What I Got
1996 single by Sublime
"What I Got" is the first single off American ska punk band Sublime's third and final studio album Sublime. The song was released on August 27, 1996.
| "What I Got" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Sublime | ||||
| from the album Sublime | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative hip hop, ska punk | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell, Half Pint, Eric Wilson | |||
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It is the band's biggest radio hit and was one of the most popular singles of 1997 in the United States. When the song was released, it was able to reach #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and was also a mainstream Top 40 hit, reaching #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay.[1] The song was ranked #83 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".[2]
The song was featured in the 2010 video game Rock Band 3,[3] the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third,[4] the 2000 video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX,[5] and the 2009 video game Guitar Hero 5.[6]
References
change- ↑ Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Ed 2000, by Joel Whitburn. p. 611
- ↑ "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ "What I Got by Sublime". Rock Band. Retrieved 2014-04-29.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Saints Row: The Third - Official Soundtrack". IGN. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ "Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX Soundtrack". IGN. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ "Guitar Hero 5 full setlist sports Nirvana, Queen, Crue". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
