Song · Alt J
“U&ME” by Alt J
From the album The Dream (2022)
“U&ME” by Alt J appears on 13 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2021 and 2022. It was first released in 2022 on the album The Dream. Its best result is #13 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 2021 and #251 of the '20s.
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"U&ME" was the first song Alt-J let out from The Dream, their fourth album, arriving in September 2021 on the same day they announced the record, where it sits second in the running order. Frontman Joe Newman built it largely out of a real trip to the Sun Cycle Festival in Melbourne with his partner; by his own count, about two-thirds of the writing came straight from that.
What comes out is a love story pieced together from scattered memories, soaked in nostalgia for pre-pandemic togetherness, with the lyrics wandering between the everyday and the surreal. The band keep it relaxed and stripped-back, with Reinoud Ford adding cello, and they talked it up as a song about joy and intimacy.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
| 2021 | 66 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 | 200 |
| 2021 | 30 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2021 | 103 |
| 2021 | 53 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 33 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2021 | 104 |
| 2021 | 13 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 94 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2021 | 107 |
| 2021 | 81 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 100 |
| 2021 | 66 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 69 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
| 2021 | 95 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
| 2022 | 59 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 525 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
Also listed as: U & Me; U and Me; U&Me.
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