Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)

"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" is a song by American rock musician John Mellencamp. It was released as the first single from his 14th studio album, Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996), and peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his final top-40 hit in the US. In Canada, it gave Mellencamp his fourth number-one single on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, staying at number one for five weeks. It additionally reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. The song's music video features American actor Matthew McConaughey.^[1]

"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"
Single by John Mellencamp
from the album Mr. Happy Go Lucky
B-side	"Like a Rolling Stone"
Released	August 13, 1996 (1996-08-13)
Length	4:54
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	John Mellencamp George Green
Producer(s)	Little Bastard
John Mellencamp singles chronology
"Dance Naked" (1994) "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (1996) "Just Another Day" (1997)
Music video
"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" on YouTube

Track listings

US CD and cassette single; Australasian CD single^[2][3][4]

1. "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (edit) – 4:14
2. "Like a Rolling Stone" – 6:28

US maxi-CD single; UK CD1; and Japanese CD single^[5][6][7]

1. "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (edit)
2. "Wild Night" (live)
3. "What If I Came Knocking" (live)
4. "Small Town" (acoustic)

US 7-inch single^[8]

A. "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (edit) – 4:14

B. "Just Another Day" – 3:28

UK CD2^[9]

1. "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (edit) – 4:15
2. "Cold Sweat" (live) – 3:23
3. "Check It Out" (live) – 6:14
4. "Like a Rolling Stone" (live) – 6:27

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 21 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[12] 3 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 24 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 35 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 83 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 14 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 15 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 4 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[20] 10 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 12 US CHR/Pop Top 50 (Radio and Records)[22] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 8 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[24] 26 US Billboard Hot 100[25] 71 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 30 US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[27] 58 US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[28] 56 US Triple-A (Billboard)[29] 3 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[30] 19

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	July 30, 1996	Top 40 triple A AC hot AC rock active rock radio	Mercury	[31][32]
	August 13, 1996	CD		[33]
Japan	November 25, 1996			[34]