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"You and I" (stylized as Yoü and I) is the fourth single from Lady Gaga's second studio album, Born This Way (2011). Released on August 23, 2011, the track is a downtempo song featuring instrumentation from electric guitars and piano, with Gaga and Lange providing background vocals. It samples Queen's "We Will Rock You" (1977) and features electric guitar by Queen's Brian May. Gaga debuted "You and I" in June 2010 during her performance at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball. Footage of the performance appeared on the Internet, and positive response encouraged her to include the song on her setlist for The Monster Ball Tour. The song received critical acclaim, with reviewers listing it as one of the highlights from Born This Way. The accompanying music video for "You and I" was also met with a positive response. It was shot by Gaga's long-time collaborator Laurieann Gibson in Springfield, Nebraska, and it was released on August 16, 2011. It features Yüyi, Gaga's mermaid alter ego, and Jo Calderone, Gaga's male alter ego, who also appears on the single's cover. Gaga later performed the song dressed as Jo Calderone at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. In the United States, "Yoü and I" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #36 in the week of June 11, 2011, having sold 83,000 downloads.The song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 the week of August 27, 2011 at #96, while debuting on the Pop Songs chart at #35. The following week, the song was the greatest gainer on the digital chart, entering at #24 on the Pop Songs chart having sold 56,000 copies, while moving to #35 on the Hot 100. It also gained airplay and became the highest debuting song on the Radio Songs chart, entering at #58 with 22 million audience impressions. Following her performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, "You and I" moved up to #16 on the Hot 100, with a 92% increase in digital sales to 109,000 and a 50% increase in airplay to 32 million, according to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. The following week in September 2011, it jumped to a new peak of #6 on the Hot 100 with a 61% increase in digital sales to 175,000 and a 32% increase in radio play to 41 million audience impressions, reaching number four and #23 on the Digital Songs and Radio Songs charts, respectively. "You and I" became Gaga's eleventh consecutive top 10 single on the Hot 100 as well as her fourth top 10 entry from "Born This Way".
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