I'm Gonna Get You (Bizarre Inc song)

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Why is that important to me? Because we were recording "Boom Boom Pow" and we were coming up with a bridge part and I was like "Fergie, have you heard this song? You have to do it like this!" I played your song for the power on that section. I never thought I was going to meet you one day. [24]

The fact that Brown had not been selected made the audience and TV viewers furious, with one viewer branding it a "disgrace". [23]

Britney Spears also performed a cover version of the song during her time on the Mickey Mouse Club.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. Angie Brown told in a interview, "If you look at the video, I'm sort of behind the feeds and stuff, but I'm in it, I'm in it. There's loads of dancers and I guess if I was the record company, I would do that. I wouldn't want to give Angie Brown too much, you know, because it's not the Angie Brown show. There was a girl roller skating, there were DJs, and the boys from Bizarre Inc. I think, were clicking away." [7] "I'm Gonna Get You" was later made available on YouTube in 2013 and had generated eight million views as of early 2025. [25]

Impact and legacy

Peter Paphides and Simon Price from Melody Maker wrote in 1994, that merging of Italo and garage had resulted in "a million fantastic, brutally poppy house tracks with loads of sampled screaming divas", like "I'm Gonna Get You". [26]

Pitchfork included "I'm Gonna Get You" in their list of "Ten Actually Good 90s Jock Jams" in 2010. [27] Porcys listed the song at number 75 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990-1999" in 2012, adding, "Well, why do I think it's such a good job? Firstly, the level of energy produced for over five minutes does not settle down even for a second. Secondly, samples straight from Joselyn Brown are used in a thoughtful and extremely catchy way. Thirdly, Angie Brown's vocals cause chills around the third cervical vertebra. It is more than a confession, it is a musical expression of female stubbornness and an offer that cannot be rejected." [28]

Fact put "I'm Gonna Get You" at number-one in their list of "21 Diva-House Belters That Still Sound Incredible" in 2014. [29] BuzzFeed listed the song at number 20 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017. [30] Mixmag ranked it as one of the 30 best songs in their "The 30 Best Vocal House Anthems Ever" list in 2018, noting, "With its call and response lyrics, electrifying piano line and shining rave sensibilities, this one's still a certified banger! It hits like a shot of liquid serotonin in the dance, with the assertive tone of Brown’s vocals grabbing dancefloors by the scruff of the neck and thrusting them into overdrive." [31] And in 2019, "I'm Gonna Get You" was included in their ranking of "The 20 Best Diva House Tracks". [32]

Track listing

"I'm Gonna Get You"
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Single by Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown
from the album Energique
Released21 September 1992 (1992-09-21) [1] [2]
Recorded1992 [3]
Studio Comforts Place (London, England)
Genre Diva house
Length
  • 3:23 (Original Flavour mix edit) [4]
  • 5:18 (Original Flavour mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Andy Meecham
  • Dean Meredith
  • Carl Turner
  • Toni Colandreo [3]
Producer(s)
  • Alan Scott
  • Bizarre Inc [3]
Bizarre Inc singles chronology
"Playing with Knives"
(1991)
"I'm Gonna Get You"
(1992)
"Took My Love"
(1993)
Music video
"I'm Gonna Get You" on YouTube
7-inch single, The Netherlands (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Get You" (Original Flavour Mix (Edit)3:19
2."I'm Gonna Get You" (Tee's Freeze Mix (Edit)4:10
12-inch single, Europe (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Get You" (Original Flavour Mix)5:18
2."I'm Gonna Get You" (Todd's Rubber Dub)5:22
3."I'm Gonna Get You" (Sure Is Pure Remix)6:40
4."I'm Gonna Get You" (Sure Is Pure Golden Dub Edit)3:19
CD single, UK (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Get You" (Original Flavour Mix) (Radio Edit)3:22
2."I'm Gonna Get You" (Original Flavour Mix)5:19
3."I'm Gonna Get You" (Todd's Rubber Dub)5:24
4."I'm Gonna Get You" (Tee's Freeze Mix) (Edit)4:12
5."I'm Gonna Get You" (Sure Is Pure Remix)8:41
6."I'm Gonna Get You" (Sure Is Pure Golden Dub)8:09
7."I'm Gonna Get You" (Tee's Beats)4:46
CD maxi, Germany (1992)
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Gonna Get You" (Original Flavour Mix)5:18
2."I'm Gonna Get You" (Todd's Rubber Dub)5:22
3."I'm Gonna Get You" (Sure Is Pure Remix)6:40
4."I'm Gonna Get You" (Sure Is Pure Golden Dub Edit)3:19

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Dave Audé version

Dave Audé interpolated the song in 2015, writing and adding new verses. With vocals by the Pussycat Dolls member Jessica Sutta, Audé's version charted at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [55]

See also

References

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