You Gotta Be

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"You Gotta Be"
Single by Des'ree
from the album I Ain't Movin'
A-side"Feel So High"
ReleasedAugust 1994
Genre
Length4:04
LabelSony Soho Square
Songwriter(s)
  • Des'ree
  • Ashley Ingraham
Producer(s)
  • Des'ree
  • Ashley Ingraham
Des'ree singles chronology
"Delicate"
(1993) 		"You Gotta Be"
(1994) 		"I Ain't Movin'"
(1994)

"You Gotta Be" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Des'ree from her second studio album, I Ain't Movin' (1994). It was released in August 1994 through Sony Soho Square Records. Des'ree co-wrote and co-produced the song with Ashley Ingraham.[1] It is a downtempo soul song that ends the chorus with, "Love will save the day."

The song reached the top ten in Australia and the UK, after its re-release in 1999.[2] It also reached the top five in Spain and on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[3]

Charts and sales[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Des'ree - Feel So High, retrieved 2019-08-04
  2. ↑ "Des'ree". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Des'ree - You Gotta Be". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2627." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7965." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 11. 18 March 1995. p. 27. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 30 April 1994. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Desree Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Desree Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Desree Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Desree Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  21. ↑ "Desree Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  22. ↑ "Desree Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  23. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be (1999 Mix)" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be (1999 Mix)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 318 Vikuna 9.4. – 16.4. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  27. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  28. ↑ "Des'ree – You Gotta Be (1999 Mix)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  29. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "Top 10 Spain" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  32. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  33. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  34. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  35. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  36. ↑ "Classement Singles – année 1995" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  37. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  38. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Des'ree – You Gotta Be". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  39. ↑ "British single certifications – Des'ree – You Gotta Be". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  40. ↑ Sexton, Paul (13 June 1998). "550 Music's Des'ree Gets 'Supernatural' on 3rd Set". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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