"You Got Me" is a
single
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by
New Zealand R&B singer
J. Williams featuring
Scribe
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, released in February 2010. ''
Young Love (Collectors Edition)'' features the track. The single went to number one in New Zealand five weeks after its debut, and was certified gold the week after.
Release
"You Got Me" was written by Williams, Scribe and Inoke Finau. Williams has said that he wrote the song for his former girlfriend, Larissa Brown.
It was released by Illegal Musik in New Zealand on 8 February 2010, and in Japan on 27 June 2012, and by
Warner Music Australia in Australia on 16 July 2010.
Reception
At the
2010 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2010 New Zealand Music Awards was the 45th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on 16 August 2010 with winners ...
, "You Got Me" was nominated for
Single of the Year, but lost to "
Just a Little Bit" by
Kids of 88.
"You Got Me" entered the
New Zealand Singles Chart at number twelve on 15 February 2010. On 15 March 2010 it reached number one, where it spent four consecutive weeks. On 21 March 2010 the song was
certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
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for having sold 7,500 copies.
"You Got Me" exited the singles chart in July, having lasted a total of 22 weeks. It has since been certified double platinum, denoting 30,000 sales.
The song was placed at number one on the
year-end singles chart. "You Got Me" also topped the NZ radio airplay chart on 17 and 24 May 2010. In May 2011 it won the Radio Airplay Award at the
Pacific Music Awards.
Music video
The music video was directed by Damien Caine, who was also executive producer and chief editor. A
3-D
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version of the music video was released. Most of the video is taken up by Williams dancing in a room of
billiard tables, at first with
backup dancers, then later with Scribe. At the 2010
Juice TV Awards, "You Got Me" won Best Hip Hop Video and the Innovation Award.
See also
*
List of number-one singles in 2010 (New Zealand)
This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one singles in New Zealand during the 2010s decade, starting from Monday 4 January 2010. From 7 November 2014, the chart also included data from audio on demand streaming services.
Chart
Key
: – Nu ...
*
List of number-one radio airplays in 2010 (New Zealand)
References
External links
"You Got Me" music videoat
YouTube"You Got Me" music video (3-D version)at YouTube
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J. Williams (singer) songs
2010 singles
Scribe (rapper) songs
2009 songs
Songs written by J. Williams (singer)
Illegal Musik singles
Songs written by Inoke Finau