Wish You Were Here (Rednex song)

"Wish You Were Here"
Single by Rednex
from the album Sex & Violins
Released	May 6, 1995
Format	CD single Maxi single Digital download
Recorded	1994
Genre	Country music & Electronica
Length	4:00
Writer(s)	Leskelä Teijo, Denniz Pop, Max Martin
Producer	Denniz Pop, Max Martin
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 Sex & Violins.

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

Cover versions

• The song was covered by Blackmore's Night on their 1997 album, Shadow of the Moon.
• In 2006, the song was covered by former Deutschland sucht den SuperStar contestant Anna-Maria Zimmerman on the Love Songs album.

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	25
Germany (Media Control Charts)	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	26
Norway (VG-lista)	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	1

References

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