I Got You (Split Enz song)
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| "I Got You" | |||||||||
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| Single by Split Enz | |||||||||
| from the album True Colours | |||||||||
| B-side | "Double Happy" | ||||||||
| Released | 21 January 1980 | ||||||||
| Format | 7" vinyl | ||||||||
| Recorded | Armstrongs,[disambiguation needed  ] Melbourne, 1979 |
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| Genre | Pop/Rock/New Wave | ||||||||
| Length | 3:24 | ||||||||
| Label | Mushroom Records | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Neil Finn | ||||||||
| Producer | David Tickle | ||||||||
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"I Got You" is a 1980 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours. Split Enz's most commercially successful single, "I Got You" was written by Neil Finn and released in January 1980.
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[edit] Music video
The video clip features Neil Finn standing in a room with the other band members performing in a framed picture on the wall behind him.
[edit] Chart Positions
| Country | Peak position |
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| Australia[1] | 1 |
| New Zealand[2] | 1 |
| USA[3] | 53 |
| UK[4] | 12 |
| Canada[5] | 13 |
[edit] Track listing
- "I Got You" - 3:24
- "Double Happy" - 3:15
[edit] Personnel
- Neil Finn: vocals, guitar
- Tim Finn: vocals
- Noel Crombie: vocals, percussion
- Malcolm Green: drums
- Nigel Griggs: bass guitar
- Eddie Rayner: keyboards
[edit] Cover versions
"I Got You" has been recorded by Vitamin C and The Connells.[6]
Pearl Jam, Marilyn Manson, Something for Kate and Semisonic are among the artists who have played the song live.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "New Zealand Charts". http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Split+Enz&titel=I+Got+You&cat=s. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "All Music Guide". http://allmusic.com/album/true-colours-r18684/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "UK Chart Stats". http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=8790. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "RPM Canadian Charts". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0274&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=6e2ujh2d1e73sef270edsae1c4. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice on Amazon.com
[edit] External resources
| Preceded by "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one single 14 April 1980 – 2 June 1980 |
Succeeded by "Tired of Toein' the Line" by Rocky Burnette |
| Preceded by "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen |
Canadian Hot 100 number-one single 30 April 1980 – 20 May 1980 |
Succeeded by "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner |
