You Do Something to Me (Paul Weller song)

"You Do Something to Me"
Single by Paul Weller
from the album Stanley Road
B-side	"My Whole World Is Falling Down"
Released	10 July 1995
Length	3:40
Label	Go! Discs
Songwriter(s)	Paul Weller
Producer(s)	Brendan Lynch Paul Weller
Paul Weller singles chronology
"The Changingman" (1995) "You Do Something to Me" (1995) "Broken Stones" (1995)

"You Do Something to Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released in July 1995 by Go! Discs as the third single from his third solo album, Stanley Road (1995). The song, written by Weller and produced by him with Brendan Lynch, reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and was a top-30 hit in the Netherlands. According to Weller, the song is about unattainable love, despite being a popular number at wedding receptions.^[1] Its music video was directed by writer and director Sonja Phillips.^[2]

Critical reception

David Stubbs from Melody Maker described the song as "balmy".^[3] Another Melody Maker editor, Paul Mathur, wrote that it "could easily be played on Radio 2. Maybe it already is. And it's got a chorus about dancing through the fire to catch a flame that wouldn't necessarily find it too hard to fit in at a Bryan Adams Metaphors Convention. And there's a guitar solo that bunked off from Eric Clapton's residency at the Albert Hall."^[4] Johnny Dee from NME commented, "You might as well start buying Chris De Burgh if "You Do Something to Me" does something to you, since it sounds like "You Look Wonderful Tonight" anyway. It is the very essence of dullness, all guitar noodles, cod cool, meaningful vocals and a rock of ages arrangement."^[5]

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	21
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Paul Weller song meanings - page 2". unmask.us. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Episode 68: Sonja Phillips – Award winning writer & director". paulwellerfanpodcast.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
3. Stubbs, David (13 May 1995). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 36. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. Mathur, Paul (1 July 1995). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 36. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. Dee, Johnny (8 July 1995). "Singles". NME. p. 44. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
6. "Paul Weller – You Do Something to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "Paul Weller: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
8. "British single certifications – Paul Weller – You Do Something to Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 November 2022.