this song was an exercise in writing a love letter without referencing any physical characteristics or attributes which is why it can be about literally anyone or anything. the search for love, acceptance, and completion is part of every human’s journey. we often look for it in places or people or things that we know—deep down—won’t fulfill us. slide guitar has always been one of my favourite sounds, but it usually gets pigeon-holed in the genre of country music. i think it deserves to be played in every style, so now it has its own moment in the bridge of our biggest “rock” song.

On May 6th, 2020, LANY posted a text message conversation with his father to his Instagram Stories. In it, his father effuses about the track, likening it to previous hit song “ILYSB”:

Dad: To me the hook in “You!” is ‘you are the light in the dark, your the arrow right through my heart.’ Right? This is the best song you have written. It would be a great closer for a show. Like you have done with [“ILYSB.”]
Paul Klein: yep!!! the arrow thru my heart is my fav line
Dad: Mine too. This is were the chills come in😊

Paul Klein captioned the photo with: “might be a mama’s boy but i’m a daddy’s girl too,” referring to the title of the band’s 2020 album.