| We Gotta Get You a Woman | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Todd Rundgren |
| Album: | Runt |
| B-Side: | Baby, Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don't Tie My Hands |
| Released: | October 1970 |
| Recorded: | 1970 at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, NY |
| Studio: | Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York |
| Genre: | Power pop, pop rock, soft rock |
| Length: | 3:05 |
| Label: | Ampex Records |
| Producer: | Todd Rundgren |
| Next Title: | Be Nice to Me |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
"We Gotta Get You a Woman" is a 1970 song originally performed and written by Todd Rundgren from the 1970 album Runt.
"We Gotta Get You a Woman" was inspired by Rundgren's friend, music executive Paul Fishkin, who later promoted the song and Rundgren. It refers to the two's "post-hanging days" in Greenwich Village.[1] In the song, Rundgren tells his friend Leroy, “We gotta get you a woman / It’s like nothin’ else to make you feel sure you’re alive.” Robert Rodi thought the song was "ridiculously catchy" but criticized its depiction of women.[2] Rundgren explained that the line "They may be stupid but they sure are fun" was widely misunderstood as misogynistic; he claimed that it was, rather, referring to "stupid little characteristics that people have—funny little quirks and stuff like that."[3]
"We Gotta Get You a Woman" was Rundgren's first hit, peaking at No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks from January 30 to February 13, 1971.[4] [5] [6] However, despite the success, he rarely performed the song in concert.[7] He did perform it during most concerts of his 2019 "Individualist" tour.[8]
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 730.