Released 31 August 1990 Genre Soft rock | Recorded Los Angeles, July 1990 Length 4:58 | |
Format Vinyl record (7", 12"), audio cassette, CD Label MCA, DJM, Rocket/Phonogram | ||
"You Gotta Love Someone" is a 1990 song by Elton John, written by John along with Bernie Taupin and was released as a single from the Days of Thunder soundtrack; the single was also used to promote the Rocket Records 2-CD retrospective "The Very Best of Elton John," issued largely in overseas markets excluding the U.S., where the more expansive box set "To Be Continued..." was issued. The single peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, but spent five weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, his tenth number one on the chart (which is found to be peculiar, as the single was not released in America.)
Contents
Produced by Don Was, "You Gotta Love Someone" and the three other tracks that close Disc 4 of "To Be Continued ..." (along with "Made For Me," "Easier To Walk Away" and "I Swear I Heard The Night Talking," the latter of which was released first as a b-side of the single in France), were all recorded in one take each (minus overdubs). The tracks were also purported to be selections for a possible album project that was later abandoned.
Track listings
- "You Gotta Love Someone"
- "Medicine Man"
- "Medicine Man" (Elton John with Adamski)
Music video
The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. It is very similar overall to his 1993 video for Billy Joel's hit "The River of Dreams", with several elements from the earlier video (such as lighting, sets, locations, camera angles, tinting etc.) being re-used with very slight variations in the later one.