You Got It ( the Right Stuff ) - wikipedia You Got It ( the Right Stuff ) `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' Single by New Kids on the Block from the album Hangin ' Tough B - side `` Remix '' Released November 7, 1988 Format Cassette, 12 '' maxi, CD single Recorded 1988 Genre R&B, synthpop, dance - pop Length 4 : 13 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Maurice Starr Producer ( s ) Maurice Starr New Kids on the Block singles chronology `` Please Do n't Go Girl '' ( 1988 ) `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( 1988 ) `` I 'll Be Loving You ( Forever ) '' ( 1989 ) `` Please Do n't Go Girl '' ( 1988 ) `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( 1989 ) `` I 'll Be Loving You ( Forever ) '' ( 1989 ) `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. The second single from the group 's second album Hangin ' Tough, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1989, while topping the UK charts in November 1989. On the album, it was simply listed as `` The Right Stuff ''. A Spanish version of the song was made ( `` Autentica '' ) and peaked at number 11 in Spain. Contents 1 Chart performances 2 In popular culture 3 Cover versions 4 Track listings 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Charts 5.2 Sales and certifications 6 References 7 External links Chart performances The single appeared in the Top 40 for the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of January 14, 1989, rising from number 45 to 37. `` You Got It '' reached its peak of number 3 the week of March 11, 1989. Altogether, `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' spent 5 weeks in the Top 10, 8 weeks in the Top 20, and 13 weeks in the Top 40. The song was number one in Australia in August 1989, and in the UK ( on its second release ) in November 1989. On March 29, 1989 the single was certified Gold. `` You 've Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' is commonly regarded as one of the band 's signature songs. In the music video, Jordan Knight is seen wearing a Bauhaus T - shirt. The song ranked as number 92 on VH1 's 100 greatest songs of the 80 's. In popular culture The song can be heard in the 1989 film The Wizard. In 1992, `` Weird Al '' Yankovic parodied the song on his Off the Deep End album as `` The White Stuff, '' a loving ode to the white filling in Oreo cookies. It was also joked about in the episode `` Not All Dogs Go to Heaven '' on Family Guy. In a King of the Hill episode, Boomhauer says about a boy band called 4Skore, `` Talkin ' about dang ol ' boy band, man... talkin ' ' bout prance around, goin ' ' Oh oh oh oh... ' ''. Kid Rock, on his album The Polyfuze Method, sampled the song on his `` Killin ' Brain Cells ''. This song is featured on the game Dance Dance Revolution X2. In the season 8 episode of It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia `` Charlie 's Mom Has Cancer '', Dr. Jinx ( Sean Combs ) plays the song on his electric bass to help Dennis have feelings again. In an after credits clip of a season 6 episode of Psych that Joey McIntyre co-starred in, Joey, James Roday and Dule Hill dance to the song. In the 2012 Adam Sandler comedy film That 's My Boy, the character Todd Peterson ( Andy Samberg ) receives a tattoo of New Kids on the Block on his back as a child, which later becomes warped as he grows up. Upon discovery of this, his father Donny Berger ( Adam Sandler ) responds by singing the chorus of `` You 've Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' with the lyrics changed so that he sings : `` Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, you got a bad tattoo. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, their heads are fucking warped. '' The song is used by David Wright of the New York Mets as his walk - up song. In the first episode of Fuller House, DJ, Stephenie, Kimmy, and the rest of the cast dance to a 30 - second clip of the song. The song is featured twice in the 2017 big screen version of ' It ', based on the Stephen King novel. Cover versions In 2007, the song was performed by Westlife on their The Love Tour. On the fourth series of The X Factor Australia, contestants The Collective, performed this song. The all - female singing group Fifth Harmony performed this song on the October 28, 2014, episode of the MTV series Faking It. Track listings CD single CBS / Cassette single / Vinyl single `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' -- 4 : 09 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( remix ) -- 3 : 32 12 '' maxi -- US `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( 12 '' version ) -- 5 : 18 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( 7 '' version ) -- 3 : 32 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( instrumental ) -- 5 : 15 7 '' single -- Europe `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' -- 4 : 09 