"I Got You" is a song by South Korean girl group

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. It was released as their third original English-language single on February 2, 2024, through

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. It serves as a pre-release single of the group's thirteenth extended play, ''

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''. It is a

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track, driven by a new wave-style beat, evoking a

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production. The song was described as depicting the group's friendship and love, with the message of overcoming difficult times. "I Got You" peaked at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 and entered the top ten in Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. Although the song did not enter South Korea's

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, it peaked at number 16 on the component download chart.

Background and release

On December 14, 2023, Twice announced they would release a single titled "I Got You" on February 2, 2024. On January 3, 2024, it was revealed that "I Got You" serves as a pre-release single for the group's thirteenth EP, ''With You-th'', scheduled for release on February 23. The single and its accompanying music video were released on February 2. A remix collection titled "I Got You" (Voyage version), including a version featuring

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, was released on February 5.

Music and lyrics

"I Got You" is a

song written by

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, David Wilson, Jake Torrey and Lexxi Saal. ''

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''s Gil Kaufman described the song as featuring a "bubbly new wave-style beat reminiscent of a

homage to

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's 1985 classic '

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. In terms of

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, the song was composed in the key of

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and has a tempo of 176 beats per minute. According to JYP Entertainment, the song depicts the group's friendship and love, with the message of "even during difficult situations, I was always happy because of 'you' and we will overcome those hardships 'together' as always". The members express unwavering support for each other with lyrics like, "No matter what, you got me, I got you. We'll make it through, just like we always do."

Music video

The accompanying music video was partially filmed on location in

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. It opens with a shot of a stormy sea, before panning to Mina inside the cabin of a yacht. She then joins the other members lying on cozy pillows on the floor, in contrast to the turbulence outside. In the next scene, the waves turn placid and they are led to shore by

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in a

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. The rest of the video is filled with scenes of the members dancing, holding hands in golden fields, and making promises with

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s, in line with the lyrics "No we'll never fall apart/ Even million miles apart/ We were lightning from the start". The video also includes an animated section where they dive under the waves during a storm, joining hands with the

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. The video ends with the singers emerging from the cabin to enjoy the sunlight.

Track listing

* CD single, digital download and streaming # "I Got You" – 2:53 # "I Got You" (instrumental) – 2:53 * Digital download and streaming – Voyage version # "I Got You" (featuring

) – 3:04 # "I Got You" (original version) – 2:53 # "I Got You" (

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version) – 3:10 # "I Got You" (

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version) – 2:39 # "I Got You" (

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version) – 3:10 # "I Got You" ( sped up version) – 2:36 # "I Got You" (featuring Lauv; instrumental) – 3:04 # "I Got You" (original version; instrumental) – 2:53 # "I Got You" (lo-fi version; instrumental) – 3:10 # "I Got You" (hyper version; instrumental) – 2:39 # "I Got You" (garage version; instrumental) – 3:10 # "I Got You" (sped up version; instrumental) – 2:36

Credits and personnel

;Recording * Recorded at JYPE Studios (Seoul) * Mixed at Klang Studio (Seoul) *

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at 821 Sound Mastering (Seoul) * Mixed for

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at GLab Studios (Seoul) ;Personnel *

– vocals *

– songwriter *

– songwriter * David Wilson – songwriter * Jake Torrey – songwriter * Lexxi Saal – songwriter * Dwilly – arrangement * Sophia Pae – background vocals, vocal director * Earattack – vocal director * KayOne – digital editing * Eom Se-hee – recording * Jay-P Gu – mixing * Hong Jang-mi – mix engineering * Kwon Nam-woo – mastering * Shin Bong-won – Dolby Atmos mixing ** Park Nam-joon – assistant

Charts

Release history

References

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