You Got Me (The Roots song)

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"You Got Me"
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Single by the Roots featuring Erykah Badu and Eve
from the album Things Fall Apart
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1999 (1999-01-25)
Genre Neo soul [1]
Length4:19
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Roots singles chronology
"Adrenaline!"
(1998)		"You Got Me"
(1999)		"The Next Movement"
(1999)
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"One"
(1998)		"You Got Me"
(1999)		"Southern Gul"
(1999)

Certifications

Certifications for "You Got Me"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesJanuary 25, 1999 MCA [22] [23]
United KingdomFebruary 22, 1999
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [24]

References

  1. ↑ Pitchfork Staff (September 28, 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 26, 2023. The Philadelphia hip-hop group's fourth album boasts one of the most breathtaking ballads of the neo-soul era they helped guide, "You Got Me"...
  2. ↑ "VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul". Rolling Stone. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Roots - You Got Me (1999)". IMVDb.
  4. ↑ "The Roots Featuring Erykah Badu – You Got Me". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8125." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ↑ "The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Roots Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ "The Roots Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. ↑ "The Roots Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  18. ↑ "The Roots Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  20. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me". Radioscope. Retrieved July 12, 2025.Type You Got Me in the "Search:" field.
  21. ↑ "British single certifications – The Roots feat. Erykah Badu – You Got Me". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "AddVance Notice". Radio & Records . No. 1283. January 22, 1999. p. 52.
  23. ↑ Oumano, Elena (January 23, 1999). "The Roots Are Very Together on 'Things'". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 4. p. 31. 'You Got Me' ships to R&B and crossover stations Jan. 25.
  24. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles". Music Week . February 20, 1999. p. 31.
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