"You" is a song by British pop group

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, 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, ''

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'', in 2001. This track was the last single to feature former band member

Paul Cattermole Paul Gerald Cattermole (born 7 March 1977) is an English singer. He was a member of the group S Club 7, but left the group in 2002. Early life Cattermole was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He was a member of the National Youth Music Thea ...

and sparked the last leg of the S Club 7 journey. The song reached 2 on the

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, ranking at No. 70 on the year-end edition. 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". 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.

Music video

The first part of the video stars

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as a wife who cooks food for her husband portrayed by

as he arrives home. But a mistress played by

Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English pop singer. She is best known for being a member of pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. Born and raised in Romford, she launched her career at age 16 working with Max Martin. 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

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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 Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is a British singer, rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the pop group S Club 7 where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards. Since 2008, ...

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 ("

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") for that year.

Track listings

* UK CD1 and Australian CD single # "You" (single version) – 3:31 # "

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" – 3:44 # "Bring the House Down" (Almighty mix) – 7:21 # "You" (CD-ROM video) – 3:31 * UK CD2 # "You" (single version) – 3:31 # "Stronger" (Solar8 mix) – 5:48 # "You" (The Bold and the Beautiful Swishy Disco mix) – 6:09 * UK cassette single # "You" (single version) – 3:31 # "You" (karaoke version) – 3:31 * European CD single # "You" (single version) – 3:31 # "You" (The Bold and the Beautiful Swishy Disco mix) – 6:09

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the '' Sunshine'' album booklet. Studios * Produced at Steelworks Studios (

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, 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 *

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– additional production * Heff Moraes – mixing * Ben Coombs – engineering * David O'Hagan – assistant engineering * Richard Dowling – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control S Club 7 songs 19 Recordings singles 2001 songs 2002 singles Music television series theme songs Music videos directed by Julien Temple Polydor Records singles Songs written by Eliot Kennedy Songs written by Mike Percy (musician) Songs written by Tim Lever Songs written by Tim Woodcock