"Got to Get It" is a song by the German group Culture Beat from their second studio album, Serenity. Written by Nosie Katzmann, Jay Supreme, Torsten Fenslau and Peter Zweier, the song was released as the second single from the Serenity album on 13 September 1993. It was a hit in many European countries, and reached number-one in Belgium and Finland. "Got to Get It" was also a top 5 hit in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In both the US and Canada, the song peaked at number-one on the dance music charts.
AllMusic editor William Cooper described "Got to Get It" as a "virtual rewrite" of "Mr. Vain".[1]Larry Flick from Billboard called it a "wickedly catchy twirler that appears poised to follow the trend-setting "Mr. Vain" to the top of club playlists and on to top 40 formats". He added, "The song's hook will instantly stick to the brain, while the plethora of pop/rave beats will sneak up the spine."[2] He also wrote that it sports a "better chorus [than its predecessor] and aggressive, synth-soaked beats", and the "blend of party-down male rapping and cute female-belting is familiar and fun."[3] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five. He commented, ""Got to get it out of my head" they sing, and you'll be thinking the same when you hear this surefire hit follow-up", where "throbbing Hi-NRG, though with a light vocal touch, and a typical Snap-style rap ail come together to create an instant and likeable smash."[4]James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it "another overly similar bland synth buzzed chugger".[5] A reviewer from Sunday Mirror wrote, "After a day spent humming Culture Beat's incredibly catchy follow up to their chart-topper Mr Vain, you'll agree with the lyric, Got to get it out of my head", and concluded with that the song is "high-energy pop [and] a surefire smash both on the dance floor and in the charts."[6]
Chart performance[]
"Got to Get It" was very successful on the charts on several continents. In Europe, it peaked at number-one in Belgium and Finland, and was a Top 10 hit in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single reached number 4 on November 7, 1993,[7] in its second week on the UK Singles Chart. The single spent two weeks at that position. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it also reached the Top 10, peaking at number 3. But on the European Dance Radio Chart, "Got to Get It" hit number-one. Outside Europe, it peaked at number-one on both the Canadian RPM Dance Chart and the US BillboardDance Club Songs. And in Australia, it went to number 7. The single was awarded with a gold record in Germany and Australia, with a sale of 250,000 and 35,000 singles.
Airplay[]
"Got to Get It" was positioned at number six when the first European airplay chart Border Breaker was compiled due to crossover airplay in West Central-, West-, North West-, North- and South-Europe. The single went on to hit number-one on 21 November 1993, where it stayed for four weeks.[8] It also peaked at number-one on Music & Media's European Dance Radio Top 25 on 20 November 1993.
Music video[]
The music video for "Got to Get it" was directed by Martin Person.[9]
It tells the story of two lovers ending their relationship, intertwined with flashbacks to the days when they were in love. The video was filmed in Algarve, Portugal, and in Denmark.
^Hamilton, James (October 9, 1993). "Dj directory"(PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^Sunday Mirror. November 7, 1993. p. 36. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN9789511210535.
