I Got This (Jennifer Hudson song)

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"I Got This"
I Got This Jennifer Hudson.jpg
Single by Jennifer Hudson
from the album I Remember Me
Released30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
Recorded
  • 2011
  • Roc the Mic Studios, NYC
Genre R&B
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) StarGate
Jennifer Hudson singles chronology
"No One Gonna Love You"
(2011)
"I Got This"
(2011)
"Think Like a Man"
(2012)

"I Got This" is a song performed by American R&B singer and songwriter Jennifer Hudson. It was released as the third and final single in the United States from her second studio album, I Remember Me (2011). It was written by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Erikssen, Crystle Johnson and Mats Lie Skare, with production by StarGate. It was recorded by Mikkel S. Eriken and Miles Walker at Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NYC. It was released to United States contemporary hit radio on October 30, 2011.

Contents

Background and promotion

On September 21, 2011, the song was confirmed to be the next single from the album following "Where You At" and "No One Gonna Love You" in an interview with ABC. [1] [2] On October 25, 2011, Hudson released an audio video of the song on her VEVO channel. [3]

Chart performance

On March 12, 2012, the song peaked at number fifty-four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Chart. [4] On March 17, 2012, the song peaked at number eleven on the Adult R&B Songs Chart. [5]

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [4] 54
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard) [5] 11

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References

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  2. "Jennifer Hudson speaks with ABC7's Cheryl Burton". ABC. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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