Got Myself Together Explained

Got Myself Together
Type:single
Artist:The Bucketheads
Album:All in the Mind
Released:
  • 05 December 1995 (US)
  • 08 January 1996 (UK & Europe)
Genre:House
Length:
  • 5:35 (LP version)
  • 3:35 (Hustlers Convention radio edit)
Label:
Producer:Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
Prev Title:Come and Be Gone
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Time and Space
Next Year:1996

"Got Myself Together" is a house music track by The Bucketheads, released in late 1995. It was the commercial follow-up to global hit The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind), and was the third single taken from the project's sole album All in the Mind.

While unable to reach the worldwide chart highs of its predecessor, the single was a club hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in January 1996, and a moderate commercial hit, reaching the top 10 in Finland and Sweden, and the top 20 in the UK. The track is considered a 1990s house classic.[1]

Background

"Got Myself Together" is a disco-inspired house track based around a prominent sample of Brass Construction's 1976 hit, Movin'.[2] In Europe, the lead single version was a remix by British house group Hustlers Convention, an early alias of DJs Michael Gray & Jon Pearn, now known as Full Intention.

In April 2019, Positiva released a new remix by EJECA as part of its 25th anniversary series.[3] The remix gained heavy rotation from the likes of The Black Madonna, and Annie Mac & Danny Howard on BBC Radio 1.[4]

Critical reception

Charles Aaron from Spin said that, in comparison to "The Bomb!," the single "gets knee-deeper in jazzy acid-funk."[5]

Music video

Like its predecessor, the music video for "Got Myself Together" was directed by Guy Ritchie and Alex de Rakoff.[6] The video features a Londoner en route to Heathrow Airport, stopping at sights including Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus, before arriving in New York in search of a disco club.

Track listings

US CD maxi single[7]
  1. "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou Mix) - 5:12
  2. "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry Club Mix) - 5:04
  3. "Got Myself Together" (LP Version) - 5:35
  4. "Got Myself Together" (Nord Solo Mix) - 5:14
  5. "Time And Space" - 5:20
  6. "Sunset" - 5:37
UK[8] & EU[9] CD maxi single
  1. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Radio Edit) - 3:35
  2. "Got Myself Together" (Masters At Work Edit) - 3:34
  3. "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry Mix) - 6:22
  4. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Bass Dub) - 4:43
  5. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Club Mix) - 6:29
  6. "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou Mix) - 8:23
  7. "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34
UK cassette single[10]
  1. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Radio Edit) - 3:35
  2. "Got Myself Together" (Masters At Work Edit) - 3:34
  3. "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry Mix) - 6:22
  4. "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34
US 12" vinyl[11]
  1. "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou Mix) - 8:23
  2. "Got Myself Together" (Nord Mix) - 8:20
  3. "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry Mix) - 6:22
  4. "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34
  5. "Sunset" - 5:37
UK 12" vinyl[12]
  1. "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou Mix) - 8:23
  2. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Bass Dub) - 4:43
  3. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Club Mix) - 6:29
  4. "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry Mix) - 6:22
UK 12" vinyl (2019 issue)[3]
  1. "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou Mix) - 8:23
  2. "Got Myself Together" (Ejeca Rework) - 5:50
  3. "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention Bass Dub) - 4:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 82
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 28
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 12
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[18] 1

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Positiva records round off 25th anniversary with EJECA Rework of The Bucketheads hit 'Got Myself Together.' . Radio and Music Biz . 29 June 2020.
  2. Book: Masterson . James . Chart Watch UK: Hits of 1988 . 20 April 2019 . James Masterson . Google Books . 978-0463270998 . 77–78 . 29 June 2020.
  3. Web site: https://www.deejay.de/The_Bucketheads_Got_Myself_Together_Ejeca_Rework_12PTV25-9_Vinyl__355101. Dieter. Teinert. deejay.de.
  4. News: The Bucketheads - "Got Myself Together" . 1001Tracklists . 29 June 2020 . 1001Tracklists .
  5. Singles Review. Aaron. Charles. March 1996. June 29, 2020. Spin. 116.
  6. Web site: "Got Myself Together" (1996) by The Bucketheads . IMVDB . 29 June 2020.
  7. Web site: The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. Discogs.
  8. Web site: Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. Discogs.
  9. Web site: Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. Discogs.
  10. Web site: The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. Discogs.
  11. Web site: Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. Discogs.
  12. Web site: Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. Discogs.
  13. Web site: australian-charts.com - Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together. australian-charts.com.
  14. Web site: Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads - "Got Myself Together" . Offizielle Deutsch Charts . 29 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (02.03.1996 - 08.03.1996). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. 2020-06-29.
  16. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. www.irishcharts.ie.
  17. Web site: "Got Myself Together" - Bucketheads . Official Charts (UK) . 29 June 2020.
  18. Dance Club Songs: Week of January 20, 1996 . Billboard . 29 June 2020.
  19. Book: Billboard . 28 December 1996 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . YE-44 . 29 June 2020.

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