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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Got to Get
| cover = Got_To_Get_(Leila_K_song).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K
| album = Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K
| released = 1989
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Hip hop
*hip house
| length = 4:30
| label = Telegram Records
| writer = *Music: Rob'n'Raz
*Lyrics: MC II Fresh and Leila K
| producer = Rob'n'Raz
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Rok the Nation
| next_year = 1990
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}}
"'Got to Get'" is a 1989 song by Swedish music duo Rob'n'Raz featuring singer and rapper Leila K. Released as her debut single, it was also the lead single from their only album together, 'Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K' (1990). It was successful in Europe, reaching the top 10 in at least nine countries, like the UK, where it peaked at number eight.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/rob%20%27n%27%20raz%20featuring%20leila%20k/ ROB 'N' RAZ FEATURING LEILA K | Artist | Official Charts]
Background
Leila K was discovered by Rob'n'Raz when singing in a music contest. They liked her music and offered her a recording contract in 1988. With them she would get her first hit the following year with "Got to Get". It was first recorded within the UK as a pre-production demo by Pete Towns of P&P Productions. In 1990, the album 'Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K' was released, featuring "Got to Get".
Critical reception
A reviewer from 'Billboard' described the song as "explosive" and "an infectious club-inspired stomper". The magazine's Bill Coleman stated that "as infectious, house-inflected pop/rap goes, this track wins on its own." Ernest Hardy from 'Cashbox' wrote, "The inevitable Neneh Cherry clone arrives with a swiftness that in itself is awe-inspiring. Vocally, this well could be Miss Cherry. Theres the oh-so-slight hint of a rasp, coupled with sass and lots of tude." Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' commented, "The world will soon wake up to this 17-year-old female rapper from Gothenburg who can easily compete with artists like Neneh Cherry or the Cookie Crew."
Chart performance
"Got to Get" was very successful on the charts in Europe, but also charted in Australia and the US. It was a number-one hit in Iceland, peaked at number two in the Netherlands and number three in Austria, Switzerland and West Germany. In the UK, it reached its highest position on the UK Singles Chart as number eight. Additionally, it was a top 10 hit also in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 11 in March 1990. Outside Europe, it made it to number 48 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in the UShttp://www.song-database.com/chhist.php?sid=21150 and number 57 in Australia, where it spent a total of 20 weeks within the top 100.
Music video
There were produced two different music videos to promote the single. One of them was directed by Scottish director Paul Boyd. Later they were published on Leila K's official YouTube channel in April 2009.
'Personnel'
*David Thomas - Stylist
*Robert Dexter - Assistant stylist
Versions
* Club Version 5:15
* Radio Edit 4:30
* Instrumental 4:16
* Single Version 3:45
* Extended Mix 4:26
* SweMix 5:40
* Nordik Beat Remix 5:31
* Stone's Nordik Swing Theory 4:42
Charts
References
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