You Are the Universe You Are the Universe "You Are the Universe" is a song by The Brand New Heavies, released in 1997. The composition was issued as the third single taken from "Shelter", which remains the Brand New Heavies only album recorded with Siedah Garrett, who afterwards left the group to concentrate on her own songwriting. The song charted at number twenty-one in UK, respectively at number eleven within the British Chart-Track. "You Are the Universe" was covered by Rob Derbyshire and Paul Mullings, the Birmingham’s R&B production duo better known as Full Flava. It features vocals by CeCe Peniston. The Flava's version
Who Are You of the songs also revisited themes from Townshend's long-contemplated "Lifehouse" project, featuring lyrics about songwriting and music as a metaphor for life, as indicated by titles like "Guitar and Pen", "New Song", "Music Must Change", and "Sister Disco". The latter two, along with "Who Are You", ultimately appeared on "Lifehouse Chronicles", Townshend's later actualization of the project. Several of the song's lyrics also reflect Townshend's uncertainty about The Who's continued relevance in the wake of punk rock, and his dissatisfaction with the music industry. There was a three-year hiatus between "Who Are You" and The Who's previous album, "The Who