Guy Like You

"Guy Like You" is the sixth single from the British singer Ruby and the Gems, and second from her third studio album "Warrior". Released on the 26 March 2012, the single features British rapper Coral Harris, known for her popular featured appearances on singles. The song became a massive success, charting at #1 on the singles chart, giving both artist's their first #1 singles.

Background
The media reported that Coral and Ruby met up in LA in early 2012, where they recorded a single together. However it has since been revealed that they were putting the finishing touches together to their track, and they had actually recorded most of the song in summer 2011. The girl's have known each other a while, as they both have a younger brother in the boyband Difused.

Release and reception
In an early review of the leaked demo, Priya Elan from NME said the song "seems to soar effortlessly" and that "what Ruby's doing in this song is so much more impossibly fun than we could have imagined", also stating the song was a progress from the sound of her previous albums, 'Secret' and 'Radio'. Many critics felt the song was Ruby's strongest to date, and complmented the partnership of her and Coral. Jim Farber from the New York Daily News claimed 'the combination of Ruby and Coral, or Roral as they like to be known, is a dream combo! With Ruby's sweet vocals and Coral's grinding speedy rap blasting out more words than a tin of alphabet spaghetti, I'd be very surprised if this isn't Ruby's biggest hit to date!"

Music video
The video was released on March 27, first premiering on Coral's official site. The video begins showing Ruby sitting on a bed, writting a postcard out. As she writes the words, she is heard saying them out loud.

"Dear mum and dad. Wow. Can't believe I finally managed to take control of my life and have moved to sunny Spain! I'm sorry for just vanishing, but me and Coral couldn't take any more. The men in our life really hurt us, so please pass on from us that we don't deserve a guy like you. Love you forever, your Ruby x"

Ruby's face is then shown as she wipes away a tear and climbs off the bed. The music begins, as an extended introduction instrumental plays while Ruby is shown cycling through a romote Spanish road. Ruby finally begins to sing, as she climbs off her bike and pushes it down the road. She comes across a nice looking patch of grass and puts her bike down. Ruby sits down in the grass, and sings to the camera for a while.

Not too far away, Coral is chilling out enjoying the sun. She begins to rap her bits, while on a deckchair by a pool. Coral continues singing, while a man swims up to her. "We could have it all" he tells her. "I'm here with my friend, I don't need no man this is girl power" Coral replies. The man gets out the pool and hands Coral a ticket. "Be at the airport in 2 hours, I could do with a girl like you" and he leaves. Coral looks on. The screen fades out, and returns showing Coral at the airport. As she raps she looks at a text from Ruby saying "I'm having a party tonight. Don't do this, we're suppose to be #GirlPower x" Coral looks up as the man who gave her the ticket arrives. Ruby's party is shown to be going well, and everyone is enjoying themselves. She looks at her phone and sighs at the screensaver of her and Coral on a night out. She sings while everyone dances around her. Suddenly some high heels are focused on as they walk up to Ruby. The camera shows Coral at the party as she hugs Ruby. The two girls dance and party together for the rest of the song!

Track listing

 * Download
 * 1) "Guy Like You"
 * 2) "Guy Like You" (Instrumental)
 * 3) "Guy Like You" (Video)


 * CD1
 * 1) "Guy Like You"
 * 2) "Guy Like You" (Ruby solo version)


 * CD2
 * 1) "Guy Like You"
 * 2) "Guy Like You" (Ruby solo version)
 * 3) "Guy Like You" (Coral solo version)

Performances
None to date

Chart performance
The single is due for release March 26, 2012. It debuted at #1 on the singles chart, becoming Ruby's first and to date only #1 single, with opening sales of 107,013. On March 25, it debuted at #5 on the download chart before rising to #2. It became platinum certificated in only 3 weeks.

Chart Run
TOTAL: 379,660
 * Week 1: #1 - 107,013
 * Week 2: #4 - 92,433
 * Week 3: #7 - 58,599
 * Week 4: #10 - 39,460
 * Week 5: #13 - 22,690
 * Week 6: #13 - 24,059
 * Week 7: #20 - 13,293
 * Week 8: #27 - 11,115
 * Week 9: #25 - 10,998