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"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
Song

"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a Juno Award winning song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was originally released to American radio on September 23 2002. Shania chose "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" as the first single for Up! since she felt it was relatable to past Shania singles, and she didn't want something too unfamiliar. The song has become one of her biggest hits worldwide, charting in different countries that she has never had hits in before. At the 2003 Juno Awards "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was named Country Recording of the Year.[1]

Critical reception

Reception to "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was mostly positive, though many reviews compared the song to earlier singles. Billboard called the single "one catchy little puppy," though stated the song is "more a reminder of where we've been than where she's planning to take us".[2] About.com called the song "pure ear candy from beginning to end".[3] Entertainment Weekly gave the song a C+ grade and found Shania "softening every edge with skillful vixen-next-door charm".[4]

Music video

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"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" Video

The music video for "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was shot in London, UK and directed by Paul Boyd. It was filmed on August 22 and 23, 2002 and debuted on CMT on October 4 2002. The video is set in a futuristic setting, with Twain riding a motorcycle trying to escape a flying robot, at the end of the video Twain finds a clone of herself performing behind glass, which she breaks. The video was a success, peaking at number one on VH1's weekly countdown. The video won the Best Video of the Year Award at the 2003 Canadian Country Music Awards, and Concept Video of the Year at the 2003 CMT Flameworthy Awards. The 'Red SFX Edit' version of the video is available on the DVD-Audio version of Up!. After the video shoot, Shania donated the "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" costume to the Shania Twain Centre in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario.

In total there are six versions of the "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" video. The first to be released was the original version for both the 'Red' and 'Green' radio mixes. These were later replaced by an 'SFX Edit' version for both Red and Green versions which featured more sound effects from the motorcycle and robot. The 'Blue' mix was released solely in India, and an alternative 'Red' version was released featuring only Twain and her band performing behind the glass wall to the longer album version, unlike the original video which is shortened to suit the radio edit.

Chart Performance

"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of October 19 2002 at number 24, setting what was then a record for the highest-ever debut by a female artist on the country charts. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number seven on December 7 2002, where it remained for one week. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" became Twain's thirteenth top ten single and seventeenth top twenty single. The song reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.

At adult contemporary radio, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" debuted at number 27 the week of November 16 2002, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 26 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number ten on December 21 2002, where it remained for three non-consecutive weeks. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" became Twain's fifth top ten single and sixth consecutive top twenty single.

"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" became Twain's third biggest single in the UK, only behind "That Don't Impress Me Much" and "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!". It also became her fifth consecutive, sixth overall, top ten single. It debuted on November 16 2002, at its peak at number four. It remained on the entire chart for 15 weeks.[5]

In Canada the commercial single peaked at number one for one week. The song also gained enough airplay in Romania to hit the number one spot. In all, the song hit the top ten in fourteen countries: Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

Promotion

As Twain had been out of the media spotlight for several years, and that "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was the lead single from a brand new album, the singer had to perform the song worldwide, to help bring her back into the limelight, and sell the album (as well as the single). Promotion started in Europe, where in Germany she performed on Wetten, dass..?, in the UK she performed at BBC, Royal Variety Show, CD:UK, and Top of the Pops. In Sweden she performed the single on Bingolotto and in Portugal she performed on the Herman SIC Show. In Italy she performed at the Festival della canzone italiana. Following promotion in Europe she head to Japan where she performed at the Japan Music Festival. In November of 2002, she head to North America, where she performed the song for the first time at the 2002 Country Music Awards on November 6. In New York the song was performed on The Late Show on the album release day (November 19) and The Today Show. In Canada Shania headlined the Grey Cup half time show from Edmonton, and performed "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" and "Up!" on November 24. In 2003 the song was also performed on the American Music Awards in a medley with "Up!", the Early Show and Vh1 Big in '03.

Official versions

  • Red Album Version (4:29)
  • Green Album Version (4:29)
  • Blue Album Version (4:34)
  • Red Single Mix (4:02)
  • Green Single Mix (4:02)
  • Sowatt Dance Mix (4:32)
  • Sowatt Extended Dance Mix (7:57)
  • Live from Up! Live in Chicago (4:46)
  • Live from Up! Close and Personal (4:23)

Charts

Chart[6][7] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Charts[8] 14
Austrian Singles Chart[9] 12
Belgian (Flanders) Ultratop Singles Chart[10] 25
Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop Singles Chart[11] 21
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Chilean Singles Chart 11
Danish Singles Chart[12] 6
Dutch Singles Chart[13] 15
French Singles Chart[14] 15
German Singles Chart 15
Hungarian Airplay Chart 6
Irish Singles Chart 7
Italian Singles Chart[15] 14
Japan Tokio Hot 100 31
Latvian Airplay Chart 8
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[16] 4
Norwegian Singles Chart[17] 4
Polish Airplay Chart 4
Portuguese Singles Chart 7
Romanian Singles Chart 1
Spanish Singles Chart 8
Swedish Singles Chart[18] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[19] 10
UK Singles Chart 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 34
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 34
Preceded by Canadian number-one single
January 4 2003
Succeeded by

Jonas Brothers Version

"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was covered in 2008 by the Jonas Brothers during their Burning Up Tour[1].


Notes

  1. ^ http://www.shaniatwain.com/about-awards.asp Shania Twain awards
  2. ^ Biillboard, October 19 2002
  3. ^ CD Review: Up - Shania Twain - By Matt Bjorke
  4. ^ I'm Gonna Getcha Good! | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly
  5. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=26081 Chart Stats
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=34388&model.vnuAlbumId=562635 Billboard chart history
  7. ^ http://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=1262 International chart history
  8. ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Australia Singles Chart Peaks
  9. ^ http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Austria Singles Chart Peaks
  10. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Belgium Singles Chart Peaks
  11. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=fr&search=shania Belgium Singles Chart Peaks
  12. ^ http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Denmark Singles Chart Peaks
  13. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Netherlands Singles Chart Peaks
  14. ^ http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s France Singles Chart Peaks
  15. ^ http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Italy Singles Chart Peak
  16. ^ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s New Zealand Singles Chart Peaks
  17. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Norway Singles Chart Peaks
  18. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Sweden Singles Chart Peaks
  19. ^ http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=shania&cat=s Switzerland Singles Chart Peaks