You Gotta Be

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“You Gotta Be”
“You Gotta Be” cover
Single by Des'ree
from the album I Ain't Movin'
Released 1994
1995 (re-release)
Format CD single
CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded 1994
Genre Soul, Pop
Length 4:04
Label Sony Soho Square
Writer(s) Des'ree
Ashley Ingram
Producer Ashley Ingram
Des'ree singles chronology
"Delicate"
(1993)		 "You Gotta Be"
(1994)		 "I Ain't Movin'"
(1994)
"Little Child"
(1994)		 "You Gotta Be""
(1995)		 "Kissing You"
(1998)


"God Only Knows"
(1998)		 "You Gotta Be""
(1998)		 "Ain't No Sunshine"
(1999)
Alternate cover
Remixes - 1995
Remixes - 1995

"You Gotta Be" is a song recorded by the British pop and soul singer Des'ree. It was the first single from her second album I Ain't Movin.

It was released several times : first in 1994, then in 1995, 1996 in a remixed version. The single was also re-released in 1998, following the success of the previous singles "Life" and "Kissing You". Although it was the remake of a disc already released as a single, the single was charted again and peaked #14 in UK. The 1995 release reached #5 in the United States and is the most popular version of the song.

In Italy, the song was very popular because it was chosen as the soundtrack of some TV adverts, including those of Breil in 1996 and Ford Focus of 2000[1]. In Australian around the early 2000s, this song was used in a Westpac bank.

The song remained for 26 weeks on ARC Weekly Top 40, which was a feat at the time (see List of ARC Weekly Top 40 chart achievements and trivia).

The music video is in black and white. In 1995, it was nominated in the category of "Best Female Video" in the MTV Video Music Awards, but did not win.

[edit] Track listings

1994 release
CD-Maxi - UK
  1. "You Gotta Be" (4:04)
  2. "Sun of 79" (5:14)
  3. "You Gotta Be" (Frankie Foncett Mix) (5:18)
  4. "You Gotta Be" (After Hours Mix) (4:30)
CD-Maxi - UK
  1. "You Gotta Be"
  2. "You Gotta Be" (Blacksmith 7" Radio Edit)
  3. "You Gotta Be" (Blacksmith 12" Mix)
  4. "Warm Hands, Cold Heart"
12"-Maxi - UK
  1. "You Gotta Be" (Frankie Foncett Mix)
  2. "You Gotta Be" (The Max)
  3. "You Gotta Be" (After Hours Mix)
  4. "You Gotta Be" (Hourglass Mix)
  5. "You Gotta Be" (Love Will Save The Day Mix)
1995 release
CD-Single 1 - Europe
  1. "You Gotta Be" (4:01)
  2. "Warm Hands, Cold Heart" (4:35)
CD-Single 2 - Europe
  1. "You Gotta Be" (4:01)
  2. "Warm Hands, Cold Heart" (4:35)
  3. "Sun of 79" (5:15)
CD-Maxi - Europe
  1. "You Gotta Be" (4:03)
  2. "You Gotta Be" (Blacksmith Mix) (5:29)
  3. "You Gotta Be" (Frankie Foncett Mix) (5:18)
  4. "You Gotta Be" (Love Will Save The Day) (4:03)
12"-Maxi - UK
  1. "You Gotta Be" (Blacksmith Mix)
  2. "You Gotta Be" (Frankie Foncett Mix)
  3. "You Gotta Be" (Love Will Save The Day)
CD-Single - Promo - France
  1. "You Gotta Be" (Love Will Save The Day) (4:04)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994)[2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 9
Dutch Singles Chart 47
New Zealand Singles Chart 11
UK Singles Chart 20
Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 3
French Singles Chart 20
UK Singles Chart 14
Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Recurrents 1
Chart (1998)1 Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents 1
Spanish Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 10

1 Remixed version

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 431 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ "You Gotta Be", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved February 24, 2008)
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