You is a song by Candlebox and the second single from their eponymous debut album. You was released on November 30, 1993 throug Maverick and Sire Records. It is one of the band’s most well known songs, peaking at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #6 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts, respectively. You was included on The Best of Candlebox in 2006. It was also featured in the 1996 film Foxfire and appears on its soundtrack album.
Lead singer Kevin Martin said:
“I had stolen money from my parents to buy drugs and I had a real problem when I was in high school. On my 18th birthday I went to see Midnight Oil and Peter Garrett just floored me as a frontman. I woke up the next morning and said, ‘That’s it,’ and I quit. I paid my parents back and I haven’t done drugs since. Well, I don’t consider mushrooms and anything that’s organic or natural to be a drug. So I still smoke pot every now and then. So that song’s really about just saying goodbye to that dependency.”
There are two versions to the You video. One was directed by Samuel Bayer and shows a live performance of the band in a studio with various dark imagery. This is the studio version of the song. The second version is a live performance cut into a music video format. It is very similar to Pearl Jam‘s Even Flow video. The audio is noticeably heavier as are Kevin Martin‘s vocals.
Tracklist:
- You (Svendel Mix)
- You (Album Version)
- Pull Away
Candlebox
Kevin Martin: lead vocals
Peter Klett: guitar
Bardi Martin: bass
Scott Mercado: drums
