<P> "You and I" is a slow tempo song featuring instrumentation from electric guitars and piano, with Gaga and Lange providing background vocals . The song received critical acclaim, with reviewers listing it as one of the highlights from Born This Way . After the release of the parent album, "You and I" charted in Canada, United Kingdom and the United States, due to digital downloads from the parent album . Season ten American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart performed "You and I" in May 2011 before its release, earning positive reviews . Her studio recording was released to the iTunes Store as a single, and appeared on the compilation album, American Idol Top 5 Season 10 . "You and I" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards, which was held on February 12, 2012 . </P> <P> The accompanying music video for "You and I", shot by Gaga's long - time collaborator Laurieann Gibson in Springfield, Nebraska, was released on August 16, 2011 . It features Jo Calderone, Gaga's male alter ego, who also appears on the single's cover, and Yüyi, her mermaid alter ego . Gaga's journey to be with her beloved one was the main concept behind the video . She is displayed in an assortment of scenes as different avatars, including Calderone and Yuyi . The video met with a positive reception after its release . </P> <P> "You and I", written by Lady Gaga and produced by Gaga and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, was one of the first songs previewed from the album . Gaga said she wrote the song in New York, while she was busy playing her old piano . The singer first played "You and I" at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball in June 2010 . She said that the song was a bit of a "rock - and - roll tune" and, as such, was unlikely to be released as a single from Born This Way . She said that it "is very dear" to her heart . Footage of the performance appeared on the Internet soon after, and positive response encouraged Lady Gaga to perform the song during the first concert of the North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour in Montreal . Gaga told MSNBC's Meredith Vieira and Ann Curry that "' You and I' was written about the most important person that I ever met", allegedly Lüc Carl, her ex-boyfriend . </P> <P> Gaga announced "You and I" as the fourth single from Born This Way on July 22, 2011 . Its cover, released on August 5, 2011, via TwitPic, was accompanied by the line: "You will never find what you are looking for in love, if you don't love yourself ." It features two black - and - white images of Gaga's male alter ego Jo Calderone smoking a cigarette and sporting sideburns . The Calderone character made a previous appearance in June 2011, when Gaga posed as him in London for a series of photos by photographer Nick Knight, arranged by stylist Nicola Formichetti . One shot features him wearing a blazer and white T - shirt with his head down smoking a cigarette . The other image is of Jo Calderone in silhouette exhaling a cloud of smoke . </P>

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