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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.[1]

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"Got to Get"
Single by Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K
from the album Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K
Released	1989
Genre	Hip hop hip house
Length	4:30
Label	Telegram Records
Songwriter(s)	Music: Rob'n'Raz Lyrics: MC II Fresh and Leila K
Producer(s)	Rob'n'Raz
Rob'n'Raz feat. Leila K singles chronology
"Got to Get" (1989) "Rok the Nation" (1990)
Music video
"Got to Get" on YouTube

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"[2] and "an infectious club-inspired stomper".[3] The magazine's Bill Coleman stated that "as infectious, house-inflected pop/rap goes, this track wins on its own."[4] 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. There’s the oh-so-slight hint of a rasp, coupled with sass and lots of ’tude."[5] 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."[6]

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 US[7] and number 57 in Australia, where it spent a total of 20 weeks within the top 100.[8]

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.[9][10]

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

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	57
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12]	3
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop)[13]	5
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[14]	5
Denmark (IFPI)[15]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16]	11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17]	10
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn)[18]	1
Ireland (IRMA)	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20]	2
Norway (VG-lista)[21]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22]	10
Sweden (Trackslistan)[23]	9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	3
UK Singles (OCC)[25]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[26]	48
West Germany (Official German Charts)[27]	3

References

External links

• Archived February 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

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