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 That You Were Here to reach number 128 on the UK Singles Chart. In his review for "Rolling Stone" magazine, Jon Blistein praised Welch for "singing wistfully over a distant keyboard and string plucks", also noting the "bombastic chorus that's as determined as it is heartbreaking". Critic Christine Costello regarded the collaboration between the group and Burton as one of the most interesting pairings of 2016, also stating "Welch’s renowned, whimsical vocals and art-pop sound are a perfect backdrop for Burton’s infamous scenes of twisting trees, gloomy palettes and underworld aesthetic often captured in his films". Wish That You Were Here "Wish That You