“People have it played at their wedding, and I’m like, ‘Why?’”: We speak to the duo behind one of the most uplifting songs of the 1990s

Bernard Butler and David McAlmont.

Yes - the 1995 debut hit single by McAlmont & Butler remains one of the decade’s most life-affirming songs. The duo, formed by ex-Suede guitarist, Bernard Butler, and powerhouse ex-Thieves vocalist David McAlmont still holds up as a joyful assertion of independence.

With thunderous drums, soaring strings and epic, Phil Spector's 'Wall of Sound'-style production, Yes was the musical equivalent of a rush of euphoria.