"You Got It All" is a song recorded by American band the Jets. It was released in 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album '' The Jets'' (1985). It was written by

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, most famous for the 1979 hit "

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", and produced by Don Powell (not to be confused with

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) and David Rivkin. Holmes wrote it for his 10-year-old daughter Wendy but she never got to hear it become a hit, as prior to its release she died suddenly of an undiagnosed

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. The song features the second youngest member of the group, then-13-year-old

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, on lead vocals. "You Got It All" peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US in early 1987. The song also topped the

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for two weeks, and reached number two on the

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. It was also featured in the film '' Jaws: The Revenge'' as well as 1987 episodes of the daytime soap operas '' Another World'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

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covered the song in 1997.

Background

Moana Wolfgramm and Elizabeth Wolfgramm were only aged 10 and 12 respectively when they recorded their vocals for the song, and Elizabeth had difficulty connecting with the lyrics because she was too young to grasp the romantic feelings. The manager told her to imagine she was singing it to a puppy.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Stephen E. Rivkin, the brother of song's producer, David Rivkin.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Britney Spears version

Background

In 1997,

started to work on her debut album '' ...Baby One More Time''. After meeting up with producer

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in August, the singer became familiar with the original version of "You've Got It All" by the Jets and decided to record a cover of the song. Steve Lunt, Jive's A&R vice president at the time, revealed that when the label's CEO "heard he trackin the A&R meeting, he said, 'OK, we've got something.' Up until that, it was in doubt." "You Got It All" was originally intended to be released on Spears' debut album as a bonus track, however, a re-recorded version of it was only released on certain international editions of '' Oops!... I Did It Again'' (2000) and ''Oops!...I Did It Again (Remixes and B-Sides)'' vinyl release.

Reception

A favorable review from

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said, "The Jets' gem 'You've Got It All' shines brightly as ever with Britney's girlish allure. Take note, however, that Britney's not all bubbles—with an obvious influence from

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, she glides quite ably through the key changes and delivers octave leaps and vibratos that should melt just about any heart, young or old."

Chart performance

Notes

References

* {{Authority control 1985 songs 1986 singles The Jets (band) songs Songs written by Rupert Holmes Britney Spears songs MCA Records singles