You Get What You Give

"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.[ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – The New Radicals] It reached number five in the United Kingdom and number one in Canada and New Zealand. It has been played over 1 million times on U.S. radio. This song appeared on the 1999 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 2 and on the soundtrack album of the 2004 Warner Bros. Movie Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, as well as the Sony Pictures animated movie Surf's Up in 2007 and the movie Click in 2006.
The B-side was "To Think I Thought".
==Controversy==
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 don'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."10 Questions for The Edge, Time Magazine, September 25, 2006 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 "Don'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 wrote in AV Club 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".
==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. Notably, the song - edited to remove the reference to Mercedes-Benz - was the theme for an advertising campaign for Mitsubishi Motors, leading to a re-pressing of Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too with the sticker "Featuring the song from the Mitsubishi ad." It is also the theme song used by Dr. Dean Edell and Dennis Miller on their radio shows, and has been used in promotional spots for PBS. Movistar used the song in the Latin American media in its advertising campaigns as a jingle. The song was featured in one episode of MTV animated series Daria as well as an episode of JAG. It has also been featured in an episode of the NBC television series Community, titled Advanced Documentary Filmmaking.
The song was performed by the cast of Glee in the third season finale, "Goodbye"; their performance was included on The Graduation Album soundtrack.
==Single 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)
== The Phantom version ==
You Get What You Give is a song recorded by The Phantom (band) from their debut album Reason (The Phantom album)
=== Music video ===
=== Trivia ===
* Andrew wears a Yellow button down shirt, short jeans and black converse
* Kevin wears a white t-shirt with Pink Floyd logo on it, jeans and converse
* Mason wears a black Ramones shirt, jeans and nike sneakers
* Jayden wears a orange shirt, shorts and adidas
==Chart performance==
Chart (1998–1999) 	Peakposition
 	
 	
 	
 	
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 	1
 	
 	
Ireland (IRMA) 	4
Italy (FIMI) 	10
 	
 	
 	
Poland (LP3) 	31
 	
 	
 	
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 	5
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs[ Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – The New Radicals]	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
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