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| Name = You and I |
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| Artist = [[Lady Gaga]] |
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| Album = [[Born This Way]] |
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| Recorded = 2010 |
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| Genre = [[Rock and roll]] |
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| Length = 5:07 |
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| Label = Streamline, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Kon Live Distribution|Kon Live]] |
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| Writer = Lady Gaga |
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| Producer = [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] |
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'''"You and I"''' is a song by American recording artist [[Lady Gaga]] that will appear on her upcoming album, ''[[Born This Way]]''. |
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==Performances== |
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Lady Gaga debuted the song in June 2010 during a performance at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball.<ref name=Montgomery>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642781/lady-gagas-i-little-monsters-rate-her-new-song.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga's 'You And I': The 'Little Monsters' Rate Her New Song|date=June 30, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|publisher=[[MTV]]|first=James|last=Montgomery}}</ref> Gaga stated: "This is a brand-new record that no one's ever heard before ... ever. And I've never, ever played it live, ever."<ref name=Kaufman>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642484/lady-gaga-debuts-new-song-i-at-elton-john-benefit.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Debuts New Song 'You And I' At Elton John Benefit|date=June 28, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|publisher=MTV|first=Gil|last=Kaufman}}</ref> She also claimed that the song was "written in NY on the piano [she] grew up on", and admitted that the "rock-and-roll tune" may not be used as a [[Single (music)|single]] but remains "very dear" to her heart.<ref name=Kaufman/><ref name=Herrera>{{cite journal|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/lady-gaga-unveils-new-rock-song-you-and-1004101195.story#/column/viralvideos/lady-gaga-unveils-new-rock-song-you-and-1004101195.story|title=Lady Gaga Unveils New Rock Song 'You and I' at Elton John Ball|first=Monica|last=Herrera|date=June 28, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Footage of the performance appeared on the Internet soon after, and positive response encouraged Lady Gaga to perform the song during the first concert of the North American leg of the [[Monster Ball Tour]] in Montreal.<ref name=Montgomery/> |
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[[File:Lady Gaga You and I.jpg|right|thumb|Lady Gaga performing "You and I" before a record crowd on ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' on July 9, 2010]] |
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Gaga then played the song during a live performance on ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' on July 9, 2010 before a crowd estimated at 18,000–20,000 people, the largest crowd ever to pack [[Rockefeller Plaza]].<ref name=D'Zurilla>{{Cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/07/lady-gaga-you-and-i-today-show-video.html|title=Lady Gaga debuts new song, 'You and I,' on the 'Today' show|date=July 9, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla}}</ref><ref name=Wieselman>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/ny_hearts_lady_gaga_HLRlzkVTxTgR1hMV8abQFK|title=NY Hearts Lady GaGa. 'Today,' tomorrow, forever|first=Jarett|last=Wieselman|date=July 9, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|work=[[New York Post]]|publisher=[[News Corporation]]}}</ref><ref name=Celizic>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38164085/ns/today-toyota_concert_series_on_today/|title=Lady Gaga draws record crowd of 20,000 to Rockefeller Plaza |date=July 9, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|publisher=[[msnbc.com]]}}</ref> Lady Gaga told ''Today'' hosts that the song was written about "the most important person that [she] ever met", not revealing the identity of the subject. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' has suggested that the song may be about Lüc Carl, a former boyfriend that she has reconciled with.<ref name=Celizic/> |
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On July 31, 2010, during the Phoenix stop of the Monster Ball Tour, Gaga contested Arizona's immigration law [[Arizona SB 1070|SB 1070]] (which mandates that state police officers "question any person they suspect to be an illegal immigrant and imprison any aliens not carrying one of four allowed forms of proper identification") and dedicated her performance of "You and I" to a boy whose family was affected by the law.<ref name=Kreps>{{cite journal|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-protests-arizona-immigration-law-in-phoenix-20100802|title=Lady Gaga Protests Arizona Immigration Law in Phoenix|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=August 2, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011|journal=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> |
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Gaga performed a "less organic" album version of the track on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' on May 5, 2011.<ref name=Oprah>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663366/lady-gaga-performs-you-and-i-oprah.jhtml|title=Lady Gaga Performs New Version Of 'You And I' On 'Oprah'|date=May 5, 2011|accessdate=May 9, 2011|publisher=MTV|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena}}</ref> The same day, [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Haley Reinhart]] sang "You and I" as one of her two performances for the "Songs from Now and Then" theme that evening.<ref name=Reinhart>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663304/american-idol-haley-reinhart.jhtml|title=Haley Reinhart Takes An 'Idol' Risk On Lady Gaga's 'You And I'|date=May 4, 2011|accessdate=May 8, 2011|publisher=MTV|first=Adam|last=Graham}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Leah Greenblatt complimented the song for its "torchy, slow-burn cabaret quality" and for lacking "[[Auto-Tune]], fancy production, or performance gimmicks".<ref name=Greenblatt>{{cite journal|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/06/28/lady-gaga-new-song-you-and-i/|title=Lady Gaga performs new, never-heard song, 'You and I': Listen here|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 28, 2010|accessdate=January 10, 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_10/performances/haley_reinhart_you_and_i/ Video: Haley Reinhart performing "You and I" on ''American Idol''] |
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[[Category:Lady Gaga songs]] |
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