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| − | | Name = What I Got
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| − | | Cover = WhatIGot.jpg
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| − | | Artist = [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]]
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| − | | from Album = [[Sublime (album)|Sublime]]
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| − | | Released = [[August 27]], [[1996]]
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| − | | Recorded = 1995 & 1996
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| − | | Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br/>[[Ska punk]]
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| − | | Length = 2:51
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| − | | Label = [[MCA Records]]
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| − | | Writer = Sublime
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| − | | Producer = [[David Kahne]]
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| − | | Chart position = * #37 <small> ([[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]) </small>
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| − | ** #1 <small> ([[Modern Rock Tracks|US Modern Rock Tracks]]) </small>
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| − | ** #7 <small> ([[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US Mainstream Rock Tracks]]) </small>
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| − | | Last single = "[[Date Rape (song)|Date Rape]]"<br/>(1996)
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| − | | This single = '''"What I Got"'''<br/>(1997)
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| − | | Next single = "[[Santeria (song)|Santeria]]"<br/>(1998)
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| − | '''"What I Got"''' is a song from [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]]'s eponymous third album titled ''[[Sublime (album)|Sublime]]'' and was the band's biggest radio hit, posthumously after singer [[Bradley Nowell]]'s [[1996]] heroin overdose. This song was one of the most popular songs of [[1997]] and is still played on radio today. At the time of its release, it reached the #1 spot on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. It was also a mainstream [[Top 40]] hit, peaking at #29 on the [[Billboard Hot 100 Airplay]].<ref>Billboard
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| − | Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Ed 2000, by Joel Whitburn. p. 611</ref>
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| − | It is ranked among the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone at #83.<ref>100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/41</ref>
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| − | The song is noted for carrying a melody almost identical to that heard on [[The Beatles]]' "[[Lady Madonna]]", while the song itself is an adaptation of the track "Loving" by [[Half-Pint]].<ref>Half Pint: Still Levelling the Vibes by Ryan A. MacMichael, Reggae Report, Vol. 16, #2,
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| − | 1998.</ref> Half-Pint has since performed songs with the [[Long Beach Dub Allstars]], which includes the two surviving members of Sublime. It can be heard on the movie, ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]''. A shortened, clean version of the song was also included in the video game ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]''.
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| − | The guitar solo was played by Michael “Miguel” Happoldt, the founder of Skunk Records.<ref>Sublime: Stories Lies Tales and Exaggerations. 1:53</ref>
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| − | The song was covered by [[Michael Franti]] & Spearhead feat. Gift of Gab on the tribute album ''Look at All the Love We Found''.
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| − | The song contains a sample of the words "too short" from "Life Is... Too Short" by the American rapper [[Too Short]]. The song also contains a sample from a [[Richard Pryor]] quote, the same Richard Pryor quote that is used in [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s [[Shimmy Shimmy Ya]].
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| − | The sentence "Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest" is taken from "Mona Lisa (Nappy Heads Remix)" by The Fugees.
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| − | ==What I Got: The Seven Song EP==
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| − | ===Track listing===
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| − | # "What I Got" (Kahne Radio Edit) (2:47)
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| − | # "40 oz. to Freedom" (3:03)
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| − | # "D.J.s" (3:18)
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| − | # "All You Need" (2:46)
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| − | # "Same in the End" (2:39)
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| − | # "Work That We Do" (2:35)
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| − | # "Doin' Time" (Marshall Arts Remix) feat. the Pharcyde (4:12)
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| − | == Music video ==
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| − | The video for "What I Got", shot after Nowell's death, mainly contains a collage of archive videos and photos of Bradley, as a tribute to the singer. The video includes images of Long Beach, CA, where the band met their success, as well as live footage from a Sublime show at [[The Capitol Ballroom]] in Washington, DC.
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| − | | before = "[[Novocaine for the Soul]]" by [[Eels (band)|Eels]]
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| − | | title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[Number one modern rock hits of 1996|number-one single]]
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| − | | years = [[October 26]], [[1996]] - [[November 9]], [[1996]]
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| − | | after = "[[Swallowed (song)|Swallowed]]" by [[Bush (band)|Bush]]
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| − | [[Category:1996 singles]]
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| − | [[Category:Sublime songs]]
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| − | [[Category:Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one singles]]
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