| You and The Mona Lisa | |
| Cover: | You and the Mona Lisa cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shawn Colvin |
| Album: | A Few Small Repairs |
| Recorded: | 1996 |
| Genre: | Pop, rock, folk |
| Length: | 4:05 (album version) |
| Label: | Columbia Records |
| Producer: | John Leventhal |
| Prev Title: | Sunny Came Home |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Nothin' on Me |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"You and The Mona Lisa" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. The song was released in September 1997 as the third single from her album, A Few Small Repairs. "You and The Mona Lisa" was the follow-up to her 1997 hit, "Sunny Came Home".[1]
The music video for "You and The Mona Lisa" was directed by Nancy Bardawil. The video was posted to VH1.com on September 16, 1997,[2] and added it to VH1's television rotation during the final week of September 1997.[3] In addition to "You and The Mona Lisa", VH1 also added Sugar Ray's "Fly", Robyn's "Show Me Love", and Usher's "You Make Me Wanna..." to its on-air rotation during the same week.[3]
Billboard Magazine praised the single in its review on September 20, 1997, calling it "slightly more subtle in its musical approach [than "Sunny Came Home"], but no less satisfying."[4] Billboard continued, writing that "You and The Mona Lisa," "...packs a satisfying punch, as Colvin's intimate is surrounded by the required acoustic strumming and splashes of blues-spiced horn and harmonica lines. As the song builds to a lively, rock-edged climax, it's easy to imagine this hit-bound tune over and over again on the radio. If you have yet to investigate the artist's fine current album, A Few Small Repairs, use this single as an excuse to finally do so."[4]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 24 |
| US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard) | 31[5] |