"You Gotta Love Someone" is a song by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, performed by John. It was released as a single from the Days of Thunder soundtrack in October 1990. The single was also used to promote the Rocket Records 2-CD retrospective The Very Best of Elton John, issued largely in overseas markets excluding the United States, where the more expansive box set To Be Continued... was issued.
Produced by Don Was, "You Gotta Love Someone" and the three other tracks that close disc 4 of To Be Continued... (along with "Made for Me", "Easier to Walk Away" and "I Swear I Heard the Night Talking", the latter of which was released first as a B-side of the single in France), were all recorded in one take each (minus overdubs).Elizabeth Rosenthal, His Song: The Musical History of Elton John. The tracks were also purported to be selections for a possible studio album project that was later abandoned.
Chart performance The single peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent five weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, his tenth such achievement there. In Canada, the song topped the RPM Top Singles chart for a week, becoming John's fourteenth number-one single in Canada.
Music video The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. It is very similar overall to his 1993 video for Billy Joel's hit "The River of Dreams", with several elements from the earlier video (such as lighting, sets, locations, camera angles, tinting etc.) being re-used with very slight variations in the later one.
Track listings CD single and 12-inch single "You Gotta Love Someone" "Medicine Man" "Medicine Man" (Elton John with Adamski)
7-inch double A-side A. "You Gotta Love Someone" AA. "Sacrifice"
7-inch single A. "You Gotta Love Someone" B. "Medicine Man"
7-inch single (France) A. "You Gotta Love Someone" B. "I Swear I Heard the Night Talking"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1990–1991)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)73US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – 43US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)1US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 26, 199137 Zimbabwe (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000 3
Year-end charts Chart (1990)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)99Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)100 Chart (1991)PositionBrazil (Crowley) 69Canada Top Singles (RPM)36Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)41US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)19
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom8 October 1990Rocket15 October 19907-inch gatefold vinylJapan25 October 1990Mini-CDAustralia29 October 1990
References
External links Lyrics of this song