"You Make Me" is a song written and recorded by Swedish DJ and record producer

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. The song features unlisted/uncredited vocals from Swedish musician and singer

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in collaboration with Swedish songwriter

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. It was produced for Avicii's debut studio album, ''

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'' and appears as the second track on the album. The song was released as the second single from ''True'' on 30 August 2013 as a follow-up to " Wake Me Up". The single made its worldwide debut on

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). "You Make Me" is written in E flat minor and runs at 125

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Music video

A lyric video for "You Make Me" made by Jesper Eriksson was uploaded to Avicii's VEVO YouTube account on 30 August 2013. The video depicted city scenes (from, among others,

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) heavily using the miniature photography technique. The official music video, directed by Sebastian Ringler, premiered on the same channel on 16 September 2013. The video is described by Vevo where "down at the skate rink a little bit of jealousy explodes into ninja battle".

Track listings

;Digital download #"You Make Me" – 3:53 ;Digital download – Remixes #"You Make Me" (Extended Mix) – 5:18 #"You Make Me" (Throttle Remix) – 4:45 #"You Make Me" (

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and Ookay Remix) – 4:07

Commercial performance

"You Make Me" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, one place above Avicii's previous single, " Wake Me Up!", in that week. It remained at number five for a second week. It also debuted at number one on the

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, dethroning "Wake Me Up!" from the top spot.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2013 songs 2013 singles Island Records singles Avicii songs Number-one singles in Sweden Song recordings produced by Avicii Songs written by Arash Pournouri Songs written by Avicii Songs written by Salem Al Fakir Songs written by Vincent Pontare