| "We Got to Get You a Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Todd Rundgren | ||||
| from the album Runt | ||||
| B-side | "Baby, Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don't Tie My Hands" | |||
| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, NY | |||
| Studio | Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York | |||
| Genre | Power pop, pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Ampex Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
| Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
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"We Got to Get You a Woman" (also styled "We Gotta Get You a Woman") is a 1970 song originally performed and written by Todd Rundgren from the 1970 album Runt.
Background
"We Got to Get You a Woman" was inspired by Rundgren's friend, music executive Paul Fishkin, who later promoted the song and Rundgren. It refers to the two's "post-hanging days" in Greenwich Village. In the song, Rundgren tells his friend Leroy, “We gotta get you a woman / It’s like nothin’ else to make you feel sure you’re alive.” Robert Rodi thought the song was "ridiculously catchy" but criticized its depiction of women. Rundgren explained that the line "They may be stupid but they sure are fun" was widely misunderstood as misogynistic; he claimed that it was, rather, referring to "stupid little characteristics that people have—funny little quirks and stuff like that."
Chart performance
"We Got to Get You a Woman" was Rundgren's first hit, peaking at No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks from January 30 to February 13, 1971. However, despite the success, he rarely performed the song in concert. He did perform it during most concerts of his 2019 "Individualist" tour.
References
- "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- Myers, Paul (2010). A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. Jawbone Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN 9781906002336.
- Rodi, Robert (December 2, 2017). "Return to Gender: Todd Rundgren and Rufus Wainwright's Elastic Masculinity". New City Music. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- Todd Rundgren on Songwriting, Meat Loaf, and Utopia | Red Bull Music Academy. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 730.
- Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 6, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 13, 1971 – Billboard.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- Doyle, Bill. ""We Gotta Get You a Woman" by Todd Rundgren — Doyle's 'Not-So-Top-10′". NJ 101.5. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- Willman, Chris (May 12, 2019). "Concert Review: Todd Rundgren Rediscovers a Pop Catalog's Glory". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2020.