Gotta Man

"Gotta Man"
Single by Eve
from the album Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
ReleasedAugust 31, 1999
StudioSony Music Studios
GenreHip hop
Length4:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Swizz Beatz
Eve singles chronology
"What Ya Want"
(1999) 		"Gotta Man"
(1999) 		"Hot Boyz"
(1999)
Music video
"Gotta Man" on YouTube

"Gotta Man" is a song by American rapper Eve, and the lead single from her debut studio album Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999). The song features American singer Mashonda and was produced by Swizz Beatz.

Background

Swizz Beatz originally wrote the song for an intended collaboration with singer Aaliyah. However, according to him, their schedules and labels "didn't permit it". Swizz Beatz eventually collaborated with Eve for the song, stating that it "fit the vibe" of Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady.[1]

Composition

The song features a guitar vamp,[2] as well as "rattling drums and chiming strings"[3] and a nursery rhyme chorus is sung by Mashonda.[2][4] Eve declares her love and fidelity to a man,[4][5] in a relationship that involves "bail money happily paid and secrets kept".[5]

Charts

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 18
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 8

References

  1. ^ Ahmed, Insanul (August 20, 2011). "Swizz Beatz Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". Complex.
  2. ^ a b Harrington, Richard (October 6, 1999). "The Two Faces of Eve". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Niesel, Jeff (November 11, 1999). "Eve of Destruction". Miami New Times.
  4. ^ a b Ex, Kris (August 29, 1999). "As she showed with the Ruff Ryders, Eve can hold her own with the big boys. But now the rapper's got something else to prove as a solo artist". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ a b Kameir, Rawiya (March 17, 2019). "Eve: Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "Eve Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Eve Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Eve Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Eve Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.