Gotta Man
{{Short description|1999 single by Eve}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Gotta Man
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eve
| album = Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
| released = August 31, 1999
| recorded =
| studio = Sony Music Studios
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 4:24
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Swizz Beatz
| chronology = Eve
| prev_title = Triflin'
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Remember Them Days
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NUEQ7BmGh9k|"Gotta Man"}}}}
}}
"Gotta Man" is a song by American rapper Eve, and the third single from her debut studio album Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999). The song features American singer Mashonda and was produced by Swizz Beatz.
Background
Swizz Beatz originally wrote the song for an intended collaboration with singer Aaliyah. However, according to him, their schedules and labels "didn't permit it". Swizz Beatz eventually collaborated with Eve for the song, stating that it "fit the vibe" of Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady.{{Cite web|last=Ahmed|first=Insanul|date=August 20, 2011|title=Swizz Beatz Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2011/08/swizz-beatz-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-1/|access-date=|website=Complex|language=en}}
Composition
The song features a guitar vamp,{{Cite news|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=October 6, 1999|title=The Two Faces of Eve|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/10/06/thetwo-facesof-eve/dfa940f9-5ecb-47d1-a851-308d484e2842/}} as well as "rattling drums and chiming strings"{{Cite news|last=Niesel|first=Jeff|date=November 11, 1999|title=Eve of Destruction|work=Miami New Times|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/eve-of-destruction-6357424}} and a nursery rhyme chorus is sung by Mashonda.{{Cite news|last=Ex|first=Kris|date=August 29, 1999|title=As she showed with the Ruff Ryders, Eve can hold her own with the big boys. But now the rapper's got something else to prove as a solo artist.|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-29-ca-4590-story.html}} Eve declares her love and fidelity to a man,{{Cite web|last=Kameir|first=Rawiya|date=March 17, 2019|title=Eve: Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/eve-let-there-be-everuff-ryders-first-lady/|access-date=|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}} in a relationship that involves "bail money happily paid and secrets kept".
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1999–2000)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Eve|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|10|artist=Eve|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|18|artist=Eve|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|8|artist=Eve|rowheader=true}} |