Wish You Were Mine

For other uses, see Wish You Were Mine (disambiguation).

"Wish You Were Mine" is the debut single by English producer Philip George. It samples the Stevie Wonder song "My Cherie Amour". It was released on 28 December 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom through 3 Beat Productions. The song peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining there for three consecutive weeks. It was going to be released in 2008 but got cancelled.^{[citation needed]} It was sampled in MC Pat Flynn's “Get on Your Knees”.

"Wish You Were Mine"
Single by Philip George
Released	26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Deep house
Length	2:57
Label	3 Beat Productions
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder Sylvia Moy Henry Cosby
Producer(s)	Philip George
Philip George singles chronology
"Wish You Were Mine" (2014) "Alone No More" (2015)

Chart performance

"Wish You Were Mine" spent three weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart, held off by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk".^[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Wish You Were Mine" was first released onto YouTube on 25 December 2014 at a total length of three minutes and twenty-five seconds.^[2] In the video, George plays a tenant, a bus driver, a policeman and a shopkeeper. The music video was filmed in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Formats and track listings

Digital download – Single^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish You Were Mine"	2:57

Digital Download – Single (Extended Mix)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish You Were Mine" (Extended Mix)	5:18

Digital download – Remixes^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish You Were Mine" (DJ S.K.T Remix)	4:44
2.	"Wish You Were Mine" (DJ S.K.T Dub Mix)	4:44
3.	"Wish You Were Mine" (Mandal and Forbes Remix)	5:58
4.	"Wish You Were Mine" (Wide Awake Remix)	3:46

Digital Download – Remixes Part Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish You Were Mine" (Dexcell Remix)	4:32
2.	"Wish You Were Mine" (Hollaphonic Remix)	4:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 20 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 16 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 47 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 15 Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 2 France (SNEP)[10] 67 Germany (GfK)[11] 6 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 8 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 7 Poland (Dance Top 50)[14] 29 Poland (Video Chart)[15] 2 Scotland (OCC)[16] 2 Slovenia (SloTop50)[17] 46 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 37 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 2 UK Dance (OCC)[21] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[22] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 53 Poland (ZPAV)[24] 28 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 28

Certifications

Certifications for "Wish You Were Mine"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26]	Gold	35,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	200,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[28]	Gold	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	2× Platinum	633,933[30]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland[31]	26 December 2014	Digital download	3 Beat Productions
United Kingdom[32]	28 December 2014

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