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You Were There

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"You Were There"
Australian CD single
Single by Southern Sons
from the album Nothing But the Truth
B-side"Wildest Love"
ReleasedMarch 1993 (1993-03)
RecordedQuad Studios, New York, 1992
GenreSoft rock
Length3:59
LabelBMG Records, Ariola Limited
Songwriter(s)Phil Buckle
Producer(s)Louie Shelton
Southern Sons singles chronology
"Can't Wait Any Longer"
(1992)
"You Were There"
(1993)
"Sometimes"
(1993)

"You Were There" is a song by Australian pop-rock band Southern Sons. It was released in March 1993 as the third single taken from their second studio album, Nothing But the Truth (1992). The song peaked at number 6 in Australia, becoming the band's third top ten single. It also gained popularity in the Philippines.

The song featured in the Sydney Dance Company's production of Beauty and the Beast.

Track listing

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CD single (74321134562)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Were There"Phil Buckle3:59
2."Wildest Love" 4:05

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 6

Year-end chart

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Chart (1993) Position
Australia (ARIA) Chart[2] 58

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Sons – You Were There". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 137.
  3. ^ "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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