"Got to Get It"
Single by Sisqó featuring Make It Hot
from the album Unleash the Dragon
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)
Length2:54
LabelDef Soul
Songwriter(s)Mark Andrews, Al West, Marquis Collins, James Travis
Producer(s)Sisqó, Al West
Sisqó singles chronology
"It's All About Me"
(1998)		 "Got to Get It"
(1999)		 "Thong Song"
(2000)
Music video
"Got to Get It" on YouTube

"Got to Get It" is the debut solo single of Sisqó from Dru Hill featuring Make It Hot. It is the first single from Sisqó's debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon. The single was fairly successful on the charts. It peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. In Australia, the song was released twice: once as a solo single and again as a double A-side with "Incomplete" in 2001, when it reached the top 30.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams and features Sisqó singing the song on top of a building then goes straight to Make It Hot's performance with clips of Sisqó playing a guitar. The video ends with Sisqó dancing with women.

Track listings

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Got to Get It"2:43
2."Got to Get It" (featuring Make It Hot)2:53
3."Got to Get It" (instrumental)2:54
4."Got to Get It" (video)3:08
LP single
No.TitleLength
1."Got to Get It" (radio edit) 
2."Got to Get It" (LP version) 
3."Got to Get It" (instrumental)2:54
4."Got to Get It" (a cappella) 

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Unleash the Dragon.[1]

Recording locations

  • The Tracken Place, LA, CA
  • Larrabee West, LA, CA

Personnel

  • Mixed By – Manny Marroquin
  • Producer – Sisqo The Golden Child for Da Ish Entertainment and Al West
  • Recorded By – Jan Fairchild
  • Written By – Mark Andrews & Al West

Weekly charts

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States "Got to Get It" November 2, 1999 Urban radio Def Soul [16]
January 11, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [17]
United Kingdom January 31, 2000
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [18]
Australia "Got to Get It" / "Incomplete" January 8, 2001 CD [19]

References

  1. ↑ Unleash the Dragon (Media notes). sisqo. Def Soul. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "Sisqó – Got to Get It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Issue 572" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 9. February 26, 2000. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sisqo – Got to Get It" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sisqó – Got to Get It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sisqó – Got to Get It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2000 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  16. ↑ "AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. No. 1323. October 29, 1999. p. 64.
  17. ↑ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2286. January 7, 2000. p. 7.
  18. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting 31 January, 2000: Singles". Music Week. January 29, 2000. p. 33.
  19. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th January 2001" (PDF). ARIA. January 8, 2001. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
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