- You Got Me
Infobox Single
Name = You Got Me
Artist =The Roots &Erykah Badu
from Album = Things Fall Apart
Released = 1999
Format =CD Single
Genre = Hip-Hop
Length = 4:40
Label =Geffen Records
Producer =Scott Storch
Chronology =The Roots singles
Last single = "Adrenaline! (Promo only)
(1998)"
This single = "You Got Me
(1999)"
Next single = "The Next Movement
(1999)""You Got Me" is a Grammy award-winning 1999 song by
hip-hop bandThe Roots , featuring vocals byErykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve (who raps the second verse). The track was released from the successful "Things Fall Apart" album. The song was produced by the band's then-keyboardist,Scott Storch ."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 Erykah Badu at the insistence of MCA, who wanted a higher profile collaboration for the album's official lead single (at the time, Scott was relatively unknown outside of Philadelphia). When the group later went on tour, Scott joined them during performances of the song.The song garnered a Grammy Award to The Roots and Badu for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000.
Track listing
# "You Got Me"
# "Adrenaline!" (B-Side)External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/theroots The Roots on Myspace]
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