Gotta Man

1999 single by Eve From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Gotta Man" is a song by American rapper Eve, released on August 31, 1999 as the second 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.

ReleasedAugust 31, 1999
Length4:24
Quick facts Single by Eve, from the album Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady ...
"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
Songwriters
ProducerSwizz Beatz
Eve singles chronology
"What Ya Want"
(1999)
"Gotta Man"
(1999)
"Hot Boyz"
(1999)
Music video
"Gotta Man" on YouTube
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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

More information Chart (1999–2000), Peak position ...
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