"You Gotta Be" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Des'ree from her second studio album, I Ain't Movin' (1994). It was released in August 1994 through Sony Soho Square Records. Des'ree co-wrote and co-produced the song with Ashley Ingraham.^[1] It is a downtempo soul song that ends the chorus with, "Love will save the day."

The song reached the top ten in Australia and the UK, after its re-release in 1999.^[2] It also reached the top five in Spain and on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.^[3]

Weekly charts Original version Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 9 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 36 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 31 Europe (European Dance Radio)[8] 1 France (SNEP)[9] 20 Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 79 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 47 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 11 Scotland (OCC)[13] 14 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 14 UK Dance (OCC)[15] 30 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 2 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 23 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 72 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] 24 1999 remix Chart (1999) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[23] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 32 Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 76 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[26] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[27] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 77 Scotland (OCC)[29] 12 Spain (AFYVE)[30] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 10 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[32] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Australia (ARIA)[33] 69 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 31 Chart (1995) Position Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[35] 38 France (SNEP)[36] 87 US Billboard Hot 100[37] 20 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] Gold 5,000* United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Gold 400,000 United States — 358,000[40] *sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone