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"You've Got That Somethin'" is a song by Swedish recording artist
Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson (; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as Robyn (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. Her 1995 debut album ''Robyn Is Here'' produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 single ...
from her debut album, ''
Robyn Is Here ''Robyn Is Here'' is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Robyn. It was originally released on 13 October 1995 in Sweden by Ricochet Records, Ariola Records and BMG. The original edition of the album only received a release in Sweden, Japan ...
'' (1995). It was released as her debut single in Sweden in 1995 by Riochet and BMG. The song was written by Robyn, Ulf Lindström, and Johan Ekhé, and it was produced by Lindström and Ekhé. In her native Sweden, "You've Got That Somethin'" was a top thirty hit, peaking at number twenty-four. The single was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number fifty-four. It also charted at number eighty-five in Germany.


Critical reception

Pan-European magazine ''
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'' wrote, "
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copies of the debut single 'You Got That Somethin' have been mailed out to clubs in the UK and France by
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and NNB/ BMG respectively. Who would believe that it's a blonde Swede singing such
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-esque material?" A reviewer from ''
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'' said, "Not only has Robyn mastered the English language (she writes all her own material), but she also challenges teen queens
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and Monica at their own
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game. Just listen to the assured manner with which her voice glides over the swaggering, syncopated
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of 'In My Heart' and 'You've Got That Somethin'."


Track listing

* CD maxi-single, UK # "You've Got That Somethin'" (radio edit) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Scruffy Mix) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Marco's Hard Mix) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (2000 Black Mix) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Golden Youngster Remix) (featuring Structure Rize) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Golden Youngster Straight Ta Ya Head Mix) (featuring Structure Rize) * CD maxi-single, Germany # "You've Got That Somethin'" (radio edit) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Marco's hard mix) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (2000 Black mix) # "I Wish" (a cappella) * 12" single, Sweden :''Side A'' # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Marco's Hard Mix) :''Side B'' # "You've Got That Somethin'" (Scruffy Mix) # "You've Got That Somethin'" (2000 Black Mix)


Personnel

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Lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, ...
– Robyn *
Music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...
and vocal arrangement – Robyn, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé *Arrangement and
production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stat ...
– Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé Source:


Charts


Release history


References

{{Robyn 1995 debut singles 1996 singles Robyn songs Songs written by Johan Ekhé Songs written by Ulf Lindström Song recordings produced by Ghost (production team) Songs written by Robyn Bertelsmann Music Group singles 1995 songs