You and I Both explained

You and I Both
Cover:YouAndIBoth.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Jason Mraz
Album:Waiting for My Rocket to Come
Length:3:39
Label:Elektra
Producer:John Alagía
Prev Title:The Remedy (I Won't Worry)
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Curbside Prophet
Next Year:2004

"You and I Both" is a song by American musician Jason Mraz, released as the second single from his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002), on June 16, 2003.

Music video

The video begins with Mraz in a bank, waiting in line to deposit the coins in his piggy bank. He sees the teller (Lizzy Caplan of CBS's The Class, Mean Girls, and Cloverfield) and instantly falls in love with her. He tries several times to get her as his teller and fails miserably on all counts, first spilling the coins from his piggy bank, then cutting in line only to have her close her window just as he gets to it. After multiple attempts, Mraz finally manages to reach the teller and passes a note reading, "Give me what I want ".

The bank's manager walks over and, thinking the note signals an attempted robbery, pushes the alarm button. Security lights flash and papers begin to fly around the bank, while the customers and staff begin to dance. The police arrive and they too join the dance before escorting Mraz out in handcuffs, slamming him against the hood of the police car. The teller comes running out of the bank and watches him being taken away.

Now sharing a jail cell, a bereft Mraz doodles on the walls and pines away the hours. Ultimately, he returns to the bank to find the teller. He looks in the window and doesn't see her, but turns around to find she has pulled up in a car behind him. He gets in and they drive away together, and the video ends with heart frame around the car as it drives away, the words "The End" flashing across the screen.

Track listing

Australian CD single[1]

  1. "You and I Both" (album version)
  2. "Common Pleasure" (live)
  3. "You and I Both" (live)
  4. "Rainbow Connection" (live video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Waiting for My Rocket to Come album booklet.[2]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 99
US Triple-A (Billboard)[5] 16

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesJune 16, 2003Triple A radioElektra[7]
September 22, 3003Hot adult contemporary radio[8]
November 3, 2003Contemporary hit radio[9]
AustraliaFebruary 9, 2004CDWarner Music Australia[10]

Covers

The song was covered by Dean Saunders, winner of the third season of Popstars Netherlands. The song was released as his debut solo single and reached number four on the Dutch Top 40.[11]

Notes and References

  1. You and I Both. Jason Mraz. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Warner Music Australia. 7559674672.
  2. Waiting for My Rocket to Come. Waiting for My Rocket to Come. Jason Mraz. 2004. US CD album booklet. Elektra Records. 62829-2.
  3. Web site: The ARIA Report: ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 16th February 2004. ARIA. 17. February 16, 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222426/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040307-0000/Issue729.pdf. February 22, 2008. May 17, 2021.
  4. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 22. December 19, 2003.
  5. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Triple-A Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 47. December 19, 2003.
  6. 2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 12. 51. 26. December 17, 2004.
  7. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1508. 26. June 13, 2003. May 17, 2021.
  8. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1522. 24. September 19, 2003. May 17, 2021.
  9. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1528. 20. October 31, 2003. May 17, 2021.
  10. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 9th February 2004. ARIA. 26. February 9, 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222426/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040307-0000/Issue728.pdf. February 22, 2008. May 17, 2021.
  11. Web site: Dean – You and I Both. Dutch Top 40. January 11, 2020.