U Got 2 Know (song) explained

U Got 2 Know
Cover:Cappella-U_Got_2_Know.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Cappella
Album:U Got 2 Know
Released:
  • 1992
  • 1993 (re-release)
Genre:
Length:3:46
Label:Various labels
Producer:Gianfranco Bortolotti
Prev Title:Take Me Away
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:U Got 2 Let the Music
Next Year:1993

"U Got 2 Know" is a song by Italian Eurodance music group Cappella, released in 1992 by various labels. It was successful in clubs and was re-released in 1993. In 1994, it was included on the group's second album by the same name. The single was a top-10 hit in Ireland and the UK, peaking at number seven and number six. On the Music Week Dance Singles chart, it peaked at number one. It contains an uncredited interpolation of "Happy House" (1980) by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and an uncredited vocal sample of "You Used to Hold Me" (1987) by Ralphi Rosario & Xaviera Gold.[1] Vocalist Anna Ross and rapper MC Fixx It (Ricardo Overman) were chosen by producer Bortolotti for live performances. Cappella was later sued by Siouxsie and the Banshees for failure to pay publishing royalties and lost.[2] In 2002, new remixes were released as "U Got 2 Know 2002".

Critical reception

John Bush from AllMusic named the song a "continent-wide Hi-NRG hit".[3] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "And not a Prince in sight either, despite the funny spellings. Cappella pop up out of Italy every so often to deliver to the charts a standard piece of Italia House, this one coming 4 years after the genre was trendy. Impressive."[4] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it four out of five, declaring it as "another crowd-pleasing house stomper", noting that it's also using vocal samples from Ralphi Rosario's "You Used to Hold Me". He added, "It has been getting very positive club reaction and should make the Top 40."[5] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "Siouxsie 'Happy House' synth based surging Italo pounder".[6]

Track listing

  1. "U Got 2 Know" (A'la Carte Paris Mix) — 10:35
  2. "U Got 2 Know" (Coffee Mix) — 5:22
  3. "U Got 2 Know" (11AM At Trade Mix) — 6:36
  4. "U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) — 5:21
  5. "U Got 2 Know" (Underground Mix) — 4:43
  1. "U Got 2 Know" (Coffee Mix) — 5:06
  2. "U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) — 5:26
  3. "U Got 2 Know" (Underground Mix) — 4:41
  4. "U Got 2 Know" (A La Carte Paris Mix) — 10:35
  5. "U Got 2 Know" (Overture) — 0:51
  6. "U Got 2 Know" (Original Mix) — 3:53
  7. "U Got 2 Know" (House Mix) — 4:18
  8. "U Got 2 Know" (Fast Ending Mix) — 1:33
  1. "U Got 2 Know" (The Ultimate Edit) — 3:55
  2. "U Got 2 Know" (3 AM Ultimate Mix) — 6:36
  3. "U Got 2 Know" (4 AM Ultimate Mix) — 6:00
  4. "U Got 2 Know" (Serie A Mix) — 4:49
  5. "U Got 2 Know" (R.A.F.'s Maxizone Remix) — 5:19
  6. "U Got 2 Know" (D.J. Professor's Ephemerals) — 5:37
  7. "U Got 2 Know" (Martini Trance) — 5:19
  1. "U Got 2 Know" (Radio Coffee Mix) — 3:59
  2. "U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) — 5:26
  3. "U Got 2 Know" (Underground Mix) — 4:41
  4. "U Got 2 Know" (Overture) — 0:51
  5. "U Got 2 Know" (Original Mix) — 3:53
  6. "U Got 2 Know" (House Mix) — 4:18
  7. "U Got 2 Know" (Fast Ending Mix) — 1:33
  1. "U Got 2 Know" (Beam Vs. Cyrus Radio Edit) — 3:53
  2. "U Got 2 Know" (Beam Vs. Cyrus Remix) — 6:31
  3. "U Got 2 Know" (Joyenergizer Remix) — 6:54
  4. "U Got 2 Know" (R.A.F. Mix) — 7:26
  5. "U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) (1993) — 5:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 28
Europe (European Dance Radio)[8] 2
Germany (Official German Charts)21
Ireland (IRMA)7
Lithuania (M-1)[9] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)29
UK Singles (OCC)6
UK Singles (Music & Media)[12] 8
UK Airplay (Music Week)[13] 39
UK Dance (Music Week)[14] 1
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[15] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[16] 16
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[17] 53

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cappella – U Got 2 Know. Discogs. 17 October 2021.
  2. [Simon Price|Price, Simon]
  3. Web site: John . Bush . Cappella – U Got 2 Know . . 17 October 2021 .
  4. Web site: Masterton. James. Week Ending April 3rd 1993. Chart Watch UK. 28 March 1993. 17 October 2021. James Masterton.
  5. Andy. Beevers. Market Preview: Dance. Music Week. 20 March 1993. 6. 31 January 2023.
  6. James . Hamilton . Record Mirror Dance Update: Djdirectory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) . 3 April 1993 . 2 . 17 October 2021 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
  7. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 10. 21. 22 May 1993. 27. 22 October 2021.
  8. European Dance Radio Top 25. Music & Media. 10. 21. 22 May 1993. 17. 22 October 2021.
  9. Web site: M-1 Top 40. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145155/http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1220. 27 June 1993. 2 April 2015. 1 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Cappella — U Got 2 Know. Dutch Top 40. 17 October 2021.
  11. Web site: Cappella - U Got 2 Know. Single Top 100. 17 October 2021.
  12. Top 10 Sales in Europe. Music & Media. 1 May 1993. 24. 22 October 2021.
  13. Top 50 Airplay Chart. Music Week. 8 May 1993. 22. 29 April 2024.
  14. Top 60 Dance Singles . . 3 April 1993 . 18 . 17 October 2021.
  15. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 27 March 1993. 4. 8 May 2023.
  16. 1993 Year-End Airplay Charts: European Dance Radio. Music & Media. 10. 51/52. 18 December 1993. 18. 27 February 2024.
  17. The RM Club Chart 93. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 25 December 1993. 4. 3 February 2023.

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