Wish You Were Here (Rednex song)
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"Wish You Were Here" | ||||
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File:Wish You Were Here.jpg | ||||
Single by Rednex | ||||
from the album Sex & Violins | ||||
B-side | "Hittin' the Hay" | |||
Released | 6 May 1995 | |||
Format | CD single Maxi single Digital download |
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Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Writer(s) | Leskelä Teijo, Denniz Pop, Max Martin | |||
Producer(s) | Denniz Pop, Max Martin | |||
Rednex singles chronology | ||||
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"Wish You Were Here" is a ballad by the Swedish band Rednex from their first album Sex & Violins. It was a number-one hit in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland.
Cover versions
- Urgent C in 1995 [1]
- Blackmore's Night on album, Shadow of the Moon (1997)
- In 2006, the song was covered by former Deutschland sucht den SuperStar contestant Anna-Maria Zimmermann on the Love Songs album.
Track listing
- "Wish You Were Here" (Radio Edit) - 4:00
- "Wish You Were Here" (Live At Brunkeflo Town Hall) - 4:08
- "Hittin' the Hay" - 3:19
- "Wish You Were Here (Stampede Remix)" - 5:57
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 1 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] | 25 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] | 6 |
Germany (Media Control Charts) | 1 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] | 26 |
Norway (VG-lista)[1] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] | 3 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] | 1 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Wish You Were Here", in Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
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External links
Preceded by | Austrian number-one single July 23, 1995 - September 24, 1995 |
Succeeded by "I Wanna Be a Hippy" by Technohead |
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- Number-one singles in Austria
- Number-one singles in Germany
- Number-one singles in Norway
- Number-one singles in Switzerland
- Song recordings produced by Max Martin
- Song recordings produced by Denniz Pop
- Songs written by Max Martin
- Songs written by Denniz Pop
- 1990s single stubs