- You (Ten Sharp song)
Infobox Single
Name = You
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Artist =Ten Sharp
Album = Under the Water-Line
A-side =
B-side = Instrumental
"When the Snow Falls" (maxi)
"White Gold" (maxi)
Released = 1992
Format =CD single CD maxi 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded = 1991
Genre = Pop, Ballad
Length = 4:35
Label = Columbia
Writer = Ton Groen
Niels Hermes
Producer = Niels Hermes
Michiel Hoogenboezem
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Last single =
This single = "You" (1992)
Next single = "Ain't My Beating Heart" (1992)
Misc ="You" is the name of a 1991 song recorded by the Dutch band
Ten Sharp . It was released in 1992 as their debut single from the album "Under the Water-Line" and became a smash hit in many countries, including France, Norway and Sweden where it reached #1 on the charts.Background and writing
First single from the band, "You" was a huge success thanks to its tune. According to a specialist of French charts, "the notes from the
piano are sharply separated with a beautiful consistency and constitute the backdrop of a melody served by the power of Marcel Kapteijn's [member of the band, vocalist] voice". [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 234 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)] The song begins with a long musical introduction on piano also played in the refrains and at the end.The song was written by Ton Groen, while the music was composed by Niels Hermes. This
pop ballad deals with a love relationship in which the narrator adresses to the woman he loves.Chart performances
The song was very successful, peaking at #1 in three countries.
In
Germany , "You" peaked at #4 in October 1991 and featured for eight weeks in the top ten.German Singles Chart [http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php Charts-surfer.de] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )] It also hit #4 inIreland and appeared for 12 weeks on the chart.Irish Single Chart [http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irishcharts.ie] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )] The single was also a hit in Switzerland : indeed, even if it failed to reach #1, it had a long chart trajectory of 32 weeks in the top 40, fromDecember 12 , 1991, toAugust 2 , 1992. It peaked at #3 in its 8th, 9th, 11th and 14th weeks, and totaled 16 weeks in the top ten."You", Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Ten+Sharp&titel=You&cat=s Hitparade.ch] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )] InAustria , "You" started at #29 onDecember 22 , 1991, entered the top ten five weeks later, and finally hit #2 in its 9th, 10th and 12th weeks. It remained for 16 weeks in the top ten and 24 weeks in the top 30."You", Austrian Singles Chart [http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Ten+Sharp&titel=You&cat=s Austriancharts.at] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )] The song has a moderate success in UK : it debuted at #40, climbed until reaching #10 for three weeks, then kept on dropping until its 13th week.UK Singles Chart [http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=19655 Chartstats.com] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )]It was a number-one hit in
Norway , featuring for 16 weeks in the top ten from later 1991, 12 of them in the top five."You", Norwegian Singles Chart [http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ten+Sharp&titel=You&cat=s Norwegiancharts.com] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )] InSweden , the single was charted for 20 weeks fromJanuary 8 , 1992. It stayed for 14 weeks in the top ten, including a peak at #1 for two weeks."You", Norwegian Singles Chart [http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ten+Sharp&titel=You&cat=s Swedishcharts.com] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )] InFrance , "You" went straight to #20 onFebruary 22 , 1992, then climbed quicky to the top five. It topped the chart for two consecutive weeks and remained for 18 weeks in the top 20 and 21 weeks on the chart. After falling of the top ten, it dropped quickly."You", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ten+Sharp&titel=You&cat=s Lescharts.com] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )]Track listings
; CD single
# "You" — 4:33
# "You" (instrumental) — 4:24; CD maxi
# "You" — 4:35
# "When the Snow Falls" — 5:13
# "White Gold" — 3:30
# "You" (instrumental) — 4:24; 7" single
# "You" — 4:33
# "You" (instrumental) — 4:24; 12" maxi
# "You" — 4:35
# "When the Snow Falls" — 5:13
# "White Gold" — 3:30
# "You" (instrumental) — 4:24; Cassette
# "You" — 4:33
# "You" (instrumental) — 4:24Credits
* Text : Ton Groen
* Music : Niels Hermes
* Artwork : Theo Stapel
* Engineer : Michiel Hoogenboezem
* Producer : Michiel Hoogenboezem , Niels Hermes
* Programmation : Niels HermesCharts
{| class="wikitable sortable"!align="left"|End of year chart (1992)!align="center"|Position
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align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart1992 Austrian Singles Chart [http://www.austriancharts.at/1992_single.asp Austriancharts.at] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )]
align="center"|10
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align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart1992 Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1992 Hitparade.ch] (RetrievedJune 20 ,2008 )]
align="center"|4
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