"U Got 2 Know" is a song by Italian

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music group Cappella, released in 1992 by various labels. It was successful in clubs and was re-released in 1993. In 1994, it was included on the group's second album by the same name. The single was a top-10 hit in Ireland and the UK, peaking at number seven and number six. On the ''

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'' Dance Singles chart, it peaked at number one. It contains an uncredited interpolation of "

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" (1980) by British rock band

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and an uncredited vocal sample of " You Used to Hold Me" (1987) by

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. Vocalist Anna Ross and rapper MC Fixx It (Ricardo Overman) were chosen by producer Bortolotti for live performances. Cappella was later sued by Siouxsie and the Banshees for failure to pay publishing royalties and lost. In 2002, new remixes were released as "U Got 2 Know 2002".

Critical reception

John Bush from

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named the song a "continent-wide

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hit". In his weekly UK chart commentary,

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said, "And not a

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in sight either, despite the funny spellings. Cappella pop up out of Italy every so often to deliver to the charts a standard piece of Italia House, this one coming 4 years after the genre was trendy. Impressive." Andy Beevers from ''

'' gave it four out of five, declaring it as "another crowd-pleasing house stomper", noting that it's also using vocal samples from

's " You Used to Hold Me". He added, "It has been getting very positive club reaction and should make the Top 40."

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from the ''

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'' Dance Update described it as a "Siouxsie '

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Track listing

* 12", US (1992) #"U Got 2 Know" (A'la Carte Paris Mix) — 10:35 #"U Got 2 Know" (Coffee Mix) — 5:22 #"U Got 2 Know" (11AM At Trade Mix) — 6:36 #"U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) — 5:21 #"U Got 2 Know" (Underground Mix) — 4:43 * 12" maxi, France (1992) #"U Got 2 Know" (Coffee Mix) — 5:06 #"U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) — 5:26 #"U Got 2 Know" (Underground Mix) — 4:41 #"U Got 2 Know" (A La Carte Paris Mix) — 10:35 #"U Got 2 Know" (Overture) — 0:51 #"U Got 2 Know" (Original Mix) — 3:53 #"U Got 2 Know" (House Mix) — 4:18 #"U Got 2 Know" (Fast Ending Mix) — 1:33 * CD single (Revisited), UK & Europe (1993) #"U Got 2 Know" (The Ultimate Edit) — 3:55 #"U Got 2 Know" (3 AM Ultimate Mix) — 6:36 #"U Got 2 Know" (4 AM Ultimate Mix) — 6:00 #"U Got 2 Know" (Serie A Mix) — 4:49 #"U Got 2 Know" (R.A.F.'s Maxizone Remix) — 5:19 #"U Got 2 Know" (D.J. Professor's Ephemerals) — 5:37 #"U Got 2 Know" (Martini Trance) — 5:19 * CD maxi, Germany (1993) #"U Got 2 Know" (Radio Coffee Mix) — 3:59 #"U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) — 5:26 #"U Got 2 Know" (Underground Mix) — 4:41 #"U Got 2 Know" (Overture) — 0:51 #"U Got 2 Know" (Original Mix) — 3:53 #"U Got 2 Know" (House Mix) — 4:18 #"U Got 2 Know" (Fast Ending Mix) — 1:33 * CD maxi, Germany (2002) #"U Got 2 Know" (Beam Vs. Cyrus Radio Edit) — 3:53 #"U Got 2 Know" (Beam Vs. Cyrus Remix) — 6:31 #"U Got 2 Know" (Joyenergizer Remix) — 6:54 #"U Got 2 Know" (R.A.F. Mix) — 7:26 #"U Got 2 Know" (Extended Club Mix) (1993) — 5:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Cappella 1992 songs 1992 singles 1993 singles Cappella (band) songs English-language Italian songs Music Week number-one dance singles Songs written by Gianfranco Bortolotti Eurodance songs UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles