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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 nl)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 1994Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  32. ↑ End of Year Charts 1994Recorded 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 fr)SNEP. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  35. ↑ Billboard Top 100 – 1995. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  36. ↑ New Zealand single certifications – Des'ree – You Gotta BeRecording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  37. ↑ British single certifications – Des'ree – You Gotta BeBritish 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. 550 Music's Des'ree Gets 'Supernatural' on 3rd Set (13 June 1998). Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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