Got to Get

Leila K was discovered by Rob'n'Raz when singing in a music contest. They liked her music and offered her a recording contract in 1988. With them she would get her first hit the following year with "Got to Get". It was first recorded within the UK as a pre-production demo by Pete Towns of P&P Productions. In 1990, the album Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K was released, featuring "Got to Get".

A reviewer from Billboard described the song as "explosive"{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-02-03.pdf|title=We've Got What Everyone Wants To Get|magazine=Billboard|date=3 February 1990|page=1|accessdate=26 September 2020}} and "an infectious club-inspired stomper".{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-02-03.pdf|title=New on the Charts|magazine=Billboard|date=3 February 1990|page=36|accessdate=26 September 2020}} The magazine's Bill Coleman stated that "as infectious, house-inflected pop/rap goes, this track wins on its own."{{cite magazine|first= Bill |last= Coleman |title= Dance Trax: Stansfield's 'World' Hit Finally Breaks In U.S. |magazine= Billboard |date= 20 January 1990 |page= 31 |accessdate= 14 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-01-20.pdf}} Ernest Hardy from Cashbox wrote, "The inevitable Neneh Cherry clone arrives with a swiftness that in itself is awe-inspiring. Vocally, this well could be Miss Cherry. There’s the oh-so-slight hint of a rasp, coupled with sass and lots of ’tude."{{cite magazine|first= Ernest |last= Hardy |title= Pop Reviews: Singles |magazine= Cashbox |date= 20 January 1990 |page= 18 |accessdate= 27 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1990/CB-1990-01-20.pdf}} Mick Mercer from Melody Maker complimented it as a "little fun bundle".{{cite magazine|first=Mick|last=Mercer|magazine=Melody Maker|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52066866033/|date=17 March 1990|access-date=24 February 2023}} Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "The world will soon wake up to this 17-year-old female rapper from Gothenburg who can easily compete with artists like Neneh Cherry or the Cookie Crew."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-06-17.pdf|title=Talent: Promising Acts|magazine=Music & Media|date=17 June 1989|page=14|accessdate=26 September 2020}} NME said, "God knows who Rob 'n' Raz are, but Leila K is a Swedish black woman who sounds like Neneh Cherry! Well, shipmates! Blow me down if that ain't a merry coincidence! This record is jaunty but unremarkable, like a pigeon."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|magazine=NME|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/51812919902/|date=4 November 1989|access-date=24 February 2023}} Taylor Dayne, reviewing the song for Number One, remarked that "this girl sounds exactly like Neneh Cherry. So does the production." She also declared it as "a happening record and everything and you can dance to it".{{cite magazine|first=Taylor|last=Dayne|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33688715858/in/album-72157690807267943/|magazine=Number One|date=22 November 1989|page=42|accessdate=2 January 2023|author-link=Taylor Dayne}}

"Got to Get" was a number-one hit in Iceland, peaked at number two in the Netherlands, and reached number three in Austria, Switzerland and West Germany. In the United Kingdom, it reached its peak of number eight on the UK Singles Chart in January 1990. It was a top-10 hit in Belgium, Finland, Norway and in Leila K's native Sweden. Additionally, "Got to Get" entered the top 20 in both Denmark and Ireland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 11 in March 1990. Outside Europe, the single peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 57 in Australia, where it spent a total of 20 weeks within the top 100.{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/4T0RKWi.png|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 02 Sep 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 34)|via=Imgur|access-date=21 May 2016}} "Got to Get" also entered the top 10 on the Canadian RPM Dance chart.

There were produced two different music videos to promote the single.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtq8GlUamc4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/vtq8GlUamc4| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Rob 'N Raz feat Leila K – Got to Get from TV|publisher=YouTube|date=20 April 2009|access-date=28 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4HZPMuj6-o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/o4HZPMuj6-o| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Leila K- Got To Get (HQ- Lyrics )fr. homepage|publisher=YouTube|date=20 April 2009|access-date=28 September 2021}}{{cbignore}} One of them was directed by Scottish director Paul Boyd.

Personnel

• David Thomas – Stylist
• Robert Dexter – Assistant stylist

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Category:1989 debut singles

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