Peak Week
#5 · 1995-03-11
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Des'ree's "You Gotta Be" reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. "You Gotta Be" is an R&B/soul song by British singer and songwriter Des'ree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, I Ain't Movin' (1994), and the opening track on the US release of that album. The song was released as a single in March 1994 by Sony Soho Square, becoming a top-40 hit in several countries, and a top-10 hit in the United States and Australia. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 44 weeks on the chart.
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Chart Journey
- Sep 3, 1994#90
- Sep 10#87
- Sep 17#72
- Sep 24#68
- Oct 1#65
- Oct 8#64
- Oct 15#61
- Oct 22#58
- Oct 29#53
- Nov 5#53
- Nov 12#46
- Nov 19#33
- Nov 26#31
- Dec 3#26
- Dec 10#24
- Dec 17#20
- Dec 24#16
- Dec 31#16
- 1995
- Jan 7, 1995#16
- Jan 14#16
- Jan 21#12
- Jan 28#7
- Feb 4#6
- Feb 11#6
- Feb 18#6
- Feb 25#7
- Mar 4#7
- Mar 11#5
- Mar 18#9
- Mar 25#7
- Apr 1#10
- Apr 8#11
- Apr 15#12
- Apr 22#15
- Apr 29#18
- May 6#21
- May 13#30
- May 20#30
- May 27#33
- Jun 3#35
- Jun 10#35
- Jun 17#43
- Jun 24#44
- Jul 1#48
DEFINING MOMENT
The Story
It debuted at #90 on September 3, 1994. It entered the Top 40 11 weeks later. It reached the Top 10 after 21 weeks. It reached a peak of #5 on March 11, 1995. After 44 weeks, its final appearance came on July 1, 1995.
You Gotta Be: The Breakthrough Moment
Des'ree's "You Gotta Be" reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. "You Gotta Be" is an R&B/soul song by British singer and songwriter Des'ree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, I Ain't Movin' (1994), and the opening track on the US release of that album. The song was released as a single in March 1994 by Sony Soho Square, becoming a top-40 hit in several countries, and a top-10 hit in the United States and Australia. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 44 weeks on the chart.
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