Got Me Started

"Got Me Started" is a song by Australian singer Troye Sivan. It was released through EMI and Capitol on 20 September 2023 as the second single from his third studio album, Something to Give Each Other. It samples "Shooting Stars" (2009) by Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders.[1]

"Got Me Started"
Single by Troye Sivan
from the album Something to Give Each Other
Released20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ian Kirkpatrick
Troye Sivan singles chronology
"Rush"
(2023)		 "Got Me Started"
(2023)		 "One of Your Girls"
(2023)
Music video
"Got Me Started" on YouTube

Background

Describing the creation process, Sivan explained “when we were writing this song, I was emphatic about using ‘Shooting Stars’—I just kept humming it in the studio. It’s a huge sample and was a big ask; and I knew that they had never approved it in the past. So I’m over the moon about the opportunity to sample that track because this song is iconic to me. And then we have Ian Kirkpatrick on production, who is a genius. I love his work – he had this plan to record the vocal at a slower speed and then speed it up, and ultimately that’s what you hear in the chorus. I instantly loved the way it sounded.”[2]

Sivan explained that sampling "Shooting Stars" came naturally while he and his team were working on the song in the studio but that he didn't actually believe that Bag Raiders would allow him to use the track in the final version. Discussing how he convinced them to give him permission, Sivan stated “it was one of the first songs that we wrote for the album and it just stuck around. They [Bag Raiders] were like, ‘By the way, we’ve had hundreds of requests and we’ve never said ‘yeah,’ so don’t fuck this up.' And I was like, ‘I promise you, I’m going to make a video. It’s going to be sick.’ Like, I really believe in this.”

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Gordon von Steiner, was released concurrently with the single on 20 September. Shot in Bangkok, Thailand, the video includes various clips of Sivan, featuring him walking and running through the city, sitting nude in a bathhouse, flying up the side of a building and engaging in choreography with several dancers. It concludes with him dancing in a disco ball jumpsuit on a heli-pad. The video also features cameos from fellow UMG recording artist PP Krit, and Thai drag performers Angele Anang and Année Maywong.

Discussing the video with Zane Lowe, Sivan explained “there’s this sort of reprise when the synth comes back at the end in the video when I’m like being pulled up the building and there’s this new drum pattern and to me it was perfect. It was the euphoric moment of that total freedom of realizing that you’re completely fine on your own and that also this is not a moment of sadness, but a moment of endless possibilities.”[3]

Charts
Chart performance for "Got Me Started"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 28
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[6] 14
Latvia (EHR)[7] 20
Netherlands (Single Tip)[8] 18
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 3
South Korea BGM (Circle)[10] 62
South Korea Download (Circle)[11] 169
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 34
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 5
Release dates and formats for "Got Me Started"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 20 September 2023
[15]
Italy 27 October 2023 Radio airplay Universal [16]

References
  1. "Troye Sivan Shares New Single "Got Me Started": Listen". Stereogum. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. "Troye Sivan Returns With New Single 'Got Me Started'". UDiscover Music. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. "Troye Sivan Goes From Sad Boi to 'Total Freedom' in 'Got Me Started' Video". Rolling Stone. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of October 18, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. "EHR TOP 40 - 2023.10.06". European Hit Radio. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. "Dutch Single Tip 07/10/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. "BGM Chart – Week 38 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. "Download Chart – Week 38 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  12. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 39". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  14. "Troye Sivan Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. Lane, Lexi (15 September 2023). "Troye Sivan Announced New Single 'Got Me Started' And Its Release Date". Uproxx. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  16. "Troye Sivan - Got Me Started (Radio Date: 27-10-2023)". Earone (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2023.


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