I Got You

Album: From Here to Now to You (2013)
Charted: 88
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • The first single from Jack Johnson's sixth album From Here to Now to You is a fingerpicking ode to his wife, Kim. Johnson married his college sweetheart on July 22, 2000, and he has previously written about her on such tracks as "Angel" "Bubble Toes" and "Better Together."
  • The genesis of From Here to Now to You was when Johnson's friend, David Crosby, introduced him to the unusual open B-flat guitar tuning. "He's always showing me new tunings, saying, 'You're going to find a whole bunch of new songs,'" Johnson told Rolling Stone. "That kind of made me want to start playing again, to be honest.

    Johnson practiced the new tuning on a nylon-stringed classical guitar. "I started picking this thing up," he said. "I'd never played much nylon string, and to feel that under my fingers, and then have this new tuning, it was kind of an inspiration that led to a lot of the sounds on the songs."
  • The song talks about how Kim is the only person Jack truly needs in his life.

    "I got you, I got everything
    I've got you, I don't need nothing more than you
    I got everything, I've got you."

    Johnson explained to Radio.com the song represents where he is in life right now. "Even when life isn't always easy, it's just nicer when you have somebody you can share it with," he said. "The hard times and the easy times."
  • From Here To Now To You debuted at the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart after selling 117,000 copies during its first week of release. It also topped the Canadian album chart.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee JonesSongwriter Interviews

Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.

Cheerleaders In Music Videos

Cheerleaders In Music VideosSong Writing

It started with a bouncy MTV classic. Nirvana and MCR made them scary, then Gwen, Avril and Madonna put on the pom poms.

Experience Nirvana with Sub Pop Founder Bruce Pavitt

Experience Nirvana with Sub Pop Founder Bruce PavittSong Writing

The man who ran Nirvana's first label gets beyond the sensationalism (drugs, Courtney) to discuss their musical and cultural triumphs in the years before Nevermind.

Sarah Brightman

Sarah BrightmanSongwriter Interviews

One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.

Mac Powell of Third Day

Mac Powell of Third DaySongwriter Interviews

The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.

Director Mark Pellington ("Jeremy," "Best Of You")

Director Mark Pellington ("Jeremy," "Best Of You")Song Writing

Director Mark Pellington on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," and music videos he made for U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Imagine Dragons.