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{{Infobox song
| name       = Me and You
| cover      = Chesney - Me and You cover.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Kenny Chesney]]
| album      = [[Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)|Me and You]]
| B-side     = I Finally Found Somebody
| released   = July 22, 1996
| recorded   = 1995
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Country music|Country]]
| length     = 3:40
| label      = [[BNA Records|BNA]] 64589
| writer     = [[Skip Ewing]]<br>[[Ray Herndon]]
| producer   = [[Barry Beckett]]
| prev_title = Back in My Arms Again
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = [[When I Close My Eyes (Keith Palmer song)|When I Close My Eyes]]
| next_year  = 1996
}}
'''"Me and You"''' is a song written by [[Skip Ewing]] and [[Ray Herndon]], the latter of whom was formerly the guitarist of the band [[McBride & the Ride]]. It was recorded by American [[country music]] singer [[Kenny Chesney]], who included it on two albums: ''[[All I Need to Know (album)|All I Need to Know]]'' (1995) and ''[[Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)|Me and You]]'' (1996). It was released in July 1996 as the second single and title track from the latter album, peaking at number 2 on the US country singles charts in 1996.
==Content==
"Me and You" is a mid-tempo ballad in which the male narrator tells of how he and his life partner complement each other. The song's main accompaniment comes from [[piano]] and a [[string section]], with some [[pedal steel guitar]] flourishes.
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Chuck Kuhn, and premiered on CMT on July 26, 1996, during "The CMT Delivery Room". It was the first video of his career where Chesney had a haircut. It shows Chesney singing the song on a front porch, as well as interacting with various people. The video was shot in the town of [[Colton, Washington]].
==History==
Chesney first recorded the song on his 1995 album ''[[All I Need to Know (album)|All I Need to Know]]''<ref>{{cite web | last=Erlewine | first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine | title=''All I Need to Know'' review | url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r224587|pure_url=yes}} | work=[[Allmusic]] | accessdate=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> and in 1996 included it on his third studio album, ''[[Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)|Me and You]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Erlewine | first=Stephen Thomas | title=''Me and You'' review | url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r241759|pure_url=yes}} | work=Allmusic | accessdate=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> The song was released as a single in 1996 from the latter album.
==Chart positions==
"Me and You" debuted at number 68 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now [[Hot Country Songs]]) charts dated for the week of July 20, 1996. The song spent twenty weeks on that chart, peaking at number 2 on the chart week of November 2, behind [[Clint Black]]'s "[[Like the Rain]]". It also spend six weeks on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]], peaking at number 12 on that chart (equivalent to number 112 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]).
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! align=left|Chart (1996)
! align=center|Peak<br />position
|-
|{{singlechart|Canadacountry|6|chartid=9926|publishdate=November 25, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|12|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903}}
|-
|{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Kenny Chesney|artistid=49903}}
|}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
| Canada Country Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9734&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 16, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center" | 75
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | year=1996| accessdate=July 20, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center" | 37
|}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Me and You''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Kenny Chesney|title=Me and You|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1996|certyear=2018|access-date=August 12, 2022}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Kenny Chesney singles}}
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[[Category:1996 singles]]
[[Category:Kenny Chesney songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Skip Ewing]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett]]
[[Category:BNA Records singles]]
[[Category:1995 songs]]