You Got It
- Not to be confused with U Got It.
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| Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
| from the album Mystery Girl | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Roy Orbison singles chronology | ||||
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| "You Got It" | ||||
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| Single by Bonnie Raitt | ||||
| from the album Boys on the Side soundtrack | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty | |||
| Bonnie Raitt singles chronology | ||||
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"You Got It" is a song from Roy Orbison's album, Mystery Girl (1989). The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the adult contemporary chart [1], returning Orbison to the Top 40 for the first time in 24 years. It also hit number three on the UK Singles Chart in the spring of 1989. This was a few months after Orbison's death of a heart attack on December 6, 1988, at the age of 52. While "You Got It" was Orbison's last hit single in the United States, the single, "I Drove All Night", made the UK Top 5 later in 1992. In addition, it was his only solo top ten hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at #7.
In the U.S., the song became a hit again in 1995 for Bonnie Raitt, who recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Boys on the Side. It peaked at number 34 on the Hot 100. Whoopi Goldberg also sang the song for the film.
Orbison gave his only public rendition of the hit, to the applause of a huge crowd, at the Diamond Awards Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, a few days before his death. This footage was incorporated into the song's music video.
The song gained increased popularity in the UK in 2010, due to it being used in Celebrity Big Brother sponsorship adverts for Dreams.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 186.
[edit] External links
- In-depth Song Analysis at the Jeff Lynne Song Database (jefflynnesongs.com)
| Preceded by "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single March 25, 1989 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles |
