Peter Robinson for The Guardian wrote that "I Got You" "is an impressive distant relative of Bleeding Love". "I Got You" garnered mixed reviews from music critics.
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It was released in Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, for digital download on 19 February 2010. In Europe, "I Got You" was released as an A-side and B-side, with "I Got You" as the A-side single, and "Heartbeat", a song which does not appear on any edition of Echo, as the B-side. In the United States, "I Got You" was released to contemporary hit radio on 8 December 2009. Strings were provided by Janson & Janson and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, which were recorded by Marcus Bergqvist. It was mixed by Manny Marroquin, Christian Plata and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Studios, Universal City, California. It was recorded by Chris Kasych at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, California, and The Vault in Stockholm, Sweden.
"Heartbeat" was co-written by Lewis, Birgisson and Ina Wroldsen, with production of the song once again helmed by Birgisson. Background vocals were sung by Vicky Sandström and guitar was provided by Esbjörn Öhrwall. It was mixed by Phil Tan at Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and Damien Lewis served as the assistant engineer. Birgisson and Lewis both handled the vocal production. It was recorded by Birgisson at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California and The Vault, Stockholm, Sweden. Production of the song was helmed by Birgisson. "I Got You" was written by Arnthor Birgisson, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha for Lewis' second studio album, Echo (2009). It was included on the set list of her debut tour, The Labyrinth (2010). In the United States, Lewis performed the song live on the Late Show with David Letterman, whilst in the United Kingdom, she performed on multiple television shows, including So You Think You Can Dance, The Alan Titchmarsh Show and The National Lottery Draws. In the video, scenes of Lewis performing in front of a heart engulfed in flames and sitting on an apartment floor barefoot are intercut. The content of the video revolves around couples who try to resolve their differences and arguments. It achieved a peak position of number three on the UK R&B Chart, number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked inside the top 50 singles Austria, Belgium, Germany and New Zealand.Īs part of promotion for the song's release as a single, an accompanying music video was shot at Venice Beach, California, and directed by Dave Meyers. Despite this, some critics criticised the song for not being memorable. Other critics praised Lewis' vocal performance and likened it to the structure of her cover of Snow Patrol's " Run".
Peter Robinson for The Guardian wrote that "'I Got You' is an impressive distant relative of ' Bleeding Love'". The song garnered mixed reviews from music critics.
"I Got You" is a pop and R&B ballad, and instrumentation consists of guitars and synthesizers. It was released to United States contemporary hit radio on 8 December 2009, and throughout Europe to download digitally on 19 February 2010. It was recorded by Birgisson at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California and The Vault, Stockholm, Sweden, who was assisted by Lewis on the song's vocal production. It was written by Arnthor Birgisson, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, with production helmed by Birgisson. It was released as the second single from her second studio album, Echo (2009). " I Got You" is a song performed by British singer and songwriter Leona Lewis.