You Make Me

Not to be confused with You Made Me.

For the 1988 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic, see Even Worse.

"You Make Me" is a song written and recorded by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii and Swedish musician and singer Salem Al Fakir in collaboration with Swedish songwriter Vincent Pontare and producer Arash Pournouri. It was produced for Avicii's debut studio album, True and appears as the second track on the album. The song was released as the second single from True on 30 August 2013 as a follow-up to "Wake Me Up". The single made its worldwide debut on BBC Radio 1's The Pete Tong Show on 16 August.^[1]

"You Make Me"
Single by Avicii featuring Salem Al Fakir
from the album True
Released	30 August 2013 (2013-08-30)
Genre	Progressive house
Length	3:53
Label	PRMD Universal Island
Songwriter(s)	Salem Al Fakir Tim Bergling Vincent Pontare Arash Pournouri
Producer(s)	Avicii Arash Pournouri
Avicii featuring Salem Al Fakir singles chronology
"Wake Me Up!" (2013) "You Make Me" (2013) "Hey Brother" (2013)

"You Make Me" is written in F sharp major and runs at 125 beats per minute.^[2]

Music video

A lyric video for "You Make Me" made by Jesper Eriksson was uploaded to Avicii's VEVO YouTube account on 30 August 2013. The video depicted city scenes (from, among others, Bangkok, Bochum, Chicago and Tokyo) heavily using the miniature photography technique.^[3]

The official music video, directed by Sebastian Ringler, premiered on the same channel on 16 September 2013.^[4] The video is described by Vevo where "down at the skate rink a little bit of jealousy explodes into ninja battle".^[5]

Track listings

Digital download^[6]

1. "You Make Me" – 3:53

Digital download – Remixes^[7]

1. "You Make Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:18
2. "You Make Me" (Throttle Remix) – 4:45
3. "You Make Me" (Diplo and Ookay Remix) – 4:07

Commercial performance

"You Make Me" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, one place above Avicii's previous single, "Wake Me Up!", in that week. It remained at number five for a second week.^[8] It also debuted at number one on the UK Dance Chart, dethroning "Wake Me Up!" from the top spot.^[9]

In the United States, the song debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighty-five on the week of October 5, 2013, one week before leaving the chart.

In popular culture

The song was used in the advertising campaign for ITV2's Freshers, a television documentary about Freshers Week at the University of Bedfordshire.^[10] It was also used by the TEN Sports network for the cricket match series between India and South Africa in 2013–14.

In April 2014, the song was featured in the Spotify commercial "Can't Find the Words?".^[11]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–2014) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[12] 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[13] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[14] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[15] 26 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[16] 44 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[17] 79 Denmark (Tracklisten)^[18] 34 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[19] 4 France (SNEP)^[20] 58 Germany (Official German Charts)^[21] 34 Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[22] 5 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[23] 7 Hungary (Single Top 40)^[24] 10 Ireland (IRMA)^[25] 10 Italy (FIMI)^[26] 62 Mexico Anglo Chart (Monitor Latino)^[27] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[28] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[29] 29 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[30] 32 Norway (VG-lista)^[31] 6 Poland (Dance Top 50)^[32] 21 Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[33] 76 Scotland (OCC)^[34] 3 Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[35] 42 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[36] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[37] 29 UK Singles (OCC)^[38] 5 UK Dance (OCC)^[39] 1 US Billboard Hot 100^[40] 85 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[41] 11 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[42] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[43] 38 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[44] 72 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[45] 124 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[46] 89 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[47] 29 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[48] 79 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[49] 44 Chart (2014) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[50] 38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[51] 90 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[52] 44 Certifications Certifications for You Make Me Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[53] 2× Platinum 140,000^‡ Germany (BVMI)^[54] Gold 150,000^‡ Italy (FIMI)^[55] Gold 15,000^‡ Netherlands (NVPI)^[56] 2× Platinum 40,000^^ Norway (IFPI Norway)^[57] 2× Platinum 20,000^* Sweden (GLF)^[58] 4× Platinum 160,000^‡ United Kingdom (BPI)^[59] Platinum 600,000^‡ United States (RIAA)^[60] Gold 500,000^‡ Streaming Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[61] Platinum 1,800,000^† Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[62] Gold 4,000,000^† ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia^[63]	30 August 2013	Digital download	Universal Music
New Zealand
Russia^[64]
United Kingdom^[65]	15 September 2013

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