Gotta Get Thru This (song)

"Gotta Get Thru This" is the debut single by Daniel Bedingfield. It was released in November 2001 as the lead single from his debut studio album of the same name (2002). The track, along with some others, was recorded in Bedingfield's bedroom with his PC and a microphone, using the music software Reason.[2]

"Gotta Get Thru This"
Single by Daniel Bedingfield
from the album Gotta Get Thru This
Released	26 November 2001
Recorded	September 2000
Genre	UK garage[1]
Length	2:42
Label	Relentless Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Bedingfield
Producer(s)	Daniel Bedingfield D&D Productions
Daniel Bedingfield singles chronology
"Gotta Get Thru This" (2001) "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (2002)

The single went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in both 2001 and 2002, making it one of Bedingfield's most successful singles on the chart.[3] Outside the United Kingdom, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada and the United States. In the latter country, it received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording but lost to "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas. The single became Britain's sixteenth biggest-selling single of 2001 and has since been certified platinum.

Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".[4]

Song background

Bedingfield was inspired to write this while walking across Tower Bridge in London frustrated at being separated from a girl he was in love with from Leeds, in the north of England. The girl was a red-haired American dancer named Gina, and he was upset that the distance between them was preventing him from pursuing her.[5]

Music video

The music video features Bedingfield looking for a woman in a number of locations in London, most notably West India Quay, a bridge connecting West India to Canary Wharf, and the Canary Wharf Docklands area. He is pursuing a woman he may know and comes inches close while chasing her around Docklands Light Railway, and eventually meets her at Canary Wharf. Canadian director Little X directed the video.[5]

A second version of the video, also directed by Little X, was created for North America. In the beginning of the North American music video, an acoustic version of "Gotta Get Thru This" is featured and then the official D&D version starts playing after.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Gotta Get Thru This" (D 'n' D Radio Edit) – 2:43
2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (D 'n' D Full Length Version) – 4:14
3. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Stella Browne Vocal Mix) – 7:33
4. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Music Video)

UK CD2 – The Remixes[6]

1. "Gotta Get Thru This" (D 'n' D Radio Edit) – 2:43
2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Damien J Carter Radio Cut) – 3:39
3. "Gotta Get Thru This" (D 'n' D Full Length Version) – 4:14
4. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Original Version) – 3:49
5. "Gotta Get Thru This" (M.A.N.D.Y Remix) – 6:35
6. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Damien J Carter Remix) – 6:27
7. "Gotta Get Thru This" (El Tocadisco's Dark Night In Finland Remix) – 9:09
8. "Gotta Get Thru This" (M.A.N.D.Y Dub Mix) – 6:33

Australian CD single[7]

1. "Gotta Get Thru This" (D 'n' D Radio Edit) – 2:43
2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (D 'n' D Full Length Version) – 4:14
3. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Original Version) – 3:49
4. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Stella Browne Vocal Mix) – 7:33

American CD single[8]

1. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Citizen S. Radio Edit) – 2:47
2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Video Edit) – 3:27
3. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Acoustic Version) – 3:36
4. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Passengerz Violation Vox Club Mix) – 6:12
5. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Passengerz Violation Dub) – 6:11
6. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Stella Browne Vocal Mix) – 7:33
7. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Crossover Rhythmic Remix by Allstar) – 7:35

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[9] 10 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 27 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 5 scope="row" Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 14 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 8 scope="row" France (SNEP)[14] 49 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 72 scope="row" Ireland (IRMA)[16] 15 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[17] 5 scope="row" Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 14 scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 32 scope="row" New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 12 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[21] 56 scope="row" Scotland (OCC)[22] 7 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 92 scope="row" UK Singles (OCC)[24] 1 scope="row" UK Dance (OCC)[25] 1 scope="row" UK R&B (OCC)[26] 1 scope="row" US Billboard Hot 100[27] 10 scope="row" US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] 1 scope="row" US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 16 Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA)[31] 89 Australia Dance (ARIA)[32] 16 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[33] 70 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 63 US Billboard Hot 100[35] 61 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade[36] 61 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[37] Gold 35,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Platinum 864,000[39] ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Zak Abel on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical.

See also

• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2001
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2002
• List of number-one dance singles of 2002 (U.S.)

References

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21. "Romanian Top 100 - arhiva". Web.archive.org. 9 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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23. "Swisscharts.com – Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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25. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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30. "2001 UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
31. "2002 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
32. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2002". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
33. "Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 14. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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36. Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 29 December 2009, presented by DJ Nihal
37. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
38. "British single certifications – Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 May 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Gotta Get Thru This in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
39. Myers, Justin (27 May 2019). "The highest charting UK garage tunes". Official Charts Company.

External links

• Music video (US version) on ArtistDirect.com
• Music video (UK version) on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics