"I Gotta Get to You" is a song written

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. It was released in February 2010 as the 90th single of his career, as well as the third single from his album ''

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''. The single debuted at #57 on the ''

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charts for the week of January 16, 2010, at the time his previous single, "

," was still on the charts.

Content

The song's narrator wants to romance his lover, saying to her, "I gotta get to you, 'cause you sure been gettin' to me".

Critical reception

Roughstock reviewer Allen Jacobs' review focuses on how Strait's previous single, "

," missed the Top Ten, saying that the song will "return him to his home in the Top Ten."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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