"I Got You" is a song recorded by American singer

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. It was released on October 28, 2016, as the lead single from her second

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(EP) '' All Your Fault: Pt. 1'' and was later included on her debut studio album '' Expectations'' (2018). The track was produced by production team

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. It was also featured in a commercial for the Galaxy S21 FE.

Composition

"I Got You" is a pop and

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song written in the key of

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with a

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of 98 beats per minute. Most of the song follows a chord progression of Am-C-F-G-Am. The bridge follows a sequence of F-C-G-F-C-G-Dm-Em-F.

Music video

The video is directed by Dave Meyers. Rexha filmed a music video for the song, but it was scrapped due to its explicit content. She told a radio DJ, "It was actually too sexual so I had to get rid of it. It was too much," explaining further, "I have young fans. I like to be sexy 'cause I'm a woman now, but I still want to be a good role model." Rexha later filmed another version for the song in a desert setting. The music video directed by Dave Meyers debuted on January 6, 2017 on Rexha's

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account and has since reached over 300 million views. The outfits she wore in the music video were compared to those of

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by ''

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''.

Live performances

The singer performed the song for the first time at the

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on November 6, 2016. On January 13, 2017, she performed "I Got You" on ''

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'' along with her previous single "

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". On January 16, 2017, she performed "I Got You" on ''

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'', on February 16, 2017 on ''

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'', on February 17, 2017 on ''

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'' and on February 22, 2017 along with the song "

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" originally by

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on ''

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''.

Track listing

*Digital download # "I Got You" – 3:11 *Digital download (Cheat Codes remix) # "I Got You" (

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remix) – 3:19 *Digital download (acoustic version) # "I Got You" (acoustic version) – 3:12 *Digital download (Remixes EP) # "I Got You" (Cheat Codes Remix) – 3:19 # "I Got You" (Party Pupils Remix) – 3:11 # "I Got You" (

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Remix) – 3:18 # "I Got You" (The White Panda Remix) – 3:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2016 songs 2016 singles Bebe Rexha songs Songs written by Bebe Rexha Songs written by Lauren Christy Warner Records singles Songs written by Jacob Kasher Songs written by Ryan Rabin Songs written by Ben Berger Songs written by Ryan McMahon (record producer) Song recordings produced by Captain Cuts