You've Got the Love

"You Got the Love"
Single by Candi Staton
Released	8 December 1986
Format	7" 12"
Writer(s)	Anthony B. Stephens Arnecia Michelle Harris John Bellamy

"You Got the Love"
Single by The Source featuring Candi Staton
Released	21 January 1991 (UK) 17 February 1997 (Now Voyager Mix) 6 February 2006 (New Voyager Mix, UK)
Format	7" 12" CD cassette
Genre	House
Length	4:02 (Radio Edit) 3:31 (Now Voyager Radio Mix) 3:12 (New Voyager Radio Edit)
Label	Positiva
Writer(s)	Anthony B. Stephens Arnecia Michelle Harris John Bellamy
Producer(s)	The Source

"You've Got the Love"
Single by Florence and the Machine
from the album Lungs
Released	5 January 2009 16 November 2009 (re-release)
Format	7" CD digital download
Genre	Dance
Length	2:48
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Anthony B. Stephens Arnecia Michelle Harris John Bellamy
Producer(s)	Charlie Hugall
Florence and the Machine singles chronology
"Drumming Song" (2009) "You've Got the Love" (2009) "You Got the Dirtee Love" (2010)

"You Got the Dirtee Love"
Single by Florence + the Machine and Dizzee Rascal
Released	17 February 2010 (2010-02-17)
Format	Digital download
Length	3:38
Label	Island
Writer(s)	John P. Jr. Bellamy Anthony Stephens Arnecia Michelle Harris Nicholas Denton Dylan Mills
Producer(s)	Charlie Hugall Nicholas Denton
Florence and the Machine singles chronology
"You've Got the Love" (2009) "You Got the Dirtee Love" (2010) "Cosmic Love" (2010)
Dizzee Rascal singles chronology "Dirtee Cash" (2009) "You Got the Dirtee Love" (2010) "Dirtee Disco" (2010)

"You Got the Love" is a 1986 single by Candi Staton. It was then remixed by The Source and re-released in 1991 as 'The Source and Candi Staton'. In 2008, the song was covered by English singer and songwriter Joss Stone for her fourth studio album, Colour Me Free!, released in October 2009. In November 2009, another cover version was released as a single by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The Now Voyager Remix of the song was used for the theme tune of live Football League coverage on Sky Sports until the start of the 2014–15 season.

The original version is a soul/disco/gospel track (released in the UK by Streetwave in 1986) written by Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy. It featured an a cappella version utilised by Paul Simpson for a remix of the Adeva song "Musical Freedom" in 1989. The original Candi Staton track had been recorded for a video-only 1980s documentary about an obese man who was trying to lose weight. When approached by The Source, Candi said she couldn't remember having recorded a song called "You Got the Love". It was only later that she realised she had performed the song years earlier for the documentary. The producers of the video had selected the song for her to sing, but as they had no funds to pay her, they donated half of the copyright and publishing to Candi.

The Candi Staton a cappella was originally mixed over an instrumental version of the Frankie Knuckles/Jamie Principle house song "Your Love", (a stripped down version of the 1982 italo-disco track "Feels Good (Carrots and Beets)" by Electra) by Eren Abdullah later. This bootleg release was a recording of Eren mixing the two pieces of vinyl together. This version was mixed in the studio by Eren Abdullah. Another popular remix is the Now Voyager Mix from 1996. This version of the track was used on the series finale of the HBO drama series Sex and the City "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux".

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