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"You Got It"
You Got It.jpg
Single by Roy Orbison
from the album Mystery Girl
B-side "The Only One"
ReleasedJanuary 3, 1989 (1989-01-03)
RecordedApril 1988
Studio Mike Campbell's garage (Los Angeles)
Genre Rock [1]
Length3:30
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jeff Lynne
Roy Orbison singles chronology
"Crying"
(1987)		"You Got It"
(1989)		"She's a Mystery to Me"
(1989)
Music video
"You Got It" on YouTube

"You Got It" is a song from American singer Roy Orbison's 22nd studio album, Mystery Girl (1989). The song was released posthumously on January 3, 1989, after Orbison's death from a heart attack on December 6, 1988. The song was issued with "The Only One" as the B-side and was later released with "Crying" (version with k.d. lang). [2] [3] The single reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, returning Orbison to the top 10 for the first time in 25 years. [4] "You Got It" also reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top five in 10 other countries. Although it is an Orbison solo single, Orbison's fellow Traveling Wilburys bandmates Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne co-wrote the song and played instruments on the record.

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According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, the song was recorded at guitarist Mike Campbell's garage in Los Angeles, California, and mixed at George Harrison's residence Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England. [5] Orbison gave his only public rendition of the hit at the Diamond Awards Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, on November 19, 1988, just 17 days before his death and before the single was released. This footage was incorporated into the song's music video. [6] A 2014 version incorporated videos of rehearsal and practice sessions.

Background

"You Got It" was written by Orbison and his Traveling Wilburys bandmates Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. Their first songwriting collaboration, it was written during the Christmas season of 1987 and recorded in Mike Campbell's garage in Los Angeles, California, in April 1988. Lynne, Petty, former Beatle and fellow Wilbury George Harrison and Phil Jones provided other instrumentation and background vocals. [7]

George Harrison was uncredited on the track.

Cash Box said that it "showcases Orbison’s distinctive vocal charge—fluid, yet capable of creating excitement" and said "listen for the exotically melodic lift to the chorus". [8]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [30] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [42] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [43] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Bonnie Raitt version

"You Got It"
You Got It - Bonnie Raitt.jpg
Single by Bonnie Raitt
from the album Boys on the Side soundtrack
ReleasedFebruary 1995 (1995-02)
Genre Country pop
Length3:27
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bonnie Raitt singles chronology
"Storm Warning"
(1994)		"You Got It"
(1995)		"Rock Steady"
(1995)

The song became a hit again in 1995 for American singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, who recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Boys on the Side . In the United States, it peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at number 31 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, "You Got It" reached number 11 and was the 62nd-biggest hit of 1995, while in Iceland, it peaked at number 10.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [45] 11
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [46] 3
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [47] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [48] 33
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [49] 6
US Cash Box Top 100 [50] [51] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [52] 62
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [53] 34
US Billboard Hot 100 [54] 123
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [55] 31

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