Got Myself Together

"Got Myself Together"
Single by The Bucketheads
from the album All in the Mind
Released	05 December 1995 (US) 08 January 1996 (UK & Europe)
Genre	House
Length	5:35 (LP version) 3:35 (Hustlers Convention radio edit)
Label	Positiva Henry Street Music Big Beat
Songwriter(s)	Gonzalez, Miller, Williamston
Producer(s)	Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
The Bucketheads singles chronology
"Come and Be Gone" (1995) "Got Myself Together" (1995) "Time and Space" (1996)

"Got Myself Together" is a song by the Bucketheads, released in late 1995. It was the commercial follow-up to global hit "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)", and was the third single taken from the project's sole album All in the Mind.

While unable to reach the worldwide chart highs of its predecessor, the single was a club hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in January 1996, and a moderate commercial hit, reaching the top 10 in Finland and Sweden, and the top 20 in the UK. The track is considered a 1990s house classic.[1]

Background

"Got Myself Together" is a disco-inspired house track based around a prominent sample of Brass Construction's 1976 hit, "Movin'".[2] In Europe, the lead single version was a remix by British house group Hustlers Convention, an early alias of DJs Michael Gray and Jon Pearn, now known as Full Intention.

In April 2019, Positiva released a new remix by EJECA as part of its 25th anniversary series.[3] The remix gained heavy rotation from the likes of Annie Mac and Danny Howard on BBC Radio 1, and The Black Madonna.[4]

Critical reception

Charles Aaron from Spin said that, in comparison to "The Bomb!", the single "gets knee-deeper in jazzy acid-funk."[5]

Music video

Like its predecessor, the music video for "Got Myself Together" was directed by Guy Ritchie and Alex de Rakoff.[6] The video features a Londoner en route to Heathrow Airport, stopping at sights including Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly Circus, before arriving in New York in search of a disco club.

Track listings

US CD maxi single[7] "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 5:12 "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry club mix) - 5:04 "Got Myself Together" (LP version) - 5:35 "Got Myself Together" (Nord Solo mix) - 5:14 "Time and Space" - 5:20 "Sunset" - 5:37 UK[8] & EU[9] CD maxi single "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention radio edit) - 3:35 "Got Myself Together" (Masters at Work edit) - 3:34 "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention bass dub) - 4:43 "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention club mix) - 6:29 "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34 UK cassette single[10] "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention radio edit) - 3:35 "Got Myself Together" (Masters at Work edit) - 3:34 "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34

US 12" vinyl[11] "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 "Got Myself Together" (Nord mix) - 8:20 "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34 "Sunset" - 5:37 UK 12" vinyl[12] "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention bass dub) - 4:43 "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention club mix) - 6:29 "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 UK 12" vinyl (2019 issue)[3] "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 "Got Myself Together" (Ejeca rework) - 5:50 "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention bass dub) - 4:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	6
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	82
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15]	14
Ireland (IRMA)[16]	28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]	49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19]	12
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[20]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[21]	19

References

1. "Positiva records round off 25th anniversary with EJECA Rework of The Bucketheads hit 'Got Myself Together.'". Radio and Music Biz. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. Masterson, James (20 April 2019). Chart Watch UK: Hits of 1988. Google Books: James Masterson. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-0463270998. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. Teinert, Dieter. deejay.de https://www.deejay.de/The_Bucketheads_Got_Myself_Together_Ejeca_Rework_12PTV25-9_Vinyl__355101. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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5. Aaron, Charles (March 1996). "Singles Review". Spin: 116. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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14. "Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads - "Got Myself Together"". Offizielle Deutsch Charts. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
15. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (02.03.1996 - 08.03.1996)". Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
16. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie.
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20. "Dance Club Songs: Week of January 20, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
21. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 December 1996. p. YE-44. Retrieved 29 June 2020.