 1EM1, 1JA8, 1LUV, 1LUW, 1MSD, 1N0J, 1N0N, 1PL4, 1PM9, 1QNM, 1SZX, 1VAR, 1XDC, 1XIL, 1ZSP, 1ZTE, 1ZUQ, 2ADP, 2ADQ, 2GDS, 2P4K, 2QKA, 2QKC, 3C3S, 3C3TIdentifiersAliasesSOD2, IPOB, MNSOD, MVCD6, IPO-B, Mn-SOD, superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial, superoxide dismutase 2, GClnc1External IDsOMIM: 147460; MGI: 98352; HomoloGene: 530; GeneCards: SOD2; OMA:SOD2 - ort...

Pepsi

Soft drink by PepsiCo This article is about the beverage. For its manufacturer, see PepsiCo. For other uses, see Pepsi (disambiguation). PepsiTypeColaManufacturerPepsiCoCountry of origin United StatesRegion of originNew Bern, North CarolinaIntroduced1893; 131 years ago (1893) (as Brad's Drink)1898; 126 years ago (1898) (as Pepsi-Cola)1961; 63 years ago (1961) (as Pepsi)ColorCaramel E-150dVariantsDiet PepsiPepsi TwistPepsi LimePepsi Wi...

 

Georgy Lvov

Georgy LvovGeorgy Lvov pada tahun 1917Pemimpin Pertama Pemerintahan Sementara RusiaPendahuluNikolai II (Tsar Rusia)PenerusAlexander KerenskyKelahiran(1861-11-02)2 November 1861Dresden, Saxony, Konfederasi JermanKematian7 Maret 1925(1925-03-07) (umur 63)Paris, Prancis Pangeran Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov[1] atau Georgy Lvov (2 November [Gaya lama 21 Oktober] 1861 – 7/8 Maret 1925) adalah seorang bangsawan dan negarawan Rusia yang menjabat sebagai perdana menteri pertama Republik Ru...

 

مارتن غارسيا

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (أبريل 2019) مارتن غارسيا   معلومات شخصية الميلاد 23 أكتوبر 1984 (40 سنة)  فيراكروز  مواطنة الولايات المتحدة  مشكلة صحية مرض فيروس كورونا 2019[1]  الحياة العملية ...

Animantarx

Extinct genus of dinosaurs AnimantarxTemporal range: mid Albian-early Cenomanian104.46–98.37 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Reconstructed skeleton Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Dinosauria Clade: †Ornithischia Clade: †Thyreophora Clade: †Ankylosauria Family: †Nodosauridae Subfamily: †Nodosaurinae Clade: †Panoplosaurini Genus: †AnimantarxCarpenter et al. 1999 Type species †Animantarx ramaljonesiCarpenter et al. 1...

 

Digital data

Discrete, discontinuous representation of information This article is about the concept in information theory and information systems. For the electronics concept, see Digital signal. For other uses, see Digital. Digital clock. The time shown by the digits on the face at any instant is digital data. The actual precise time is analog data. Digital data, in information theory and information systems, is information represented as a string of discrete symbols, each of which can take on one of o...

 

Bad faith

Duplicity, fraud, or deception For other uses, see Bad faith (disambiguation). Of two minds redirects here. For other uses, see Of Two Minds. Not to be confused with Heresy. Othello (left) and Iago (right) from Othello by William Shakespeare. Much of the tragedy of the play is brought about by advice Iago gives to Othello in bad faith. Bad faith (Latin: mala fides) is a sustained form of deception which consists of entertaining or pretending to entertain one set of feelings while acting as if...

Ossian

Purported author of a cycle of epic poems For other uses, see Ossian (disambiguation). Ossian Singing, Nicolai Abildgaard, 1787 Ossian (/ˈɒʃən, ˈɒsiən/; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: Oisean) is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, originally as Fingal (1761) and Temora (1763),[1] and later combined under the title The Poems of Ossian. Macpherson claimed to have collected word-of-mouth material in Scottish Ga...

 

Tour des Asturies

Tour des AsturiesVuelta a Asturias (es)GénéralitésSport Cyclisme sur routeCréation 1925Nombre d'éditions 66 (en 2024)Périodicité annuelle (avr.)Type / Format Course à étapesLieu(x) Espagne AsturiesCatégorie 2.1 Organisateur Union cycliste internationaleSite web officiel (es) Site officielPalmarèsDernier vainqueur Isaac Del ToroPlus titré(s) Faustino Rupérez Richard Carapaz Nairo Quintana Ricardo Montero Jesús Manzaneque Juan Carlos Domínguez Federico Bahamontes(2 victoires...