Released 28 April 2013 Recorded 2012 | Format Digital download Label Island | |
Genre UK garage
2-step garage Length 4:56 (single version)
4:29 (album version)
3:42 (radio edit) | ||
"You & Me" is a song by British electronic garage-house duo Disclosure, it features the vocals from Eliza Doolittle. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2013. The track is the third single from the duo's debut studio album, Settle (2013). The song was written by Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence, James Napier, Eliza Caird and produced by Disclosure. It has gained popularity through the Flume remix.
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Background
A music video to accompany the release of "You & Me" was first released onto YouTube on 25 April 2013 at a total length of four minutes and fourteen seconds.
Synopsis
The video shows a young couple (played by professional English freerunner and traceur Tim Shieff, and Lauren Johns who also appeared on Delilah's music video "Breathe") travelling across Europe, including Croatia and other locations across Europe, culminating with them partying at a Disclosure live performance at the end of the video, it also shows a poster on a wall, on the poster it says "Album coming soon". The video also shows Tim doing various Parkour moves including running, climbing, vaulting and jumping. Eliza Doolittle does not appear in the music video while Disclosure makes a cameo at the concert.
Critical reception
Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review.
John Earls of the Daily Star also gave the song a positive review stating: "The lass behind 2010’s Pack Up has had a drum and bass makeover, sounding right at home guesting on a tune that manages the rare trick of being both frantic and polished. Nice work all round".
Credits and personnel
Chart performance
On 5 May 2013, the song entered at number ten the UK Singles Chart for the week ending dated 11 May 2013. It also entered at number six on the UK Dance Chart, number 27 on the Scottish Single Chart and has also charted in Belgium.