"Got a Love for You" is a song recorded by American vocal trio

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for their debut studio

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, ''Someone to Love Me'' (1990). It was released as a

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in 1991 and hit number one on the US ''

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chart for one week. The single also crossed over to the pop charts, becoming their only

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hit on the ''Billboard''

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. The single release included

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es from

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and

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. "Got a Love for You" was

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by South African singer

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on her song "Ngiyakusaba". A

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was released in the summer of 2017 by Canadian-Armenian producer

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featuring vocals by Asmik Shiroyan.

Critical reception

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from ''

'' wrote, "This delicious jam takes the femme trio back to its

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roots after a brief flirtation with urban radio. Of the six remixes, be sure to check out

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's versions, both of which emphasize rich harmonizing and spine-stirring percussion." Alan Jones from ''

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'' constated that produced by Hurley, "the glamorous trio from

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will undoubtedly have a pop smash too with this irrestistible house groove." In 1997, he declared it as "one of the best dance records of the Nineties" and a "all-time anthem".

Impact

"Got a Love for You" was ranked number 78 in ''

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''s list of the ''100 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time'' in 2020.

Track listing and formats

* US 12-inch vinyl single #Got a Love for You (Hurley's House Mix) – 7:34 #Got a Love for You (Hurley's Dub) – 5:22 #Got a Love for You (Hurley's Radio) – 5:24 #Got a Love for You (Love Mix) – 6:02 #Got a Love for You (Smoove Underground Mix) – 5:27 #Got a Love for You (Extended Version) – 5:41 * European CD and UK 12-inch vinyl single #Got a Love for You (Edit) – 4:24 #Got a Love for You (Hurley's House Mix) – 7:34 #Got a Love for You (Smoove Underground Mix) – 5:27

Charts

References

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