You Got Me (The Roots song)
{{Infobox song
| name = You Got Me
| cover = UGotMe single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Roots featuring Erykah Badu and Eve
| album = Things Fall Apart
| released = {{start date|1999|1|25}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Neo soul{{cite web|last= Pitchfork Staff |title= The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s |website= Pitchfork |date= September 28, 2022 |url= https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-albums-of-the-1990s/|quote= The Philadelphia hip-hop group’s fourth album boasts one of the most breathtaking ballads of the neo-soul era they helped guide, “You Got Me"...|accessdate= April 26, 2023}}
| length = 4:19
| label = MCA
| writer = {{hlist|Ahmir Thompson|Tariq Trotter|Kamal Gray|Rahzel Brown|Karl Jenkins|Kyle Jones|Leonard Hubbard|Scott Storch|Jill Scott}}
| producer = *The Grand Wizzards
- Scott Storch {{small|(co.)}}
| chronology = The Roots
| prev_title = Adrenaline!
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = The Next Movement
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Erykah Badu
| type = single
| prev_title = One
| prev_year = 1998
| title = You Got Me
| year = 1999
| next_title = Southern Gul
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Eve
| type = single
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| title = You Got Me
| year = 1999
| next_title = What Y'all Want
| next_year = 1999
}}
}}
"You Got Me" is a song by American hip hop band The Roots, featuring vocals from Erykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve, then known as Eve of Destruction, who raps the second verse but does not appear in the music video. The track was released as a single from the band's fourth studio album, Things Fall Apart (1999), in January 1999.
Background
"You Got Me" was co-written by musician Jill Scott, who recorded vocals for the song's chorus and bridge. Her part was subsequently re-recorded by Badu at the insistence of MCA Records, who wanted a higher-profile collaboration for the album's official lead single (at the time, Scott was relatively unknown outside Philadelphia). When the group later went on tour, Scott joined them during performances of the song. The original version was later released on the 2005 compilation Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots, Volume One.
The song garnered the Roots and Badu a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000. In 2011, the Roots, Badu and Scott all performed the song together at VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/vh1-divas-celebrates-soul-20353/|title=VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul|date= December 19, 2011|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 30, 2023}}
Music video
The music video for "You Got Me" was directed by Charles Stone III{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/the-roots/you-got-me|title=The Roots - You Got Me (1999)|website=IMVDb}} and features cameos from rapper and actor Common, plus Tracy Morgan as a rider on the bus.
Track listing
European maxi-CD single{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/RootsFeaturing-Erykah-Badu-You-Got-Me/release/790678|title=The Roots Featuring Erykah Badu – You Got Me|year=1999 |publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 10, 2013}}
- "You Got Me"
- "Adrenaline!"
- "New Year's @ Jay Dee's"
- "You Got Me" (Me Tienes Remix)
- "You Got Me" (Cris Remix) bka Cris Prolific
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1999) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|55|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|chartid=8125|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|France|28|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=February 19, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|25|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|songid=3928|rowheader=true|access-date=February 19, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|46|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=February 19, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|37|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|80|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|15|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=February 19, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|UK|31|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UKdance|3|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|7|artist=The Roots feat. Erykah Badu|song=You Got Me|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=The Roots|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=March 17, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|11|artist=The Roots|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|19|artist=The Roots|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|35|artist=The Roots|song=You Got Me|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1999) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110183146/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=dead}}
|45 |
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Release history
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| scope="row"|United States
|{{start date|1999|1|25}} |{{hlist|R&B|urban radio}} |rowspan="2"|MCA |align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=AddVance Notice|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1283|page=52|date=January 22, 1999}}{{cite magazine|title=The Roots Are Very Together on 'Things'|last=Oumano|first=Elena|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=4|page=31|date=January 23, 1999|quote='You Got Me' ships to R&B and crossover stations Jan. 25.}} |
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| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|{{start date|1999|2|22}} |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}} |align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=February 20, 1999}} |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|MJCHeEQV454|"You Got Me" Official music video}}
{{The Roots}}
{{Eve}}
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