You Got It
{{Short description|1989 single by Roy Orbison}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = You Got It
| cover = You Got It.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Roy Orbison
| album = Mystery Girl
| B-side = The Only One
| released = {{start date|1989|1|3}}
| recorded = April 1988
| studio = Mike Campbell's garage (Los Angeles)
| genre = Rock{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mystery-girl-249142/|title = Mystery Girl|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = March 23, 1989}}
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=30}}
| label = Virgin
| writer =
- Jeff Lynne
- Roy Orbison
- Tom Petty
| producer = Jeff Lynne
| prev_title = Crying
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = She's a Mystery to Me
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|lvR1YgT7QYs|"You Got It"}}}}
}}
"You Got It" is a song from American singer Roy Orbison's 22nd studio album, Mystery Girl (1989). The song was released posthumously on January 3, 1989, after Orbison's death from a heart attack on December 6, 1988. The song was issued with "The Only One" as the B-side and was later released with "Crying" (version with k.d. lang).{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=36|date=December 24, 1988}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kBe-DgAAQBAJ|title=The Authorized Roy Orbison |last1=Orbison |first1=Roy |last2=Orbison |first2=Wesley |last3=Orbison |first3=Alex |last4=Slate |first4=Jeff |publisher=Center Street |year=2017 |isbn=9781478976547 |edition= Second |location=New York |page=246|oclc=1017566749}} The single reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, returning Orbison to the top 10 for the first time in 25 years.{{cite book|title=The Birth of Rock & Roll: Music in the 1950s Through the 1960s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ze-cAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT156|date=December 1, 2012|publisher=Britannica Educational Publishing|isbn=978-1-61530-911-5|page=156}} "You Got It" also reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top five in 10 other countries. 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.
According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, the song was recorded at guitarist Mike Campbell's garage in Los Angeles, California, and mixed at George Harrison's residence Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kBe-DgAAQBAJ|title=The Authorized Roy Orbison|last=Orbison Jr.|first=Roy|publisher=Center Street|others=Orbison, Wesley,, Orbison, Alex,, Slate, Jeff, Marcel|year=2017|isbn=9781478976547|edition= Second|location=New York|pages=216|oclc=1017566749}} Orbison gave his only public rendition of the hit at the Diamond Awards Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, on November 19, 1988, just 17 days before his death and before the single was released. This footage was incorporated into the song's music video.{{cite news|url=https://www.demorgen.be/tv-cultuur/roy-orbison-in-stadsschouwburg-eerder-fata-morgana-dan-virtuele-verrijzenis~bb86b0e3/|title=Roy Orbison in Stadsschouwburg: fata morgana rather than virtual resurrection|last=Wilri|first=Wim|date=April 26, 2018|work=DeMorgen|access-date=August 29, 2019}} A 2014 version incorporated videos of rehearsal and practice sessions.
Background
"You Got It" was written by Orbison and his Traveling Wilburys bandmates Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. Their first songwriting collaboration, it was written during the Christmas season of 1987 and recorded in Mike Campbell's garage in Los Angeles, California, in April 1988. Lynne, Petty, former Beatle and fellow Wilbury George Harrison and Phil Jones provided other instrumentation and background vocals.{{Cite web|title=Jeff Lynne Song Database - Roy Orbison - You Got It song analysis|url=http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/yougotit/|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=Jefflynnesongs.com}} Harrison went uncredited on the track.
Cash Box said that it "showcases Orbison’s distinctive vocal charge—fluid, yet capable of creating excitement" and said "listen for the exotically melodic lift to the chorus".{{cite magazine|title=Stars on 45|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1989/CB-1989-01-21.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=January 21, 1989|accessdate=December 21, 2022|page=23}}
Personnel
- Roy Orbison – lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jeff Lynne – electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, piano and backing vocals
- Tom Petty – acoustic guitar and backing vocals
- George Harrison – acoustic guitar and backing vocals (uncredited)
- Phil Jones – drums and timbales
- Michael Utley – string arrangement
Charts
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!scope="col"|Chart (1989) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{single chart|Australia|3|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2049-No.%2020-March%2013-18,%201989.pdf|title=RPM 100 Singles|magazine=RPM|volume=49|issue=20|page=6|date=March 18, 1989|access-date=March 24, 2019}}
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{{single chart|Canadacountry|3|chartid=6336|publishdate=May 1, 1989|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2013}} |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-02-11.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=6|page=10|date=February 11, 1989|access-date=March 12, 2020}}
|3 |
scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition= 1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}
|3 |
scope="row"|France (IFOP){{cite web|url=http://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_O.php/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php|title=Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70|language=fr|publisher=InfoDisc|date=February 26, 1989|access-date=December 22, 2019}}
|35 |
{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=You Got It|rowheader=true|access-date=December 26, 2017}} |
{{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=1989|week=7|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2017}} |
{{single chart|Norway|3|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|9|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|UK|3|date=19890211|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Roy Orbison|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Roy Orbison|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|7|artist=Roy Orbison|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|2|artist=Roy Orbison|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|West Germany|9|artist=Roy Orbison|song=You Got It|songid=1926|rowheader=true}} |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|certref=|access-date=September 16, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Roy Orbison|title=You Got It|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|access-date=September 26, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Roy Orbison|title=You Got It|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=March 23, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Roy Orbison|title=You Got It|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2024|access-date=March 23, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|access-date=March 13, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Roy Orbison|title=You Got It|award=Gold|relyear=1989|certyear=2025|id=8406-1872-1|access-date=March 23, 2025}}
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Bonnie Raitt version
{{Infobox song
| name = You Got It
| cover = You_Got_It_-_Bonnie_Raitt.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bonnie Raitt
| album = Boys on the Side: Original Soundtrack Album
| released = {{start date|1995|2}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 3:27
| label = Arista
| writer =
| producer =
- Don Was
- Bonnie Raitt
| prev_title = Storm Warning
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Rock Steady
| next_year = 1995
}}
The song became a hit again in 1995 for American singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, who recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Boys on the Side. In the United States, 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" reached number 11 and was the 62nd-biggest hit of 1995, while in Iceland, it peaked at number 10. "You Got It" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, becoming Raitt's fifth nomination in the category.
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References
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External links
- [http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/yougotit/ In-depth Song Analysis] at the Jeff Lynne Song Database (jefflynnesongs.com)
- {{YouTube|TYQzIw0zat0|Roy Orbison – You Got It}}
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Category:Arista Records singles
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Category:Songs released posthumously
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Category:Songs written by Roy Orbison