- You Gotta Be
Infobox Single
Name = You Gotta Be
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Artist =Des'ree
Album = I Ain't Movin'
A-side =
B-side =
Released =1994 1995 (re-release)
Format =CD single CD maxi
12" maxi
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:04
Label = Sony Soho Square
Writer = Des'ree
Ashley Ingram
Producer = Ashley Ingram
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "Delicate"
(1993)
This single = "You Gotta Be"
(1994)
Next single = "I Ain't Movin'"
(1994)
Misc =Extra chronology
Last single = "Little Child"
(1994)
This single = "You Gotta Be"
(1995)
Next single = "Kissing You"
(1998)Extra chronology
Last single = "God Only Knows"
(1998)
This single = "You Gotta Be"
(1998)
Next single = "Ain't No Sunshine"
(1999)Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki
Lower caption = Remixes - 1995"You Gotta Be" is a song recorded by the British pop and soul
singer Des'ree . It was the first single from her second album "I Ain't Movin".It was released several times in the UK: first in 1994, then in 1995, and in 1999 in a remixed version following the success of Des'ree's previous singles "Life" and "Kissing You". The latter release of "You Gotta Be" charted in its highest position out of all three releases in the UK, peaking at #10. The 1995 release peaked at #5 in the
United States and is the most popular version of the song. The song remained in theARC Weekly Top 40 for 26 weeks, which was a feat at the time (seeList of ARC Weekly Top 40 chart achievements and trivia ). The remixed version of the song was released in 1998 in Spain, and went to #1 there.In
Italy , the song became popular after it was chosen as thesoundtrack of some TV adverts, including those of Breil in 1996 and Ford Focus of 2000. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 431 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)] In Australia, circa early 2000s, this song was used in aWestpac bank advert.The music video is filmed in
black and white . In 1995, it was nominated in the category of "Best Female Video" at theMTV Video Music Awards , but did not win.Track listings
Charts
1 Remixed version
References
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