Wish You Were Here (Rednex song)

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“Wish You Were Here”
“Wish You Were Here” cover
Single by Rednex
from the album Sex & Violins
Released 1995
Format CD single
Maxi single
Digital download
Recorded 1994
Genre Country music & Electronica
Length 4:00
Writer(s) Denniz Pop, Max Martin
Producer Pat Reiniz
Rednex singles chronology
"Old Pop in an Oak"
(1995)		 "Wish You Were Here"
(1995)		 "Wild 'N Free"
(1995)

"Wish You Were Here" is a ballad by the Swedish band Rednex, off their first album.

Although not a hit in the United States, unlike "Cotton-Eye Joe", "Wish You Were Here" was a hit in Austria, Norway and Switzerland, even managing to reach number one.

[edit] Track listings

  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

[edit] Chart

Chart (1995)[1] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 25
Dutch Singles Chart 26

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Wish You Were Here", in Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved May 19, 2008)
Preceded by
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams		 Austrian number one single
July 23, 1995 - September 24, 1995		 Succeeded by
"I Wanna Be a Hippy" by Technohead


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