Gotta Tell You (song) explained

Gotta Tell You
Cover:samanthamumba-gotta.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Samantha Mumba
Album:Gotta Tell You
B-Side:
  • "Where Does It End Now?"
  • "Can It Be Love"
Length:3:22
Label:
Producer:Bag & Arnthor
Next Title:Body II Body
Next Year:2000

"Gotta Tell You" is the debut single of Irish singer Samantha Mumba and the title track from her first studio album. The song was written and produced by the Swedish team Bag & Arnthor (Anders Bagge and Arnthor Birgisson), with Mumba co-writing. "Gotta Tell You" was released on 2 June 2000 and became an international hit, peaking at number one in Ireland and New Zealand, number two in the United Kingdom, and number three in Australia. In the United States, it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 22 weeks on that chart. In 2001, the song won a Meteor Music Award for Best Selling Irish Single – Female Artist.[1]

Composition

Having a moderate tempo with 110 beats per minute, the song is written in the key of C minor and follows the chord progression of A–B–Cm in the verses and A7–B–Cm–C–B–G in the song's chorus, with the C major chord being a picardy third (or a borrowed chord), as it is a parallel key. Mumba's vocals span from E3 to B4.[2]

Music video

The music video shows Mumba walking, running and dancing around a city and running to catch a plane. It also includes Mumba doing minor stunts which include flipping off a building onto the street and jumping onto and off a moving firetruck. The video was shot in the city of Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain. In the United States, the video for "Gotta Tell You" first premiered on BET the week ending on 17 July 2000.[3] It later made its premiere on MTV weeks later on the week ending on 31 July 2000.[4]

Track listings

UK and Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Gotta Tell You" – 3:20
  2. "Can It Be Love?" – 3:16
  3. "Where Does It End Now?" – 3:40
  4. "Gotta Tell You" (CD-ROM video) – 3:20

European CD single[6]

  1. "Gotta Tell You" – 3:20
  2. "Gotta Tell You" (Sleaze Sisters mix edit) – 3:59

Australian limited-edition CD single and Japanese CD single[7] [8]

  1. "Gotta Tell You" – 3:20
  2. "Gotta Tell You" (Teddy Riley remix) – 3:47
  3. "Gotta Tell You" (Basstoy mix) – 9:10

US CD single[9]

  1. "Gotta Tell You" – 3:20
  2. "Gotta Tell You" (Mindchime dub) – 5:07

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.[5]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 11
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[11] 6
Denmark (IFPI)[12] 8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 9
Poland (Polish Airplay Chart)[14] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 4
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[16] 2
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[17] 49
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 5
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 32
France (SNEP)[21] 69
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 85
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 50
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 98
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 57
Chart (2001)Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[29] 98
France (SNEP)[30] 89
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 95
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 44

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Ireland2 June 2000[33]
United Kingdom26 June 2000[34]
United States25 July 2000Interscope[35]
8 August 2000[36]
Japan19 January 2001CDUniversal Music Japan[37]

Micky Modelle vs. Samantha Mumba version

Gotta Tell You
Type:single
Artist:Micky Modelle vs. Samantha Mumba
Released:2008
Genre:Eurodance
Length:3:13
Label:AATW
Producer:Micky Modelle

Irish DJ Micky Modelle remixed the song and released it as a single in 2008 through All Around the World Productions. After Mumba heard the remix, she liked the song and re-recorded some of the vocals. She promoted the song on the Clubland Live Tour in 2008. This was the final single to be released from Mumba following her announcement of retiring from music in 2011.

Music video

A video for the song was filmed throughout London and Belfast in May 2008 and was premiered on 13 June 2008. The video features Micky and Mumba in a conference room with various clones of Mumba as various maps of cities in the UK moving around her, with the maps indicating that "Club energy levels are low".

Mumba and the clones of herself go out to the cities clubs where the people in the club start dancing and the club energy levels are restored.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meteor/IRMA Awards – 2001 Winners. IRMA. https://web.archive.org/web/20011229141949/http://www.irma.ie/2001winners.htm. 29 December 2001. 12 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Gotta Tell You by Samantha Mumba. 19 January 2015 . Musicnotes. 21 July 2018.
  3. Video Monitor . 29 July 2000 . . 99.
  4. Video Monitor . 12 August 2000 . . 74.
  5. Gotta Tell You. Samantha Mumba. 2000. UK & Australian CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 561882-2.
  6. Gotta Tell You. Samantha Mumba. 2000. European CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 587737-2.
  7. Gotta Tell You. Samantha Mumba. 2000. Australian limited CD single liner notes. Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 587 859-2.
  8. Gotta Tell You. Samantha Mumba. 2001. Japanese CD single liner notes. Polydor Records. UICP-5004.
  9. Gotta Tell You. Samantha Mumba. 2000. US CD single liner notes. Interscope Records, Polydor Records, Wildcard Records. 0694974082.
  10. Hits of the World. 21 October 2000. Billboard. 112. 43. 66. 28 August 2023.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf. April 7, 2005. Canadian Top 20 in 2002. Cross Canada Countdown. November 13, 2023.
  12. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 17. 42. 12. 14 October 2000. 16 April 2020.
  13. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 29. 5. 15 July 2000. 10 February 2020.
  14. Web site: Nielsen Music Control. 23 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010726011433/http://pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_01_2001.html. 26 July 2001.
  15. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 9 December 2000. 4 August 2023.
  16. Dance Club Songs. Billboard. 9 December 2000. subscription. 4 August 2023.
  17. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. 18 November 2000. subscription. 4 August 2023.
  18. Pop Airplay. Billboard. 23 December 2000. subscription. 4 August 2023.
  19. Rhythmic Airplay. Billboard. 2 December 2000. subscription. 4 August 2023.
  20. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000. ARIA. 16 March 2021.
  21. Web site: Tops de L'année Top Singles 2000. SNEP. fr. 16 March 2021.
  22. Web site: Top 100 of 2000. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
  23. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2000. Dutch Top 40. 4 February 2020.
  24. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000. MegaCharts. nl. 1 July 2019.
  25. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2000. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 16 March 2021.
  26. Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100. Music Week. United Business Media. London, England. 25. 20 January 2001.
  27. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2000. Billboardtop100of.com. 1 July 2019.
  28. Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000. Airplay Monitor. 8. 51. 54. 22 December 2000.
  29. Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001. Music & Media. 18. 52. 14. 22 December 2001. 10 February 2020.
  30. Web site: Tops de L'année Top Singles 2001. SNEP. fr. 16 March 2021.
  31. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001. de. 1 July 2019.
  32. Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 60. 21 December 2001.
  33. Web site: Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You turns 20 years old and it's still a bop. Kelly. Emma. Metro. 10 June 2020. 30 September 2021.
  34. New Releases – For Week Starting June 26, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 27. 24 June 2000.
  35. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1360. 46, 54. 21 July 2000.
  36. Web site: Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You. 11 April 2024 . Amazon.
  37. Web site: ガッタ・テル・ユー サマンサ・マンバ. Gotta Tell You Samantha Mamba. Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20230520042600/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/260225/products/413862/1/. 20 May 2023. 20 May 2023.