You Get What You Give - wikipedia You Get What You Give For the album by Zac Brown Band, see You Get What You Give ( album ). `` You Get What You Give '' Single by New Radicals from the album Maybe You 've Been Brainwashed Too B - side `` To Think I Thought '' Released November 10, 1998 Format CD single, 12 '' single Recorded 1997 - 98 Genre Pop rock power pop Length 5 : 00 Label MCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels Producer ( s ) Gregg Alexander New Radicals singles chronology `` You Get What You Give '' ( 1998 ) `` Someday We 'll Know '' ( 1999 ) `` You Get What You Give '' ( 1998 ) `` Someday We 'll Know '' ( 1999 ) `` You Get What You Give '' is a 1998 song by the New Radicals. It was an international hit, the first and most successful single from their album Maybe You 've Been Brainwashed Too. It reached number 30 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay in January 1999, number 36 on the overall Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. It reached number five in the United Kingdom and number one in Canada and New Zealand. Contents 1 Controversy 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Legacy 4.1 Accolades 5 In popular culture 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Live versions 9 Other versions 10 Chart performance 11 Release history 12 References 13 External links Controversy `` You Get What You Give '' A 30 second sample from New Radicals ' `` You Get What You Give '', which features the controversial closing lyrics. Problems playing this file ? See media help. Much of the media attention `` You Get What You Give '' received centered on the closing lyrics : `` Health insurance, rip - off lying FDA, big bankers buying Fake computer crashes dining Cloning while they 're multiplying Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson, Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson You 're all fakes, run to your mansions Come around, we 'll kick your ass in. '' According to Alexander, he had written this section for the song as a test to see whether the media would focus on the important political issues of the first few lines, or the petty celebrity - dissing. As suspected, a considerable amount of press began to appear about the name - dropping, and the other political issues were largely ignored. Marilyn Manson commented that he was `` not mad he said he 'd kick my ass, I just do n't want to be used in the same sentence as Courtney Love... I 'll crack his ( Alexander 's ) skull open if I see him. '' Beck reported that Alexander personally apologized for the line when they met each other by chance in a supermarket, claiming that it was never meant to be personal. Alexander collaborated with Hanson, whose drummer, Zac Hanson, called him `` a bit of a character, but a cool guy. '' Although the lines were used for the band 's Top of the Pops appearance, it was truncated at `` kick you ''. Critical reception In a Time Magazine interview, U2 lead guitarist The Edge is quoted saying `` You Get What You Give '' is the song he is `` most jealous of. I really would love to have written that. '' Billboard gave a mixed review, saying that it was a `` chugging, Wham ! - style pop song with slightly cheesy lyrics '' but that the ending lyrics were `` interesting ''. The song was listed No. 440 on Blender 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. The song is an unofficial Newcastle United anthem and is regularly played at their home ground St James ' Park. The song was used by local radio station Metro Radio during Newcastle 's FA cup - run of 1998 -- 99, with Mick Lowes ' commentary of Newcastle 's cup goals mixed over the song. In the liner notes to her 2004 compilation Artist 's Choice, Joni Mitchell praises `` You Get What You Give '' for `` rising from the swamp of ' McMusic ' like a flower of hope. '' Michelle Branch, Lulu, The Okay Feeling, and Martin Fry have covered this song live in concert. It was also performed by the Final 13 of Australian Idol 2005 & 2006. Both times the controversial `` Health insurance... '' section was omitted. LMC released a remix of this song sampling the original Alexander vocals as `` LMC vs. New Radicals '' in 2005, under the title `` Do n't Let Go ''. Another remix entitled `` You Get What You Give '' was released in 2006, this time with a re-recorded vocal performance by Rachel McFarlane. `` You Get What You Give '' charted at No. 30 in the United Kingdom. In 2006, Ice - T was asked on Late Night with Conan O'Brien about what he has heard, besides rap music, of late in the last few years that really grabbed him and his only reply was `` You Get What You Give. '' Music video The music video for `` You Get What You Give '' was filmed in the Staten Island Mall, New York and directed by Evan Bernard. New Radicals ' front man Gregg Alexander said he chose this setting because he sees the shopping mall as a metaphor for society -- a fake, controlled environment