“You Gotta Be” is a song recorded by the British pop & soul singer Des’ree. It was the first single from her second album I Ain’t Movin.
It was released several times in the UK: first in 1994, then in 1995, and in 1999 in a remixed version following the success of Des’ree’s previous singles “Life” and “Kissing You”. The latter release of “You Gotta Be” charted in its highest position out of all three releases in the UK, peaking at #10. The 1995 release peaked at #5 in the United States and is the most popular version of the song. The song remained in the ARC Weekly Top 40 for 26 weeks, which was a feat at the time (see List of ARC Weekly Top 40 chart achievements and trivia). The remixed version of the song was released in 1998 in Spain, and went to #1 there.
The music video (above) was nominated in the category of “Best Female Video” at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1995, but did not win.
Fun fact: The year it was released, this song was used for the ending credits of The Next Karate Kid.
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