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What I Got
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = What I Got
| cover = WhatIGot.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Sublime
| album = Sublime
| B-side = Rivers of Babylon
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length =
| label =
* Gasoline Alley
* MCA
| writer =
* Bradley Nowell
* Eric Wilson
* Bud Gaugh
* Half Pint
| producer = David Kahne
| chronology = Sublime
| prev_title = Date Rape
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Santeria
| next_year = 1997
| misc =
}}
"'What I Got'" is a song from American band Sublime's self-titled third album (1996). It was the band's biggest radio hit, posthumously after singer Bradley Nowell's death in 1996 from a heroin overdose. It was the second single to be released by the band, following "Date Rape" (1991). The song's chorus is a lift from "Loving" by Half Pint. The song's melody is similar to the Beatles' "Lady Madonna".
"What I Got" reached the number-one spot on the US 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart and was also a radio hit, peaking at number 29 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 Airplay chart. In New Zealand, "What I Got" peaked at number 34 on the RIANZ Singles Chart; 'What I Got: The Seven Song EP' charted higher, reaching number 33 on the same chart. Elsewhere, the single reached number two on the Canadian 'RPM' Alternative 30 chart and number 19 in Iceland. It is ranked on 'Rolling Stone' magazine's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" at number 83.
Music video
The video for "What I Got", shot after Nowell's death, mainly contains a collage of archive videos and photos of him, as a tribute to the singer. The video includes images of Long Beach, California, where the band met their success, as well as live footage from a Sublime show at The Capitol Ballroom in Washington, DC.
Track listings
'US promo CD'
# "What I Got" (Leary Reprise radio edit) 3:02
# "What I Got" (Kahne radio edit) 2:51
'European and Australian CD single'
# "What I Got" 2:51
# "Saw Red" 1:57
# "Jailhouse" (live) 4:40
# "What I Got" (demo version) 2:39
'UK CD single'
# "What I Got" (Super No Mofo edit) 2:51
# "Rivers of Babylon" 2:29
# "All You Need" 2:45
# "What I Got" (reprise) 3:02
'UK 7-inch single'
:A. "What I Got" (Super No Mofo edit) 2:51
:B. "Rivers of Babylon" 2:29
'What I Got: The Seven Song EP'
# "What I Got" (Kahne radio edit) 2:48
# "40 oz. to Freedom" 3:18
# "D.J.s" 3:05
# "All You Need" 2:45
# "Same in the End" 2:38
# "Work That We Do" 2:37
# "Doin' Time" (Marshall Arts Remix featuring the Pharcyde) 4:12
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:Bret Michaels songs
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by David Kahne
Category:Songs written by Bradley Nowell
Category:Sublime (band) songs
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