"Took My Love" is a song by English

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group

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, featuring guest lead vocals by English singer

Angie Brown Angie Brown (born 13 June 1963) is a British singer and songwriter from Brixton, South London. She is a co-artist on the hit single " I'm Gonna Get You" (1992) by Bizarre Inc and performed on a number of recordings with them as lead vocalist in ...

. It was released in February 1993 as the third

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from the group's second studio

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, '' Energique'' (1992). The single went to number 19 on the

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and number-one for two weeks on the US ''Billboard''

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chart. It was also number-one in Canada, peaking at the top of the ''RPM'' Dance/Urban chart for six weeks.

Critical reception

Ned Raggett from

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stated that singer

"does another good vocal turn on the I'm Gonna Get You"">I'm Gonna Get You (Bizarre Inc song)">I'm Gonna Get You"similarly-arranged" song. In his weekly UK chart commentary,

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wrote, "The decision of the

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duo to get themselves a guest vocalist with a real voice reaped obvious dividends when "I'm Gonna Get You" hit No.3 back in October. The new single is basically more of the same, following a proper song structure but still a track to storm the clubs and the airwaves. Watch this go Top Ten."

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Critical reception

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See also

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