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Wish You Were Here (Rednex song)

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B-side
  
"Hittin' the Hay"

Recorded
  
1994

Length
  
4:00

Released
  
6 May 1995

Genre
  
Pop

Format
  
CD single Maxi single Digital download

"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.

Contents

Music video

The music video of "Wish You Were Here" was directed by Matt Broadley.

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

    1. "Wish You Were Here" (Radio Edit) - 4:00
    2. "Wish You Were Here" (Live At Brunkeflo Town Hall) - 4:08
    3. "Hittin' the Hay" - 3:19
    4. "Wish You Were Here (Stampede Remix)" - 5:57

    References

    Wish You Were Here (Rednex song) Wikipedia
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