"You and I Both" is a song by American musician

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, released as the second single from his debut album, '' Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), on June 16, 2003.

Music video

The

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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 ''

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'') 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

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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 # "You and I Both" (album version) # "Common Pleasure" (live) # "You and I Both" (live) # "Rainbow Connection" (live video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the '' Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' album booklet. Studios * Mixed at The Crabtrap (

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) * Engineered at Dragonfly Studios ( Haymarket, Virginia) and The Crabtrap (Easton, Maryland) * Mastered at

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(New York City) Personnel *

– music, lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar * Michael Andrews – electric guitars, acoustic

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* Stewart Myers – bass guitar * John Alagia – B3, shaker, tambourine * Brian Jones – drums * John Alagía – production, mixing * Chris Keup – preproduction, arrangement assistance * Jeff Juliano – mixing, engineering * Peter Harding – second engineer *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Covers

The song was covered by Dean Saunders, winner of the third season of ''

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'' Netherlands. The song was released as his debut solo single and reached number four on the Dutch Top 40.

References

{{Authority control 2002 songs 2003 singles Elektra Records singles Jason Mraz songs Songs written by Jason Mraz Warner Music Australasia singles