You (S Club 7 song)

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"You"
You(SClub7).jpg
Single by S Club 7
from the album Sunshine
B-side"The Long and Winding Road"
Released11 February 2002 (2002-02-11)
Recorded2001 (London, England)
Length
  • 3:26 (album version)
  • 3:31 (single version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Eliot Kennedy
  • Mike Percy
  • Tim Lever
  • Tim Woodcock
Producer(s)Steelworks
S Club 7 singles chronology
"Have You Ever"
(2001) 		"You"
(2002) 		"Alive"
(2002)

"You" is the ninth single released by UK pop group S Club 7 on 11 February 2002 as the final single from their third studio album, Sunshine (2001). The track is an up-tempo retro number reminiscent of the group's fourth single "You're My Number One", and served as the theme song to their third series Hollywood 7 in 2001. The video is set in the 1950s and is described in the Best CD booklet as a "candy floss-bright, tongue-in-cheek 50s pastiche". This track was the last single to feature former band member Paul Cattermole and sparked the last leg of the S Club 7 journey. The song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted on the 2002 Year End Singles chart at number 70.

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.[1]

Music video[]

The first part of the video stars Rachel Stevens as a wife who cooks food for her husband portrayed by Paul Cattermole as he arrives home. But a mistress played by Jo 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 Hannah Spearritt dancing. The second part shows Stevens mowing the lawn. Jon Lee joins her, but soon goes to O'Meara, who is having a BBQ. 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 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 ("Have You Ever") for that year.

Track listings[]

  • UK CD1
  1. "You" (Single version)
  2. "The Long and Winding Road"
  3. "Bring the House Down" (Almighty mix)
  4. "You" (CD-ROM video)
  • UK CD2

(includes band poster)

  1. "You" (Single version)
  2. "Stronger" (Solar8 Mix)
  3. "You" (The Bold and The Beautiful Swishy Disco mix)
  • Cassette
  1. "You" (Single version)
  2. "You" (Karaoke version)

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 11 February 2002 (2002-02-11)
  • CD
  • cassette
 Polydor [8]
Australia 29 April 2002 (2002-04-29) CD [9]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/10/s-club-7-paul-cattermole-interview
  2. ^ "Issue 636" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 10. 2 March 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – S Club 7". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ "The Official Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 11 February 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 February 2002. p. 31. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 29th April 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 29 April 2002. p. 25. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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