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B-side
  
Le Restaurant

Recorded
  
1985-87

Length
  
04:06

Released
  
1988

Genre
  
Pop soul

Format
  
7", 12", CD single, Cassette single

Other versions

  • An uptempo cover version was released in the UK in 1993 by the dance act Q featuring Tracey Ackerman and reached number 37 in the UK Top 40.
  • A signature number of Justin Guarini during season #1 of American Idol and included on the Justin Guarini album.
  • "Get Here" has also been recorded by Vanessa Amorosi, Paul Anka, David Archuleta, Alexia Gardner, Salena Jones, Patti LuPone, Barbara Mandrell, Omar Chakil (who wrote French lyrics for his version: "Tu m'as tout donnĂ© "), Jennifer Rush, Livingston Taylor, Siti Nurhaliza, Jonalyn Viray, Susan Wong, and Francesca Mariani.
  • Also Edsilia Rombley recorded "Get Here" for her 1998 album Edsilia from which it was taken as a single reaching #88 on the Netherlands charts: previously Rombley had recorded a Dutch rendering of the song entitled "Zorg Dat Je Er Bent" which had appeared on the singer's 1997 Thuis album.
  • A humorous cover of "Get Here", which featured comedy sound effects after each method of transport mentioned, was performed by fictional singer Michelle Coffee in the Peter Kay series Phoenix Nights.
  • The song was performed by Andy Hallett as his character Lorne on the series Angel, in the season 2 episode "First Impressions."
  • During American Idol's American Juniors, Lucy Hale sang "Get Here" in the top-20 semi-final 2. She was chosen as one of the 5 contestants who advanced to the next competition.
  • Nils Landgren recorded a cover of the song on his album Chapter Two (2009)
  • Lulu Roman (of Hee Haw fame) recorded a cover for her 2013 album At Last.
  • Will Downing covers the song on his album Black Pearls (2016).
  • The Beautiful South's album Gaze included a song with the same title and, partially, similar lyrics - but reversed the theme, with Paul Heaton protesting his unwillingness to travel any distance at all for his lover. (Sample lyric: "You can get here by helicopter"/"I can barely make Blackpool sands").

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