"You've Got That Somethin'" is a song by Swedish recording artist
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Bil ...
from her debut album, ''
Robyn Is Here
''Robyn Is Here'' is the debut studio album by Swedish singer Robyn. It was released on 13 October 1995 by Ricochet Records, Ariola Records and BMG. The album peaked at number eight on the Swedish chart and was certified double platinum by the Swe ...
''. It was released as her debut single in 1995 in Sweden. The song was written by Robyn,
Ulf Lindström, and Johan Ekhé, and it was produced by Lindström and Ekhé.
In her native Sweden, "You've Got That Somethin'" was a top thirty hit, peaking at number twenty-four. The single was a minor hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number fifty-four. It also charted at number eighty-five in Germany.
Critical reception
A reviewer from ''
People Magazine
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'' wrote, "Not only has Robyn mastered the English language (she writes all her own material), but she also challenges teen queens
Brandy and
Monica at their own
hip-hop soul
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game. Just listen to the assured manner with which her voice glides over the swaggering, syncopated
funk of “In My Heart” and “You’ve Got That Somethin’”."
Track listing
UK single
;CD maxi-single:
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (radio edit)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Scruffy Mix)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Marco's Hard Mix)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (2000 Black Mix)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Golden Youngster Remix) (featuring Structure Rize)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Golden Youngster Straight Ta Ya Head Mix) (featuring Structure Rize)
German single
;CD maxi-single:
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (radio edit)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Marco's hard mix)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (2000 Black mix)
# "I Wish" (a cappella)
Swedish single
;12" single
:''Side A''
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Marco's Hard Mix)
:''Side B''
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (Scruffy Mix)
# "You've Got That Somethin'" (2000 Black Mix)
Personnel
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Lyrics
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– Robyn
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Music
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and
vocal arrangement – Robyn,
Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
*Arrangement and
production
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Economics and business
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– Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
Source:
Charts
References
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1995 debut singles
1996 singles
Robyn songs
Songs written by Johan Ekhé
Songs written by Ulf Lindström
Song recordings produced by Ghost (production team)
Songs written by Robyn
Bertelsmann Music Group singles
1995 songs