"Wish That You Were Here" is a song by the English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, written by Florence Welch, Andrew Wyatt, and Emilie Haynie, and was released on Island Records on 26 August 2016. The song was made available via digital download, and is featured on the soundtrack of the film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children which was directed by Tim Burton. Welch -- a long-time fan of Burton's work -- had expressed interest in collaborating with him long before the recording of "Wish That You Were Here" as they shared similar artistic themes. Upon release, the composition was positively received by music critics and reached number 128 on the UK Singles Chart.

On 2 July 2016, Florence and the Machine performed at the annual British Summer Time in Hyde Park, London, marking an end to the group's successful tour in support of their third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. Nonetheless, the group remained relatively active, contributing three songs, "Too Much Is Never Enough", "I Will Be", and a cover version of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me", to the Final Fantasy XV video game soundtrack. Florence and the Machine's recordings were compiled on the EP Songs from Final Fantasy XV on 12 August for digital download.

Keeping in their trend of soundtrack work, the band and film director Tim Burton collaborated in composing "Wish That You Were Here" for Burton's movie adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Welch had been a big-time fan of Burton's work and was interested in teaming up with him long before "Wish That You Were Here", calling Burton a "kindred spirit" who shared in her themes of dark romance and fantasy. To prepare to compose a song that complimented the film, Welch read the novel version of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

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