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"Now That You Got It" is a song by American recording artist Gwen Stefani from her second solo album, The Sweet Escape. Written by Stefani, Sean Garrett, and Swizz Beatz, the song received mixed reviews from music critics. A remix and hybrid featuring reggae artist Damian Marley were produced for the song's release as the album's fourth single in September 2007.
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Critical reception
Stefani performing "Now That You Got It" on The Sweet Escape Tour.
"Now That You Got It" received mixed reviews from music critics. Pitchfork Media stated that it "surfs on a loping hip hop beat and a staccato piano sample while Stefani splits wailing time with a chorus of alarms",[1] Stylus Magazine compared the song to Beastie Boys,[2] and Slant Magazine characterized it as "instantly contagious".[3] The NME, however, called it "a track so desperate to be a club banger, its fraying tapestry of hand-claps, sirens and triumphalism has all the grace of a Pepsi Max advert."[4] John Murphy of musicOMH referred to the song as "the self-consciously wacky and kitsch side to her personality surfaces, as on the inane 'Now That You Got It', the temptation is to dive for the 'off' switch."[5] The BBC Chart Blog conveyed it as a "perfect case" of Stefani "making songs which are all strident and sleek and modern", rating it four out of five stars.[6] Similarly, CBBC's Newsround portrayed the sound as "a very laid back, summery tune" which, it claims, will still have its readers "humming it next week".[7]
Chart performance
"Now That You Got It" was commercially unsuccessful on mainstream charts. The song did not enter any of the US Billboard charts, being Stefani's first solo song to do so. Internationally, it reached number seventeen in Norway, number twenty-one in New Zealand, number twenty-six in Italy, number thirty-seven in Australia, and number fifty-nine in the United Kingdom. The single became Stefani's third UK release not to reach the top twenty of the singles chart and to date is her lowest-selling solo single.
Music video
Stefani and the Harajuku Girls on red, yellow, and green scooters.The song's music video was directed by The Saline Project and was shot in Puerto Rico and Jamaica.[8] The video premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on September 4, 2007.
The video opens up on a mountain with titles "Gwen Stefani Presents," "Now That You Got It" and "featuring Damian Jr. Gong Marley." Stefani is singing against a wall with Marley and later Stefani and the Harajuku Girls are riding along the road with scooters singing the first verse. The chorus begins and Stefani, Harajuku Girls and Marley and playing board games under a shelter near the lake side. Marley then begins to sing his part near two sheds while Stefani and Harajuku Girls are still on their scooters. During the second verse, Stefani sings against another girl and shows the Harajuku Girls singing on roof tops with the male dancers from The Sweet Escape Tour (Flea, Legacy, Remedy, and Steelo). During the second chorus, the video opens at the beach where Stefani is SMSing. This leads the video to a party at night time where Stefani is on stage with people dancing. The video concludes with Harajuku Girls and the boys on the roof, Stefani and the girls singing on the scooters.
Track listings
- European CD single
- "Now That You Got It" (Album Version) – 3:00
- "Now That You Got It" (Remix featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:26
- European CD maxi single
- "Now That You Got It" (Album Version) – 3:00
- "Now That You Got It" (Remix featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:26
- "Now That You Got It" (Single Version featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:09
- "Now That You Got It" (Video) – 3:09
- Australian CD single
- "Now That You Got It" (Album Version) – 3:00
- "Now That You Got It" (Remix featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:26
- "Now That You Got It" (Single Version featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:09
- US iTunes remix single
- "Now That You Got It" (Hybrid Mix featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:08 (= Single Version)
- "Now That You Got It" (Main Mix featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:26 (= Remix)
- US 12" single
- A1. "Now That You Got It" (Single Version featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:09
- A2. "Now That You Got It" (Album Version) – 3:00
- A3. "Now That You Got It" (Album Version) – 2:55
- B1. "Now That You Got It" (Remix featuring Damian "Jr Gong" Marley) – 3:26
- B2. "Now That You Got It" (Dub) – 3:30
Personnel
- Gwen Stefani – lead vocals
- Angel Aponte – additional engineer
- Pete Davis – additional programming, additional keyboards
- Loren Dawson – keyboards
- Alex Dromgoole – assistant engineer
- David Emery – assistant engineer
- Sean Garrett – co-producer, backing vocals
- Kevin Mills – engineer
- Glenn Pittman – assistant engineer
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Swizz Beatz – producer
- Steve Tolle – assistant engineer
Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
positionAustralian Singles Chart[9] 37 Austrian Singles Chart[9] 60 German Singles Chart[10] 73 Hungarian Airplay Chart[11] 36 Italian Singles Chart[12] 26 New Zealand Singles Chart[9] 21 Norwegian Singles Chart[9] 17 Slovak Airplay Chart[13] 30 UK Singles Chart[14] 59 References
- ^ Pytlik, Mark. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape". Pitchfork Media. December 7, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
- ^ http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/gwen-stefani/the-sweet-escape.htm
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape". Slant Magazine. December 1, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
- ^ Miller, Alex. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape". NME. IPC Media. December 1, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
- ^ Murphy, John. "Gwen Stefani: The Sweet Escape Review". musicOMH. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ McAlpine, Fraser. "Gwen Stefani – 'Now That You Got It'". BBC Chart Blog. BBC Online. October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ "Single Review: Gwen Stefani feat Damien Marley – Now That U Got It". Newsround. BBC Online. October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Music Videos news: Interscope". Video Static. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Gwen Stefani – Now That You Got It". Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Now+That+You+Got+It&cat=s. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Gwen Stefani – Now That You Got It" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Stefani%2CGwen/Now+That+You+Got+It/single. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista – 2007. 46. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=radios&ev=2007&het=46&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071021182546/http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=3. Retrieved October 27, 2007.
- ^ "RADIO TOP100 Oficiálna – Stefani Gwen – Now That You Got It" (in Slovak). IFPI Slovakia. http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=144662&sec=c66e9fd5ffc33715cf18c9b560688829. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Gwen Stefani – Now That You Got It". Chart Stats. The Official Charts Company. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=33193. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
External links
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- Interscope Records singles
- Songs produced by Swizz Beatz
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