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( remix ) -- 3 : 32 12 '' maxi -- Australia `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( 12 '' version ) -- 5 : 18 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( 7 '' version ) -- 3 : 32 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( instrumental ) -- 5 : 15 7 '' single -- Australia `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' -- 4 : 09 `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( instrumental ) -- 5 : 15 Charts and certifications Charts Chart ( 1988 -- 89 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 28 Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) German Singles Chart 12 Irish Singles Chart Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 32 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Spain Singles Chart 11 Spain Top 40 Radio 33 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) 20 Chart ( 1990 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 12 France ( SNEP ) 17 Spain Top 40 Radio Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` The Look '' by Roxette Australian ARIA number - one single August 13, 1989 -- August 27, 1989 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` If You Do n't Know Me by Now '' by Simply Red Preceded by `` All Around the World '' by Lisa Stansfield UK number - one single November 25, 1989 -- December 9, 1989 ( 3 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Let 's Party '' by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers References Jump up ^ `` Music genre ''. 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Jump up ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009 - 06 - 17 at WebCite ( Retrieved December 24, 2008 ) Jump up ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009 - 06 - 03 at WebCite ( Retrieved December 24, 2008 ) Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- New Kids on the Block -- You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- New Kids on the Block -- You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` New Kids on the Block -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for New Kids on the Block. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- New Kids on the Block -- You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- New Kids on the Block -- You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved March 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- New Kids On The Block -- You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 March 2016. Enter You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- New Kids On The Block -- You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 March 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links Official video New Kids on the Block Jonathan Knight Jordan Knight Joey McIntyre Donnie Wahlberg Danny Wood Studio albums New Kids on the Block ( 1986 ) Hangin ' Tough ( 1988 ) Merry, Merry Christmas ( 1989 ) Step by Step ( 1990 ) Face the Music ( 1994 ) The Block ( 2008 ) 10 ( 2013 ) EPs Thankful ( 2017 ) Compilations No More Games / The Remix Album ( 1990 ) H.I.T.S. ( 1991 ) Greatest Hits ( 1999 ) Super Hits ( 2001 ) Jordan Knight Performs New Kids on the Block : The Remix Album ( 2004 ) NKOTBSB ( 2011 ) Singles `` Be My Girl '' `` Stop It Girl '' `` Please Do n't Go Girl '' `` You Got It ( The Right Stuff ) '' `` I 'll Be Loving You ( Forever ) '' `` Hangin ' Tough '' `` Did n't I ( Blow Your Mind ) '' `` Cover Girl '' `` This One 's for the Children '' `` Funky, Funky Xmas '' `` Step by Step '' `` Valentine Girl '' `` Tonight '' `` Let 's Try It Again '' `` Games '' `` Call It What You Want '' `` Baby, I Believe in You '' `` If You Go Away '' `` Dirty Dawg '' `` Never Let You Go '' `` Summertime '' `` Single '' `` Dirty Dancing '' `` 2 in the Morning '' `` Do n't Turn Out the Lights '' `` Remix ( I Like The ) '' `` The Whisper '' `` One More Night '' Tours Hangin ' Tough Tour The Magic Summer Tour Face the Music Tour New Kids on the Block : Live NKOTBSB Tour The Package Tour The Main Event Total Package Tour Related articles Discography TV series Maurice Starr Mark Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch New Edition NKOTBSB The New Kids on the Block Story Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Got_It_(The_Right_Stuff)&oldid=801633976 '' Categories : 1988 songs 1988 singles New Kids on the Block songs Number - one singles in Australia Synthpop songs UK Singles Chart number - one singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by Maurice Starr Song recordings produced by Maurice Starr Black - and - white music videos Hidden categories : Webarchive template webcite links Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 September 2017, at 21 : 45. 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Question: who sings you got the right stuff baby
Answer: New Kids on the Block