She & Him is an American musical duo consisting of members Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. They have recorded songs for six studio albums and an extended play (EP), as well as various other releases. The two formed the band after working on their rendition of Richard and Linda Thompson's "When I Get to the Border", which was included on the soundtrack of Martin Hynes's 2007 film The Go-Getter and was used during its closing credits. Described as "a collection of vintage-sounding country-tinged songs", their debut album Volume One was released under indie label Merge Records in 2008. Deschanel wrote all of the album's original tracks, except "Sweet Darlin'", which she co-wrote with Jason Schwartzman.
In 2009, they recorded two songs for M. Ward's sixth studio album Hold Time and contributed a cover version of The Smiths' "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" to the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack. Deschanel penned eleven tracks for their followed-up release Volume Two (2010), where her lyrics touch on themes of romance and self-appreciation. The following year saw both artists performed three songs for the animated musical film Winnie the Pooh, including the theme song and an original composition named "So Long". For the latter work, Deschanel received a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media at its 54th ceremony. The duo's first Christmas album A Very She & Him Christmas was released in 2011, in which they recorded twelve cover versions of Christmas standards over the course of six days.
In 2012, M. Ward featured Deschanel on "Me and My Shadow" and "Sweetheart" from his album A Wasteland Companion.Sources: The two's fourth studio album, Volume 3 (2013) features more "disco grooves [and] string arrangements" than their previous works. The "bleached-out-in-the-sun pop record" included three covers and eleven tracks written by Deschanel—four of which later appeared on the duo's digital-only EP The Capitol Studios Session the same year. After signing with Columbia Records, She & Him started working on their major-label debut Classics (2014) with thirteen covers of classic tracks, recorded live and accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra, in which M. Ward helped with strings arrangement. Their second Christmas release, Christmas Party contains twelve holiday-themed tracks, was released in 2016.
She & Him was also involved in a number of side-projects. In 2010, they covered The Band's "Shape I'm In" and "Fools Rush In" exclusively for the Levi's "Shape What's to Come" and "Pioneer Sessions" campaigns, respectively. That same year, they performed "Earth" on Chickens in Love: An Album to Benefit 826LA, a collaborative project with 826LA which features songs written by students ages seven to thirteen. They later contributed their renditions of The Crickets' "Oh Boy" for the 2011 Buddy Holly tribute album, Rave On Buddy Holly and Roger Miller's "King of the Road" for the charity release Sweet Relief III: Pennies from Heaven (2013). In 2015, She & Him collaborated with musician Brian Wilson on the track "On The Island" from his eleventh studio album No Pier Pressure.
Songs 0–9ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVWXY +KeyIndicates single release Indicates songs written solely by Zooey Deschanel
+ List of songs recorded by She & Him Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Album Year "All I Want for Christmas Is You" She & Him Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Christmas Party 2016 "Baby" She & Him George Morton Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich Volume 3 2013 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" She & Him Frank Loesser A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Black Hole" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Blue Christmas" She & Him Billy Hayes Jay W. Johnson A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Brand New Shoes" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "Change Is Hard" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Christmas Memories" She & Him Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Domenick Costa Christmas Party 2016 "Christmas Day" She & Him Brian Wilson A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Christmas Don't Be Late" She & Him Ross Bagdasarian Christmas Party 2016 "" She & Him Bob Wells Mel Tormé A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "" She & Him Sammy Cahn Jule Styne A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Christmas Wish" She & Him Joey Spampinato A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "" She & Him Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Christmas Party 2016 "Don't Look Back" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "Earth" She & Him Hot Fudge Chickens in Love: An Album to Benefit 826LA 2010Sources: "Fools Rush In" She & Him Johnny Mercer Rube Bloom 2010 Sources: "God Only Knows" She & Him Brian Wilson Tony Asher 2014 "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" She & Him Milton Kellem Volume Two 2010 "Got Me" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Happy Holiday" She & Him Irving Berlin Christmas Party 2016 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" She & Him Ralph Blane Hugh Martin A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "He Gives His Love to Me" She & Him M. Ward Universal Love 2018 Sources: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" She & Him Harry Noble Volume 3 2013 "Home" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "I Can Hear Music" She & Him Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich Phil Spector Volume Two (Japanese release) 2010 