Got to Get It

"Got to Get It"
Single by Culture Beat
from the album Serenity
B-side	Remix
Released	September 13, 1993
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 7" single
Recorded	1993
Genre	Eurodance
Length	5:21
Writer(s)	Nosie Katzmann, Jay Supreme, Torsten Fenslau Peter Zweier
Producer(s)	Torsten Fenslau
Culture Beat singles chronology
"Mr Vain (1993) "Got to Get It" (1993) "Anything" (1993)
Alternative cover CD maxi - Remixes

"Got to Get It" is a song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was released in September 1993 as the second single from their second album Serenity and was released in September 1993.

The song was a hit in many countries, particularly in Sweden, the Netherlands and UK where it reached the top 5. However, it also achieved a great success in the other countries in which it was released. It did not reach the same level of sales of the previous single, "Mr Vain", however.

Critical reception

Shawnee Smith, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song sports a "better chorus and aggressive, synth-soaked beats" that their previous single, "Mr. Vain". She goes on to say that the song is a "blend of party-down male rapping and cute female-belting is familiar and fun."^[1]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Algarve, Portugal and in Denmark.

Track listings

CD maxi-single (Europe, 1993)

1. "Got to Get It" (Raw Deal Mix) — 5:34
2. "Got to Get It" (Club Mix) — 6:01
3. "Got to Get It" (Extended Album Mix) — 6:39
4. "Got to Get It" (Hypnotic Mix) — 7:17
5. "Got to Get It" (Radio Mix) — 3:39

CD maxi-single - Remix (Europe, 1993)

1. "Got To Get It" (Funlab Mix) - 6:36
   • Remixed By: Ricardo "Rhythm Junkie" Andrade
2. "Got To Get It" (Club To House Mix) - 5:52
   • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
3. "Got To Get It" (TNT Party Zone Mix) - 5:41
   • Remixed By: Tielmann, Tillmann
4. "Got To Get It" (Basic House Mix) - 6:22
   • Remixed By: Ricardo "Rhythm Junkie" Andrade
5. "Got To Get It" (Last Minute Mix) - 6:56
   • Remixed By: Tielmann, Tillmann
6. "Got To Get It" (Radio Remix) - 4:09
   • Remixed By: Doug Laurent

Vinyl 7" (Netherlands, 1993)

1. "Got To Get It" (Radio Mix) - 3:39
2. "Got To Get It" (Video Edit) - 3:52

Vinyl 12" (USA, 1994)

1. "Got To Get It" (Raw Deal Mix) - 5:34
2. "Got To Get It" (Club To House Mix) - 5:52
   • Remixed By: Doug Laurent
3. "Got To Get It" (Hypnotic Mix) - 7:17
4. "Got To Get It" (Resolution Mix) - 7:35
   • Reproduced By: Troy Parrish

CD maxi-single, Promo (USA, 1994)

1. "Got To Get It" (Original Radio Edit) 3:39
2. "Got To Get It" (Edit w/o Rap) - 3:03
3. "Got To Get It" (Remix Radio Edit) - 4:18
   • Remixed By: Doug Laurent

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1 Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 1 France (SNEP)[2] 10 Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 3 Italy (FIMI)[8] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 2 New Zealand (RIANZ)[2] 13 Norway (VG-lista)[2] 6 Spain (AFYVE)[10] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 7 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[11] 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[12] 1

End of year charts End of year chart (1993) Position Australia (ARIA)[13] 89 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 43 End of year chart (1994) Position Australia (ARIA)[13] 100 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Australia[13] Gold 1994 35,000 Germany[14] Gold 1993 250,000

Chart successions

References

1. Billboard, February 19, 1994, Page 57
2. "Got to Get It", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
3. "Ultratop.be – Culture Beat – Got to Get It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. Canadian peak position
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
6. "Culture Beat singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
7. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
8. Italian peak positions in 1993
9. "Single top 100 over 1993" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
10. Billboard: Hits of the World, 7 May 1994
11. "Got to Get It", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
12. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
13. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Got to Get It')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 6, 2008.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics