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You Gotta Be

"You Gotta Be" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Des'ree from her second studio album, I Ain't Movin' (1994). It was released in August 1994 through Sony Soho Square Records. Des'ree co-wrote and co-produced the song with Ashley Ingraham.[1] It is a downtempo soul song that ends the chorus with, "Love will save the day."

""
Single by Des'ree
from I Ain't Movin'"
A-side"Feel So High"
ReleasedAugust 1994
Genre
Length4:04
LabelSony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)
  • Des'ree
  • Ashley Ingraham
Producer(s)
  • Des'ree
  • Ashley Ingraham
Des'ree singles chronology
""Delicate"
(1993) 		' ""I Ain't Movin'"
(1994)

The song reached the top ten in Australia and the UK, after its re-release in 1999.[2] It also reached the top five in Spain and on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[3]

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Original version

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 9
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles 36
Illegal chart entered Canadaadultcontemporary 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 31
Europe (European Dance Radio)[6] 1
France (SNEP)[7] 20
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 79
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9] 47
New Zealand (RIANZ)[10] 11
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[11] 14
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] 14
UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[13] 30
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[14] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 2
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[17] 23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 72
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[19] 6
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[20] 24

1999 remix

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[21] 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22] 32
Germany (Media Control AG)[23] 76
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[24] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[25] 20
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[26] 77
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[27] 12
Spain (AFYVE)[28] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[29] 10
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[30] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Australia (ARIA)[31] 69
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 31
Chart (1995) Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[33] 38
France (SNEP)[34] 87
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 20

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RIANZ)[36] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Gold 400,000 
United States — 358,000[38]

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Des'ree - Feel So High, retrieved 2019-08-04
  2. ↑ "Des'ree". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/desree. Retrieved 2019-08-04. 
  3. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Des'ree - You Gotta Be". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Des'ree – You Gotta Be". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media 12 (11): 27. 18 March 1995. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-03-18.pdf. Retrieved 20 May 2020. 
  6. ↑ "European Dance Radio Top 25". Music & Media. 30 April 1994. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-04-30.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2019. 
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Des'ree – You Gotta Be". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Dance Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Illegal name entered Desree/Desree/chart?f=379 Desree Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Desree. Prometheus Global Media.
  16. ↑ "Illegal name entered Desree/Desree/chart?f=341 Desree Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Desree. Prometheus Global Media.
  17. ↑ "Illegal name entered Desree/Desree/chart?f=343 Desree Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Desree. Prometheus Global Media.
  18. ↑ "Illegal name entered Desree/Desree/chart?f=367 Desree Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Desree. Prometheus Global Media.
  19. ↑ "Illegal name entered Desree/Desree/chart?f=381 Desree Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Desree. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. ↑ "Illegal name entered Desree/Desree/chart?f=378 Desree Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Desree. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Des'ree – You Gotta Be (1999 Mix)" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  22. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-04-10.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2018. 
  23. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  24. ↑ (in is) Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 318 Vikuna 9.4. – 16.4. 1999). https://timarit.is/page/2982863#page/n9/mode/2up. Retrieved 14 July 2018. 
  25. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in Nederlands). top40.nl. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Des'ree – You Gotta Be (1999 Mix)" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  27. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  28. ↑ "Top 10 Spain". Music & Media. https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-03-13.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2018. 
  29. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  30. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  31. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  33. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM (Library and Archives Canada). http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2836&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2836.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2836. Retrieved 8 July 2019. 
  34. ↑ "Classement Singles – année 1995" (in français). SNEP. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  35. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  36. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Des'ree – You Gotta Be". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  37. ↑ "British single certifications – Des'ree – You Gotta Be". British Phonographic Industry. Enter You Gotta Be in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  38. ↑ Sexton, Paul (13 June 1998). "550 Music's Des'ree Gets 'Supernatural' on 3rd Set". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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