You Got It
- Not to be confused with U Got It.
"You Got It" | ||||
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Single by Roy Orbison | ||||
from the album Mystery Girl | ||||
B-side | "The Only One" | |||
Released | January 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
Roy Orbison singles chronology | ||||
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"You Got It" is a song from Roy Orbison's album, Mystery Girl (1989). The song reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart,[1] returning Orbison to the Top 10 for the first time in 25 years.[2] It also reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1989, posthumously released after Orbison's death of a heart attack on December 6, 1988. While "You Got It" was Orbison's last hit single in the U.S., the single "I Drove All Night" made No. 7 on the UK charts in 1992. In addition, it was his only solo Top 10 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at #7. Although it is an Orbison solo single, Orbison's fellow Traveling Wilburys bandmates, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, co-wrote the song and played instruments on the record.
Orbison gave his only public rendition of the hit at the Diamond Awards Festival in Antwerp, Belgium on November 19, 1988, 17 days before his death. This footage was incorporated into the song's music video. A 2014 version incorporated videos of rehearsal and practice sessions.
The song's refrain "Anything you want, you got it, anything you need, you got it, anything at all, you got it" is used in the Die Antwoord song "Ugly Boy."
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Roy Orbison – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jeff Lynne – backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, piano, producer
- Tom Petty – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Phil Jones – drums, percussion
Additional Personnel
- Michael Utley – string arrangements
Bonnie Raitt cover
"You Got It" | ||||
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Single by Bonnie Raitt | ||||
from the album Boys on the Side soundtrack | ||||
Released | February 1995 | |||
Format | CD single | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty | |||
Bonnie Raitt singles chronology | ||||
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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. In the U.S., it peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent two weeks at number 31 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, "You Got It" peaked at number 11,[14] and was the 62nd biggest Canadian hit of 1995.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Canada (RPM) | 11 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 33 |
U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (Billboard)[15] | 6 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 31 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1995) | Rank |
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Canada[16] | 62 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] | 123 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 186.
- ↑ The Birth of Rock & Roll: Music in the 1950s Through the 1960s. Britannica Educational Publishing. 1 December 2012. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-61530-911-5.
- ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6336." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Roy Orbison – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Roy Orbison.
- ↑ "Roy Orbison – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Roy Orbison.
- ↑ "Roy Orbison – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Roy Orbison.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100".
- ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1989.htm
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 100 1989".
- ↑ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9137&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=0l7bg4i0jpi2nru48qtcqnsj03
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart - Billboard". Billboard.
- ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2840&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=0l7bg4i0jpi2nru48qtcqnsj03
- ↑ http://www.bullfrogspond.com/whitburn/1995wye.htm
External links
- In-depth Song Analysis at the Jeff Lynne Song Database (jefflynnesongs.com)
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single March 25, 1989 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles |