B-side "Double Happy" Format 7" vinyl Length 3:24 | Released 1979 | |
Recorded Armstrong Studios, Melbourne, 1979 | ||
"I Got You" is a 1979 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours. Split Enz's most commercially successful single, "I Got You" was written by Neil Finn and released in late 1979. In 2001 it was voted 11th best New Zealand song of all time by APRA.
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Reception
Reviewed in Roadrunner at the time of release, it was said the song, "positively drips with appeal that only philistines could fail to appreciate," and asked readers to buy a copy as, "it deserves to be a hit."
Music video
The video clip features Neil Finn standing in a room with the other band members performing in a framed picture on the wall behind him.
Track listing
- "I Got You" - 3:24
- "Double Happy" - 3:15
Personnel
Cover versions
"I Got You" has been recorded by Vitamin C and The Connells.
Pearl Jam, Marilyn Manson, Something for Kate and Semisonic are among the artists who have played the song live.