U Got 2 Know (song)

"U Got 2 Know" is a song by Italian Eurodance music group Cappella, released in 1992. It was an underground success in clubs and was remixed in 1993 by a relatively unknown and underground producer Richard Tomlinson and then re-released. In 1994, it was included on the group's second album by the same name. The single was a top 10 hit in Ireland and the UK, peaking at number seven and number six. On the UK Dance Singles Chart, it peaked at number one. It contains an uncredited interpolation of "Happy House" (1980) by British rock band Siouxsie & The Banshees and an uncredited vocal sample of "You Used to Hold Me" (1987) by Ralphi Rosario & Xaviera Gold.[1] Vocalist Anna Ross and rapper MC Fixx It (Ricardo Overman) were chosen by producer Bortolotti for live performances. Cappella was later sued by Siouxsie & The Banshees for failure to pay publishing royalties and lost.[2] In 2002, new remixes were released as "U Got 2 Know 2002".

"U Got 2 Know"
Single by Cappella
from the album U Got 2 Know
Released
  • 1992
  • 1993 (re-release)
Genre
Length3:46
LabelVarious labels
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gianfranco Bortolotti
Cappella singles chronology
"Take Me Away"
(1992)		 "U Got 2 Know"
(1992)		 "U Got 2 Let the Music"
(1993)
Music video
"U Got 2 Know" on YouTube

Critical reception

John Bush from AllMusic viewed the song as a "continent-wide Hi-NRG hit".[3] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "And not a Prince in sight either, despite the funny spellings. Cappella pop up out of Italy every so often to deliver to the charts a standard piece of Italia House, this one coming 4 years after the genre was trendy. Impressive."[4] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it four out of five, declaring it as "another crowd-pleasing house stomper", noting that it's also using vocal samples from Ralphi Rosario's "You Used to Hold Me". He added, "It has been getting very positive club reaction and should make the Top 40."[5] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as a "Siouxsie 'Happy House' synth based surging Italo pounder".[6]

Track listing

Charts

References
  1. "Cappella – U Got 2 Know". Discogs. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. Price, Simon. "Kisses in the Dreamhouse". Melody Maker. 8 August 1993. p. 41. "Happy House built on a naggingly eerie synth riff (recently stolen by Cappella's "U Got 2 Know)"
  3. Bush, John. "Cappella – U Got 2 Know". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. Masterton, James (28 March 1993). "Week Ending April 3rd 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. Beevers, Andy (20 March 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. Hamilton, James (3 April 1993). "Record Mirror Dance Update: Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 22 May 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 22 May 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. "M-1 TOP 40". 27 June 1993. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  10. "Cappella — U Got 2 Know". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. "CAPPELLA - U GOT 2 KNOW". Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 May 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 April 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  14. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 27 March 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  15. "The RM Club Chart 93" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 25 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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