Wish I Knew You
The Revivalists
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You shine like a star You know who you are You're everything beautiful She's hot, hot like the sun The loneliest one Still everything beautiful Well I'll be god damned You're standing at my door We stayed up in the city Until the stars lost the war So Friday night, holy ghost Take me to your level Show me the one I need the most I need the most I wish I knew you when I was young We could've got so high Now we're here it's been so long Two strangers in the bright lights Oh I hope you don't mind We can share my mood yeah Two strangers in the bright lights I wish I knew you I wish I knew you Oh I wish I knew you when I was young Truth, it's all that you need You bury that seed It's everything beautiful And that sound comes from the underground It's all inside you now It's everything beautiful But what you, what you, what you, what you running from? And they got, they got, they got, they got you on the run? So Friday night Holy ghost Take me to your level Show me the one I need the most I need the most I wish I knew you when I was young We could've got so high Now we're here it's been so long Two strangers in the bright lights Oh and I hope you don't mind We can share my mood, yeah Two strangers in the bright lights I wish I knew you I wish I knew you Oh I wish I knew you when I was young Maybe we can share my mood Hmm hmm hmm Maybe we can share my mood Hmm hmm hmm Maybe we can share my mood Hmm hmm hmm I wish I knew you when I was young We could've got so high Now we're here it's been so long Two strangers in the bright lights Oh and I hope you don't mind We can share my mood, yeah Two strangers in the bright lights I wish I knew you I wish I knew you Oh I wish I knew you when I was young
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Written by: ANDREW STEPHEN CAMPANELLI, ZACHARY FEINBERG, GEORGE M. GEKAS, MICHAEL GIRARDOT, ROBERT INGRAHAM, DAVID WILLIAM SHAW, ED WILLIAMS
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13 facts about this song
Release Date"Wish I Knew You" is a song by The Revivalists that was originally released on July 17, 2015, in their album "Men Amongst Mountains".
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Record LabelThe record label that released the song is Wind-up Records.
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Music Genre"Wish I Knew You" is categorized under Alternative Rock and Indie Rock genres of music.
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Billboard PerformanceThis song peaked at #1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart in September 2016. It also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs airplay chart in May 2017, after setting a new record for the slowest climb to the top spot.
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Song LengthThe duration of "Wish I Knew You" is approximately 4 minutes and 34 seconds.
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SongwritersThe song was written by all eight members of the Revivalists.
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Song Reception and Awards"Wish I Knew You" has received a positive reception overall, earning the band a nomination for Best Rock Video at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
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Album SuccessThe song's success greatly contributed to the overall success of "Men Amongst Mountains", which became one of the Revivalist's most popular albums.
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Music VideoThe song's music video, which was released in October 2016, features the band performing at a wild retro party and has gathered over 70 million views on YouTube.
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MeaningThe song talks about missed opportunities and regret about paths not taken, with lyrics expressing the wish of having met someone earlier in life.
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Live PerformancesThe Revivalists have performed "Wish I Knew You" at major music festivals and television programs, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
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Gold RecordThe song was certified gold by the RIAA in September 2017, only just over two years after its original release.
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Radio AirplayAccording to radio monitoring company Mediabase, "Wish I Knew You" was the most played song on all platform radio stations within the United States for the year 2017.
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