Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song) in London to perform it, along with four other classic Pink Floyd songs. Waters sung half the verses during Live 8, while in the original version Gilmour did all the vocals. "Wish You Were Here" appeared as the fifth track on "A Collection of Great Dance Songs" in 1981 (with the radio intro following the end of a heavily edited "Shine On You Crazy Diamond") and as the 23rd track on the "" compilation in 2001 (with the radio intro following "Arnold Layne", and at the end crossfading with "Jugband Blues"). A live recording included on the 1995 live album
Wish You Were Here (Avril Lavigne song) was directed by Dave Meyers and it premiered on September 9, 2011. Lavigne described the video as different from her previous work. Upon its release on the Internet, it received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who praised Lavigne's portrayal of emotions, and described it as dark. She further added "Wish You Were Here" to the set list of her tour, The Black Star Tour. "Wish You Were Here" is written by Lavigne, Max Martin, and Shellback, while produced by the latter two. It was recorded at Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. In a telephone interview with The Caprice,