You (Staxx song)

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"You"
Single by Staxx featuring Carol Leeming
B-side"Remix"
Released1993
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Simon Thorne
  • Tom Jones
Staxx featuring Carol Leeming singles chronology
"Joy"
(1993)
"You"
(1993)
"Shout"
(1996)

"You" is a 1995 single by British house music studio project Staxx, assembled by producers Simon Thorne and Tom Jones, and featuring British singer Carol Leeming. This was their second number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart (after 1994's "Joy"), reaching the top spot on July 1, 1995.[1] The single peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the dance act "that brought "Joy" to many a punter over a year ago is back with a peppy Euro-disco mover that soars above the current throng of NRGetic wannabes on the strength of Carol Leeming's forceful vocal. She injects sass and bounce to a simple pop hook, while also anchoring the track's frothy mélange of sugary synths and loops."[3] Andy Beevers from Music Week's RM Dance Update said, "This belated follow-up to 'Joy' is another big and confident song backed by an impressive array of remixes that provides justification for the doublepack." He added, "The top of the Club Chart beckons."[4] Another editor, James Hamilton described it as a "Carol Leeming hollered happy M People-ish devotional pure gospel galloper".[5] Debby Peterson from The Network Forty deemed it a "great dance record".[6]

Track listing[edit]

  • CD-single (US)
  1. "You" (Man City Radio Edit) — 4:05
  2. "You" (Overworld Radio Edit) — 4:04
  3. "You" (Man City Vocal) — 6:43
  4. "You" (Overworld Vocal) — 6:25
  5. "You" (Staxx Original Mix) — 6:25
  6. "You" (Sound Factory Mix) — 8:00
  7. "You" (Sound Factory Edit) — 3:47

Charts[edit]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[7] 13
UK Singles (OCC) 50
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[8] 2
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week)[9] 33
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 1

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 1, 1995
  2. ^ "Staxx of Joy - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (8 April 1995). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ Beevers, Andy (11 March 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 13. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ Hamilton, James (6 May 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ Peterson, Debby (7 July 1995). "Crossover" (PDF). The Network Forty. p. 40. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Dance/Urban - Volume 62, No. 4 Aug 28, 1995". RPM. 28 August 1995. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 11 March 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 1 April 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 2 September 2021.