I've Got to Have It

"I've Got to Have It"
Single by Jermaine Dupri and Nas featuring Monica
from the album Big Momma's House (soundtrack)
ReleasedMay 2, 2000 (2000-05-02)
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Bryan-Michael Cox
Jermaine Dupri singles chronology
"Get None"
(1999)
"I've Got to Have It"
(2000)
"Thank You"
(2001)
Nas singles chronology
"You Owe Me"
(2000)
"I've Got To Have It"
(2000)
"Da Bridge 2001"
(2000)
Monica singles chronology
"Right Here Waiting"
(1999)
"I've Got To Have It"
(2000)
"Just Another Girl"
(2001)

"I've Got to Have It" is a song by American rappers Jermaine Dupri and Nas featuring American singer Monica, released by So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records on May 2, 1998 as the lead single for the soundtrack to the comedy film Big Momma's House. Its production, helmed by Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, samples Peter Gabriel's 1986 song "Sledgehammer".

"I've Got to Have It" peaked at number 68 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100.

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[1] 16
Germany (GfK)[2] 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 67
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 68
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 15

References

  1. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 41, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jermaine Dupri & Nas feat. Monica – I've Got to Have It" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.