You 've Got Time - wikipedia You 've Got Time `` You 've Got Time '' Single by Regina Spektor from the album Music from Orange Is the New Black Released July 9, 2013 ( 2013 - 07 - 09 ) Length 3 : 08 ( full version ) 1 : 11 ( credits ) Label Sire Records Songwriter ( s ) Regina Spektor Producer ( s ) Rob Cavallo Regina Spektor singles chronology `` How '' ( 2012 ) `` You 've Got Time '' ( 2013 ) `` Bleeding Heart '' ( 2016 ) `` How '' ( 2012 ) `` You 've Got Time '' ( 2013 ) `` Bleeding Heart '' ( 2016 ) Music video `` 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. Contents 1 Composition 2 Reception 3 References 4 External links Composition 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. '' Additionally Spektor had previously performed a cover of `` Little Boxes, '' the theme song used on Kohan 's series Weeds. 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 ! ' '' Reception The song has been well received. Casey Cipriani of Indiewire wrote that the song 's lyrics suggesting animals trapped in a cage was ideal for Orange Is the New Black. Garin Pirnia of Rolling Stone noted that after the song begins with Spektor 's `` aggressive '' guitar playing, `` ' You 've Got Time ' softens during the bridge, though, generating an aura of hope. When Spektor sings the title refrain, it works literally for the prison motif but also alludes to the show 's themes of redemption and forgiveness. '' `` You 've Got Time '' was nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. It was Spektor 's first Grammy nomination. The song was covered by The Wind and The Wave for its 2015 album, Covers One. References Jump up ^ `` New Single ! `` You 've Got Time '' ``. ReginaSpektor.com. July 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Regina Spektor 's original theme song for the Netflix dramedy Orange Is the New Black -- hear it here and see the credits sequence ''. Entertainment Weekly. July 8, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Pirnia, Garin ( August 1, 2013 ). `` Regina Spektor : My ' Orange Is the New Black ' Theme ' Really Fits ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2015. Jump up ^ Spiegel, Amy Rose ( August 1, 2013 ). `` How Regina Spektor Wrote The `` Orange Is The New Black '' Theme Song ``. Buzzfeed. Retrieved 16 June 2015. Jump up ^ Cipriani, Casey ( June 20, 2014 ). `` How the Closing Credit Songs in ' Orange is the New Black ' Suit Each Episode ''. Indiewire. Retrieved June 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Orange Is The New Black ' Scored Grammy Nomination For Theme Song ' You 've Got Time ' By Regina Spektor ''. Huffington Post. December 7, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Wind And The Wave Set To Release Covers One Ep On February 17th - RCA Records ''. RCA Records. 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External links `` You 've Got Time '' on YouTube ( full length ) Regina Spektor Studio albums 11 : 11 ( 2001 ) Songs ( 2002 ) Soviet Kitsch ( 2004 ) Begin to Hope ( 2006 ) Far ( 2009 ) What We Saw from the Cheap Seats ( 2012 ) Remember Us to Life ( 2016 ) Live albums Live at Bull Moose Live in California 2006 EP iTunes Live from SoHo Live in London Live on Soundstage Compilation albums Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories Songs `` Carbon Monoxide '' `` Your Honor / The Flowers '' `` Us '' `` On the Radio '' `` Fidelity '' `` Samson '' `` Better '' `` Summer in the City '' `` Edit '' `` Laughing With '' `` Eet '' `` No Surprises '' `` All the Rowboats '' `` Do n't Leave Me ( Ne Me Quitte Pas ) '' `` How '' `` You 've Got Time '' Related articles List of songs recorded by Regina Spektor Discography Jack Dishel / Only Son Orange Is the New Black Characters Piper Chapman Alex Vause Crazy Eyes Nicky Nichols Tiffany Doggett Lorna Morello Miss Rosa recurring characters Seasons 6 Episodes `` Lesbian Request Denied '' Related articles Piper Kerman Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison `` You 've Got Time '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27ve_Got_Time&oldid=852765508 '' Categories : Regina Spektor songs Television theme songs 2013 songs Song recordings produced by Rob Cavallo Sire Records singles Songs written by Regina Spektor Songs about prison Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Edit Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 31 July 2018, at 06 : 12 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings the opening to orange is the new black
Answer: Regina Spektor