You've Got Time
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1:11 (credits)
2:52 (chamber version)
| "You've Got Time" | ||||
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| Single by Regina Spektor | ||||
| from the album Music from Orange Is the New Black | ||||
| Released | July 9, 2013[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 3:08 (full version) 1:11 (credits) 2:52 (chamber version) | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Songwriter | Regina Spektor | |||
| Producer | Rob Cavallo | |||
| Regina Spektor singles chronology | ||||
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| "You've Got Time" on YouTube | ||||
"You've Got Time" is the main title theme song for the Netflix Original Series Orange Is the New Black, written, composed and performed by Regina Spektor. The song was nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
A chamber orchestra version was later released on July 26, 2019, to coincide with the release of the seventh and final season of Orange Is the New Black.[2]
The song was written specifically for Orange Is the New Black by Regina Spektor, who was approached by the show's creator, Jenji Kohan. Kohan said, "I listened to Regina's albums obsessively while writing the series, so I immediately thought of her for our theme song."[3] Additionally Spektor had previously performed a cover of "Little Boxes," the theme song used on Kohan's series Weeds.[4]
Kohan gave Spektor access to rough edits of the episodes while the first season was in production. Spektor said she composed the song while "thinking about the idea of what it must be like to be in prison and the different states of mind." After recording the song with producer Rob Cavallo, she brought the demo to Kohan, initially apprehensive that Kohan would not like it. "We took out the rough mix and listened to it with headphones and sort of held our breath, like, 'Is she going to like it?' And then she said, 'This is fucking awesome, I love it! It’s going to fit really well!'"[5]