engineered to encourage spending. The video showed a group of teenagers led by Alexander, going through the mall wreaking havoc -- tossing nets on security guards, placing businessmen in animal cages, knocking over merchandise, hijacking Lambrettas, and moshing in the foodcourt. Legacy VH1 voted it as the 64th greatest one - hit wonder in 2002. In 2007, the song was voted No. 90 on VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s '', and in 2010 it was number 106 on Pitchfork Media 's Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. In 2011, VH1 ranked it as 11th on `` 40 Greatest One - Hit Wonders of the 90s ''. Annie Zaleski for The A.V. Club wrote that the song was `` surprisingly influential on popular music, just in a non-obvious, almost obscured way '', and that it was `` both a nostalgic artifact and a song that transcends any era ''. BBC Radio ranked the song at number 38 on its list of the `` Most Heard Recordings in Britain of the Last 75 Years ; '' Alexander had written or co-written 9 of the 75 songs. Accolades Publication Accolade Rank 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die Not ranked VH1 100 Greatest One - Hit Wonders 64 VH1 40 Greatest One - Hit Wonders of the 90 's 11 Blender 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born 440 Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s 106 Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of the Nineties 37 In popular culture The song has been featured in the films The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Scooby - Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed, Surf 's Up, and Click. It also has been featured in trailers for the films Big Daddy, The Muppets and Bubble Boy. It was the theme for an advertising campaign for Mitsubishi Motors, and has been used in promotional spots for PBS. Canadian producer Felix Cartal released a House cover of the song on 24 March 2017. A lyric video debuted the track on the YouTube channel Proximity. Track listing `` You Get What You Give '' ( Edit ) -- 4 : 42 `` To Think I Thought '' -- 2 : 47 `` Maybe You 've Been Brainwashed Too '' -- 5 : 21 `` You Get What You Give '' ( Album ) -- 5 : 02 ( Not on some copies ) Personnel Gregg Alexander -- lead vocals, rhythm guitar Rusty Anderson -- lead guitar John Pierce -- bass guitar Rick Nowels -- keyboard, backing vocals Gary Ferguson -- drums Juliet Prater - percussion Richie Podler - additional vocal arrangement Michael Brauer - mixer Live versions Two live recordings of `` You Get What You Give '' were officially released : `` You Get What You Give '' ( Live at WXPN 's World Cafe ) on Live at the World Cafe -- Volume 8 ( 1999 ) `` You Get What You Give '' ( Live at KBCO, September 13, 1998 ) on KBCO Studio C -- Volume 11 ( 1999 ) Also there are three MP3 's circulating : `` You Get What You Give '' ( Live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ) ( 1998 ) `` You Get What You Give '' ( Live On Top Of The Pops ) ( 1999 ) `` You Get What You Give '' ( Live On TFI Friday ) ( 1998 ) Other versions `` You Get What You Give '' performed by Vassy ( featured on Grey 's Anatomy : Season 10 Episode 22 `` We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together '' ) ( 2014 ) `` You Get What You Give '' performed by The Maine featuring Brennan Smiley on Covers Side A `` You Get What You Give ' performed by the Glee Cast ( episode 22, season 3 `` Goodbye '' ) ( 2012 ) Chart performance Chart ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 13 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 33 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 42 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 36 Brazil ( ABPD ) 37 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( SNEP ) 57 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 21 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 10 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 19 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 15 Poland ( LP3 ) 31 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 6 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 27 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 18 UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 5 U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36 U.S. Billboard Pop Songs 14 U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs 11 Release history Country Release date United States November 10, 1998 United Kingdom March 22, 1999 References Jump up ^ Billboard.com -- Artist Chart History -- The New Radicals Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 68, No. 15, February 01 1999 ''. RPM. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` New Radicals Song Misunderstood, Singer Says ''. MTV. Retrieved April 24, 2013. Jump up ^ `` New Radicals Discuss Slighting Marilyn Manson And Courtney Love, Manson Responds ''. MTV. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2005. Jump up ^ `` No turning Beck ''. The Sunday Times. July 10, 2005. