Wish You Were Here (Incubus song)

Infobox Single
Name = Wish You Were Here


Artist = Incubus
from Album = Morning View
B-side = Mexico (live)/Drive (live)/Warmth (live)/Wish You Were Here (live)
Released = August 21,2001
Format = CD/DVD single
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:36
Label = Sony Records
Writer = Incubus
Producer = Scott Litt and Incubus
Chart position = * #60 (U.S. Hot 100)
* #4 (U.S. Mainstream Rock)
* #2 (U.S. Modern Rock)
* #36 (Adult Top 40)
Last single = "Drive" (1999)
This single = "Wish You Were Here" (2001)
Next single = "Warning" (2002)

:"This article is about the Incubus song; for the Pink Floyd song of the same name, see Wish You Were Here (song)."

"Wish You Were Here" is the first single off Incubus's 2001 album, "Morning View". It peaked at #2 on the Modern Rock and #4 on the Mainstream Rock Charts that year.

In regards to the song's meaning, vocalist Brandon Boyd stated:

Tracking listing

CD single

#Wish You Were Here
#Mexico (live)
#Drive (live)
#Warmth (live)
#Wish You Were Here (live)

Australian CD single

#Wish You Were Here
#Mexico
#Warmth (live)
#Drive (live)

UK CD single

#Wish You Were Here (Album Version)
#New Skin
#Drive (Orchestral Studio Version)
#Wish You Were Here (Video)

UK DVD single

#Wish You Were Here (Video) – Live at ‘The Morning View Sessions’
#Wish You Were Here
#A Certain Shade of Green
#4 x Video Clips from the session

Music videos

In light of the September 11 attacks, the original music video produced for "Wish You Were Here" was deemed inappropriate by MTV. Boyd remarked:

The second video, which found substantial airplay, had the band performing in front of a dark background, a light breeze blowing toward them. It also used various home video-like footage of swimming and other summer activities. The original "bridge jump" version would eventually air much later.

References

External links

* [http://www.mtv.com/bands/i/incubus/news_feature_102701/index2.jhtml# "Wish You Were Here" music video (second version)]