"Here with Me" is a song by English singer-songwriterDido. It was the first single she released from her 1999 debut studio album,No Angel. The song was written about her then-boyfriend Bob Page. The single was released on 17 May 1999 in the United States but was not released in the United Kingdom until February 2001, serving as Dido's debut single in her home country.[1] In other territories, it was issued as the album's second single, following "Thank You". Shortly after its release, "Here with Me" was used as thetheme song for the Americanscience fiction television programmeRoswell (1999–2002).
"Here with Me" peaked at number four on theUK Singles Chart, becoming Dido's second consecutive top-five single, following "Stan", a collaboration withEminem that incorporated, insample form, the first verse of "Thank You". The single also became a top-five hit in France, Hungary, New Zealand, and Portugal, and it peaked at number 16 on the USBillboardBubbling Under Hot 100 chart in October 2000. In Australia, the track reached number one on theARIA Hitseekers Chart following Dido's live performance at the2001 ARIA Awards.[2]
Two distinct music videos were produced for the track. The first version was filmed in 1999, and released to the American market. The American version was directed by Big TV! and uses footage of the singer rendered in sepia tones. Dido later stated that she hoped to record a new video for international release.[citation needed]
The second version, shot in full colour and directed byLiz Friedlander, was released in May 2000. This became the video released to the British and European markets; the music video for the international version was filmed in downtownToronto,Ontario, Canada.
The synopsis for the second version of the video begins with Dido wearing all blue clothing shooting a scene in all blue coloured bedroom set. After finishing filming she cleans herself up and takes a long walk on the streets in Downtown, Toronto. After stopping at a coffee shop to buy herself some coffee Dido immediately drops it and continues walking the streets alone thus dropping her coat in the process.
The video ends with Dido letting herself in at an apartment, where she finds a man asleep and then lies next to him in his bed before the shot zooms out to reveal itself to be a photograph with Dido back in her blue clothes and bedroom set again holding it, then turns it over and pushes it against her chest.
"Here with Me" was featured as the opening song of the TV seriesRoswell. A cover was featured in the final scene of the first season of the rebooted seriesRoswell, New Mexico.
The song was prominently featured in the 2003romantic comedyLove Actually during a scene where one of the characters has finally, but unintentionally, revealed his love for his best friend's new wife by filming her secretly. The track appears on the movie's soundtrack album.
"Here with Me" was also used in the 2000 filmBounce.
"Here with Me" was also featured in the NBC television showER, when it was played asSamantha Taggart went over toLuka Kovač's apartment to have sexual intercourse.
"Here with Me" has been used as the haunting music featured inVictorianWorkSafe campaign advertisements, advocating safer workplaces for the sake of families.[59]
In December 2010,Matt Cardle performed "Here with Me" in the final of the talent showThe X Factor.
^Here with Me (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). Dido. Arista Records, BMG, Cheeky Records. 2001. 74321 833692.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Here with Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Dido. Arista Records, Cheeky Records. 2001. 74321 832734.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Here with Me (European CD single liner notes). Dido. Arista Records, BMG, Cheeky Records. 2001. 74321833702.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Here with Me (US DVD single liner notes). Dido. Arista Records. 2000. 07822-13922-9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Here with Me (Japanese maxi-CD single liner notes). Dido. Arista Records, BMG. 2001. BVCA-29017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^No Angel (US CD album booklet). Dido. Arista Records, Cheeky Records. 1999. 07822-19025-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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