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"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" is a 1988 single from
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. The lead vocals were sung by
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. The second single from the group's second album ''
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'', it peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1989, while topping the UK charts in November 1989. On the album, it was simply listed as "The Right Stuff"; the change to the single was probably to avoid confusion with
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' debut hit "The Right Stuff", which charted earlier that year. A Spanish version of the song was made ("Autentica") and peaked at number 11 in Spain.


Chart performance

"You Got It" reached the top 40 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart for the week of January 14, 1989. It reached its peak of number 3 the week of March 11, 1989. Altogether, "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" spent 5 weeks in the top 10, 8 weeks in the top 20, and 13 weeks in the top 40. The song was number one in Australia in August 1989, and in the UK (on its second release) in November 1989. On March 29, 1989, the single was certified Gold. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" is commonly regarded as one of the band's signature songs. In the music video, Jordan Knight is seen wearing a
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T-shirt. The song ranked as number 92 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.


In popular culture

The song can be heard in the 1989 film ''
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''. In 1992, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song on his ''
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'' album as "The White Stuff", a loving ode to the cream filling in
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says about a boy band called 4Skore, "You talkin' 'bout that dang ol' boy band, man. Talkin' 'bout prancin' around, ol' 'Oh, oh, oh, oh...'". Kid Rock, on his album '' The Polyfuze Method'', sampled the song on his "Killin' Brain Cells". This song is featured on the game ''
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''. In the season 8 episode of ''
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'' "Charlie's Mom Has Cancer", Dr. Jinx (
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) plays the song on his electric bass to help Dennis have feelings again. In an after-credits clip of a season 6 episode of '' Psych'' that
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co-starred in, Joey,
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dance to the song. In the 2012 Adam Sandler comedy film '' That's My Boy'', the character Todd Peterson (
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) receives a tattoo of New Kids on the Block on his back as a child, which later becomes warped as he grows up. Upon discovery of this, his father Donny Berger (Adam Sandler) responds by singing the chorus of "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" with the lyrics changed so that he sings: "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, you got a bad tattoo. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, their heads are fucking warped." The song is used by
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of the
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as his walk-up song. In the first episode of '' Fuller House'', DJ, Stephenie, Kimmy, and the rest of the cast dance to a 30-second clip of the song. The song is featured twice in the 2017 big-screen version of '' It'', based on the Stephen King novel. The song was danced to by
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on "'80s Night" on Dancing With the Stars. The song is the main theme of "The Right Stuff" segment on ABC's '' Good Morning America''.


Track listings

CD single CBS, cassette single, vinyl single # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – 4:09 # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" emix– 3:32 12-inch maxi – US #"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" 2" version– 5:18 #"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" " version– 3:32 #"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" nstrumental– 5:15 7-inch single – Europe # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – 4:09 # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" emix– 3:32 12-inch maxi – Australia # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" 2" version– 5:18 # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" " version– 3:32 # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" nstrumental– 5:15 7-inch single – Australia # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – 4:09 # "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" nstrumental– 5:15


Personnel

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Danny Wood Daniel William Wood (born May 14, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor. He is a member of the American boy band New Kids on the Block and also served as a choreographer for the band in late 80s and 90s. ...
- backing vocals *
Donnie Wahlberg Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music, he has had roles in the ''Saw' ...
- co-lead and backing vocals *
Joey McIntyre Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (born December 31, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the pioneering boy band, New Kids on the Block. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo ar ...
- backing vocals *
Jonathan Knight Jonathan Rashleigh Knight-Rodriguez (born November 29, 1968) is an American singer. He is best known for being a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. It also includes Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and his younger brother ...
- backing vocals *
Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight (born May 17, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is a singer in the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing influenced by ...
- co-lead and backing vocals


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Cover versions

On the fourth series of ''The X Factor Australia'', contestants the Collective performed this song. The all-female singing group
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performed this song on the October 28, 2014, episode of the MTV series ''Faking It''.


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Official video
{{Authority control 1988 songs 1988 singles New Kids on the Block songs Number-one singles in Australia Synth-pop songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by Maurice Starr Song recordings produced by Maurice Starr Black-and-white music videos