Release
An "upbeat" pop song in a similar vein to Harrison's 1971 hit "What Is Life", "You" was the most obvious choice for a single off Extra Texture. It was released in advance of the album, backed by "World of Stone", on 12 September 1975 in Britain (as Apple R 6007) and three days later in the United States (as Apple 1884). In the UK, where Harrison had undertaken promotional activities for the very first time for Extra Texture, "You" was chosen as Radio 1's Record of the Week, guaranteeing it a generous amount of airplay − although the song would peak no higher than Harrison's previous hit there, "Ding Dong, Ding Dong", at number 38.
As with his Dark Horse singles, "You" performed noticeably better in America, where it held the number 20 position for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, during a ten-week chart stay.
In a somewhat unusual move, the song served as both the opener for Extra Texture as well as, in the form of a 45-second instrumental snippet titled "A Bit More of You", the first track on side two of the original LP. The full version appears on the 1976 compilation The Best of George Harrison as one of just six selections from Harrison's solo career up to the end of 1975.
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