"For You" is a song by

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band

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, comprising

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and

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, with guesting co-writer

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, released as the second single from their second album ''

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''. "For You" reached #16 on the

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Single

As was the trend in the 1990s, it was issued as two

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s as well as on

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. The first CD featured two exclusive

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("I Feel Alright" and "All That I Need"), while the second had three previously released tracks from the period of their first album ''

'' (the 12" remix of " Get the Message, its B-side "Free Will", and " Disappointed"). In Europe only the first CD was released.

Versions

"I Feel Alright", also written with Bartos, remains commercially unavailable, although the Marr-Sumner track "All That I Need" was included on the

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ese issue of ''Raise the Pressure'' and the 2006 compilation ''

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''. The album version of "For You" was also included on this collection. A UK 1-track

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CD featured a shorter edit than the single and album versions, and soundtracked its

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directed by Richard Heslop.

Track listings

UK CD1/EU CD

# "For You" # "All That I Need" # "I Feel Alright"

UK CD2

# "For You" # "Free Will" (12" mix) # "Disappointed" # "Get the Message" (DNA Mix)

UK MC

# "For You" # "All That I Need"

UK promo CD

# "For You" (radio edit)

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

{{DEFAULTSORT:For You (Electronic Song) 1996 singles 1996 songs Electronic (band) songs Music videos directed by Richard Heslop Parlophone singles Songs written by Bernard Sumner Songs written by Johnny Marr Songs written by Karl Bartos