Sources: "I Could've Been Your Girl" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 and The Capitol Studios Session 2013 "I Knew It Would Happen This Way" She & Him Zooey Deschanel 2010 "I Put a Spell On You" She & Him Screamin' Jay Hawkins 2011 "I Should Have Known Better" She & Him Lennon–McCartney Volume One 2008 "I Thought I Saw Your Face Today" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "If You Can't Sleep" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "I'll Be Home for Christmas" She & Him Walter Kent Kim Gannon Buck Ram A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "I'll Never Be Free" She & Him Bennie Benjamin George David Weiss Classics 2014 "I'm Gonna Make it Better" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "In The Sun" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "It's Always You" She & Him Johnny Burke Jimmy Van Heusen Classics 2014 "It's Not for Me to Say" She & Him Robert Allen Al Stillman Classics 2014 "I've Got Your Number, Son" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "I Was Made for You" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "King of the Road" She & Him Roger Miller Sweet Relief III: Pennies From Heaven 2013 "Let It Snow" She & Him Jule Styne Sammy Cahn Christmas Party 2016 "Lingering Still" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "Little Saint Nick" She & Him Brian Wilson Mike Love A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "London" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "Lotta Love" She & Him Neil Young 2010 "" She & Him Dudley Brooks Hal Stanley Irving Taylor Christmas Party 2016 "" She & Him Carl Sigman Peter DeRose Christmas Party 2016 "Me And My Shadow" M. Wardfeaturing Zooey Deschanel M. Ward A Wasteland Companion 2012 "Me and You" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "Mele Kalikimaka" She & Him Robert Alexander Anderson Christmas Party 2016 "Must Be Santa" She & Him Hal Moore Bill Fredericks Christmas Party 2016 "Never Had Nobody Like You" M. Ward featuring Zooey Deschanel M. Ward Hold Time 2009 "Never Wanted Your Love" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "Oh Boy" She & Him Norman Petty Bill Tilghman Sonny West Rave On Buddy Holly 2011 "Oh No Not My Baby" She & Him Gerry Goffin Carole King Classics 2014 "On The Island" featuring She & Him Brian Wilson Joe Thomas No Pier Pressure 2015 Sources: "Over It Over Again" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" She & Him Johnny Marr Morrissey (500) Days of Summer(Music from the Motion Picture) 2009 "Rave On" M. Ward featuring Zooey Deschanel Bill Tilghman Norman Petty Sonny West Hold Time 2009 "Reprise (I Could've Been Your Girl)" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "Ridin' in My Car" She & Him Alan G. Anderson Volume Two 2010 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" She & Him Johnny Marks A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Run Run Rudolph" She & Him Johnny Marks Marvin Brodie Christmas Party 2016 "Sentimental Heart" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Shadow of Love" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 and The Capitol Studios Session 2013 "Shape I'm In" She & Him Robbie Robertson 2010 "She" She & Him Charles Aznavour Herbert Kretzmer Classics 2014 "Silver Bells" She & Him Jay Livingston Ray Evans A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Sing" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "Sleigh Ride" She & Him Leroy Anderson Mitchell Parish A Very She & Him Christmas 2011 "Snow Queen" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 and The Capitol Studios Session 2013 "So Long" and M. Ward Zooey Deschanel Winnie the Pooh 2011 Sources: "Somebody Sweet to Talk To" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "Something's Haunting You" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "Stars Fell on Alabama" She & Him Mitchell Parish Frank Perkins Classics 2014 "Stay Awhile" She & Him Mike Hawker Ivor Raymonde Classics 2014 "Sunday Girl" She & Him Chris Stein Volume 3 2013 "Sweet Darlin'" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Jason Schwartzman Volume One 2008 "Sweetheart" M. Wardfeaturing Zooey Deschanel Daniel Johnston A Wasteland Companion 2012 "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" She & Him Volume One 2008 "Take It Back" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Teach Me Tonight" She & Him Sammy Cahn Gene de Paul Classics 2014 "Thieves" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume Two 2010 "This Girl's in Love with You" She & Him Burt Bacharach Hal David Classics 2014 "This Is Not a Test" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Time After Time" She & Him Sammy Cahn Jule Styne Classics 2014 "Together" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 2013 "Turn to White" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume 3 and The Capitol Studios Session 2013 "Unchained Melody" She & Him Alex North Hy Zaret Classics 2014 "We'll Meet Again" She & Him Hugh Charles Ross Parker Classics 2014 "When I Get to the Border" M. Wardfeaturing Zooey Deschanel Richard Thompson The Go-Getter soundtrack 2007 "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" She & Him Zooey Deschanel Volume One 2008 "Winnie the Pooh" and M. Ward Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Winnie the Pooh 2011 "Winter Wonderland" She & Him Richard B. Smith Felix Bernard Christmas Party 2016 "Would You Like to Take a Walk?" She & Him Mort Dixon Billy Rose Harry Warren Classics 2014 "You Really Got a Hold on Me" She & Him William Robinson Jr. Volume One 2008
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External links She & Him discography on the official website