Gotta Be You
(by:One Direction)
"
Gotta Be You" is a song by English-Irish
boy band One Direction, from their debut studio album
Up All Night (2011). It was released as the album's second single by
Syco Records on 11 November 2011. Written by
August Rigo and
Steve Mac, and produced by Mac, "Gotta Be You" is a
pop rock ballad. The
music video for "Gotta Be You" was filmed in
Lake Placid, New York and at the
State University of New York at Plattsburgh, October 2011, and premiered on 8 November 2011. The single peaked at number three on the
Irish and
UK Singles Chart, becoming One Direction's second top ten single on both charts.
Background and release
The song was written by
August Rigo and
Steve Mac,
and it was produced by Mac. One Direction confirmed "Gotta Be You" to
be released as the album second single on 19 October 2011.
[1] The artwork was revealed on 20 October 2011.
[2] "Gotta Be You" was released via
digital download[3] on 11 November 2011 and 13 November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, respectively.
Composition
According to the sheet music published by
EMI Music Publishing, "Gotta Be You" is a
pop rock song set in
common time with a
tempo of 85
beats per minute. Written in the
key of
Ab major; vocal elements range from the note of Eb
4 to Eb
♯6.
[4]
Critical reception
Robert Copsey of
Digital Spy praised the song's catchy chorus, and rated it four out of five stars.
[5] Cosmopolitan's Sarah Kwong lauded the lyrics and instrumentation of "Gotta Be You" and its appeal to a more mature audience.
[6]
Chart performance
"Gotta Be You" debuted and peaked at number three on the
Irish Singles Chart, dated 17 November 2011. In the UK, "Gotta Be You" sold substantially less than One Direction's first single "
What Makes You Beautiful", selling 59,461 copies in its first week.
[7] Despite the single reaching number one on the mid-week chart update, it entered the official
UK Singles Chart on 20 November 2011 at number three behind the seventh week sales of
Rihanna's "
We Found Love" and the release of
Flo Rida's "
Good Feeling". As of 2 August 2012, the song is One Direction's third best-selling song in the UK, behind "What Makes You Beautiful" and
One Thing.
[8]
Music video
The music video was shot in Lake Placid, New York
The music video for "Gotta Be You" was filmed in
Lake Placid, New York and at
State University of New York at Plattsburgh,
[9]
October 2011. The music video premiered on 8 November 2011 to accompany
the release of "Gotta Be You" and was first released on
YouTube, at a total length of three minutes and fifty-six seconds.
[10]
The video starts with
Liam Payne singing and
Louis Tomlinson and
Zayn Malik walking out of a school with bags.
Niall Horan
is playing the guitar in some shots. Harry Styles walks through the
campus while singing, Tomlinson sings while driving a Mini Cooper and
Malik is travelling by a train. The five boys end up meeting with girls
in a camping spot in the forest. Malik starts singing to his love while
fireworks are bursting in the background. Then all of them watch the
fireworks. The music video ends as Malik walks towards the girl and
kisses her.
Live performances
On 13 November 2011, One Direction performed the single for the first time on
The X Factor's
eight series week six results show.
[11] The group performed the song on 18 November 2011, to open telethon
Children in Need 2011.
[12] One Direction performed "Gotta Be You" live on
Capital FM's
Jingle Bell Ball on 4 December 2011, at
The O2 Arena.
[13]
One Direction also performed the song on their first headlining
concert tour, the
Up All Night Tour (2011—12).
[14] After the performance of "
Moments", "Gotta Be You" was performed as the sixth song on the
setlist, in the second segment of the show's synopsis.
[15]
Track listing
- "Gotta Be You" – 4:05
- "Another World" (Achraf Jannusi, Bilal Hajji, Eric Sanicola, Geo Slam, RedOne, Teddy Sky) – 3:23
- "Gotta Be You" (Steve Smart & Westfunk Remix) – 6:17
- "Gotta Be You" (Mojam Remix) – 3:23
- "Gotta Be You" – 4:05
- "Another World" – 3:23
Charts
Release history
References
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