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2013. Jump up ^ Fuoco, Christina ( July 19, 2004 ). `` liveDaily Interview : Zac Hanson of Hanson ''. Live Daily News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2005. Jump up ^ `` One - Hit Wonders at the BBC ''. 17 April 2015. BBC Four. Missing or empty series = ( help ) Jump up ^ 10 Questions for The Edge, Time Magazine, September 25, 2006 Jump up ^ `` ' You Get What You Give ' review ''. Billboard : 25. September 19, 1998. Jump up ^ `` The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born : 401 -- 450 ''. Blender. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2006. Jump up ^ `` PopMatters Short Takes : Brief Reviews of New Music ''. Popmatters.com. February 28, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2012. Jump up ^ Gregg Alexander & Rick Nowels. `` You Get What You Give ''. Music Video. MCA Records. Retrieved June 29, 2011. Jump up ^ `` 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 90s ''. Blog.vh1.com. December 13, 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s ''. Pitchfork.com. August 31, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2012. Jump up ^ Annie Zaleski ( 2015 - 07 - 28 ). `` New Radicals ' only hit, `` You Get What You Give, '' was secretly influential ``. The A.V. Club. Jump up ^ `` Gregg Alexander ''. Billboard : 145. October 3, 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` VH1 's 100 Greatest One - Hit Wonders ''. Rate Your Music. Retrieved 18 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` VH1 's 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the ' 90s ''. Top One Hit Wonders. Retrieved 18 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born : 401 - 450 ''. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2016. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ Dombal, Ryan. `` The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s : 150 - 101 ''. Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2016. Jump up ^ Sheffield, Rob. `` The 50 Best Songs of the Nineties ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 March 2017. Jump up ^ Mitsubishi ad featuring `` You Get What You Give '' on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Felix Cartel - Get What You Give ( Extended Mix ) ''. Beatport.com. Physical Presents / Fontana North. Jump up ^ `` Felix Cartel - Get What You Give ( Lyric Video ) ''. Felix Cartal - Get What You Give ( Lyric Video ) - Youtube. Proximity. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 68, No. 15, February 01 1999 ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved May 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- New Radicals Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Irish Singles Chart -- Search for song ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 6, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete : N ''. Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- New Radicals search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online ''. Polskie Radio. Retrieved March 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Spanishcharts.com -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give '' Canciones Top 50. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- New Radicals -- You Get What You Give ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` International Chart history ''. Swisscharts.com. Retrieved May 20, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Billboard.com -- Artist Chart History -- The New Radicals External links `` You Get What You Give '' Official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by ``... Baby One More Time '' by Britney Spears RIANZ ( New Zealand ) number one single March 7, 1999 Succeeded by `` My Side of Town '' by Lutricia McNeal New Radicals Gregg Alexander Danielle Brisebois Paul Gordon Matt Laug Josh Freese Rusty Anderson Paul Bushnell John Pierce Rick Nowels Stuart Johnson Bradley Fernquist Jim McGorman Sasha Krystov Studio album Maybe You 've Been Brainwashed Too Singles `` You Get What You Give '' `` Someday We 'll Know '' `` Mother We Just Ca n't Get Enough '' Related articles New Radicals discography `` A Love like That '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Get_What_You_Give&oldid=801317888 '' Categories : 1998 singles 1999 singles New Radicals songs MCA Records singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Number - one singles in New Zealand Songs written by Gregg Alexander Songs written by Rick Nowels Song recordings produced by Gregg Alexander 1998 songs Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Use mdy dates from May 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Spain Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 18 September 2017, at 23 : 56. 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Question: who sang you only get what you give
Answer: New Radicals