page_title: Gotta Be You (Sugababes song)
section_title: Critical reception
hierarchical_section_title: Gotta Be You (Sugababes song) / Critical reception
caption_attribution_description: English: Sugababes - Hammersmith Apollo 110406
context_page_description: "Gotta Be You" is a song by English girl group Sugababes from their fourth studio album, Taller in More Ways. It was written by Tricky Stewart, Penelope Magnet and Terius Nash, while Dallas Austin produced the song. There are two versions of the song, one with vocals by founding member Mutya Buena, and another featuring Amelle Berrabah's vocals, Buena's replacement. "Gotta Be You" is a crunk&B song that lyrically discuss reacting to judgements created by the media. Several music critics noted similarities between the song and "Try Again" by Aaliyah. Upon the release of the album, "Gotta Be You" garnered mixed reviews from critics.
context_section_description: Upon the release of Taller in More Ways, "Gotta Be You" garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics. According to Alexis Petridis of The Guardian, Austin "adds a light, but none the less thrilling dusting of monotonal crunk-influenced synthesised honking" to the song. Petridis elaborated that this is "about as far as the album ventures into the realms of hos and playas, fuckin' the atmosphere or otherwise." Ben Hogwood of musicOMH gave a favorable review; he described it as a "dancefloor anthem in the making and surely a future single".
  Talia Kraines of the BBC was critical of "Gotta Be You", calling it an "annoying" and "dull r'n'b-lite" track. Hoffman of Allmusic was also unfavorable of the song, writing that it "pillages less successfully" compared to other tracks from the album. He elaborated that despite a "passable foundation of synth-fuzz R&B with trendy tabla-esque skittering", the song "can't help but pale by comparison" to "Try Again". Alex Roginski of The Sydney Morning Herald criticised the songwriting as "flat". According to Joe Muggs of The Daily Telegraph, "Gotta Be You" "feels like a deliberate attempt to woo the US market".
caption: "Gotta Be You" was re-recorded to feature the vocals by Amelle Berrabah (pictured).
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