Gotta Know (Your Name)

"Gotta Know (Your Name)"
Single by Malaika
from the album Sugar Time
B-side	Remix
Released	1993
Format	12" CDS CDM
Recorded	1993
Genre	House dance-pop
Length	3:32
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Eric Miller Jamie Principle Steve Hurley Tommye Miller
Producer(s)	Hurley Todd Terry Davide Ruberto Gio Mark Lewis
Malaika chronology
"So Much Love" (1992) "Gotta Know (Your Name)'" (1993) "Break It Down" (1995)
Music sample "Gotta Know (Your Name)" Music video "Gotta Know (Your Name)" on YouTube

"Gotta Know (Your Name)" is a 1993 song by Malaika, released on A&M Records.

The composition was written by Eric Miller, Jamie Principle, Steve Hurley and Tommye Miller, and released as the second single from the singer's debut album Sugar Time. The single became a number #1 dance hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, and charted at number sixty-eight on the US R&B^[1] as well as in the UK Top 75.^[2]

Credits and personnel

• Malaika – lead vocals
• Eric Miller – writer
• Jamie Principle – writer
• Steve Hurley – writer, producer
• Tommye Miller – writer
• Todd Terry - additional producer, remix
• Davide Ruberto - additional producer, remix
• Gio - additional producer, remix
• Mark Lewis - additional producer, remix
• Maurice Joshua - remix
• Bill Katt - remix engineer

Track listings

CD Maxi, UK, 580 273-2^[3]

1. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (7" Radio Mix) - 3:32
2. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Gotta Know Mix) - 4:31
3. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (House Mix) - 5:17
4. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Hip Hop Mix) - 4:04
5. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Late Night Mix) - 6:50
6. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Tribal Mix) - 6:04

12" Maxi, UK, 580 273-1^[4]

1. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (LP Version) - 3:59
2. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (House Version) - 5:15
3. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Hip Hop Mix) - 4:04
4. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Vocal Remix) -
5. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Late Night Mix) - 6:50
6. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Tribal Mix) - 6:04

12" Maxi, UK, Promo, AMYDJ 273^[5]

1. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (LP Version) - 3:59
2. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Gotta Know Mix) - 4:31
3. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Hip Hop Mix) - 4:04
4. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (House Version) - 5:15
5. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Underground Jam) - 7:41
6. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Rubber Dub) - 5:13

12" Maxi, US, 31458 8135-1^[6]

1. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (House Version) - 5:15
2. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Maurice's Mix) - 7:42
3. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Dub Version) - 5:13
4. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Rubber Dub) - 5:13
5. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Oh My Instrumental) - 7:07
6. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Underground Jam) - 7:41

12" Maxi, US, 31458 0255-1^[7]

1. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Gotta Know Mix) - 4:31
2. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (House Version) - 5:15
3. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (LP Version) - 3:59
4. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Rubber Dub) - 5:13
5. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Maurice's Mix) - 7:42
6. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Underground Jam) - 7:41

12" Maxi, US, Double, 31458 8135-1^[8]

12" Maxi, US, Double, Promo, 31458 8135-1^[9]

1. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Gotta Know Mix) - 4:31
2. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (CD Mix) - 4:30
3. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (LP Version) - 3:59
4. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (R&B Version) - 4:26
5. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Hip Hop Mix) - 4:04
6. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Instrumental) - 4:22
7. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (House Version) - 5:15
8. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Maurice's Mix) - 7:42
9. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Dub Version) - 5:13
10. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Rubber Dub) - 5:13
11. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Oh My Instrumental) - 7:07
12. "Gotta Know (Your Name)" (Underground Jam) - 7:41

Charts

Peak chart positions Chart (1993) Peak position UK Singles Chart 68 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 17 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 68 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 74 U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 20

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position 1993 Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles 24

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1993 (U.S.)

References

1. 'Malaika, So Much Love on the US Dance chart'
2. 'Malaika, So Much Love on the UK chart'
3. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), CD Maxi, UK, 580 273-2' Discogs
4. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), 12" Maxi, UK, 580 273-1' Discogs
5. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), 12" Maxi, UK, Promo, AMYDJ 273' Discogs
6. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), 12" Maxi, US, 31458 8135-1' Discogs
7. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), 12" Maxi, US, 31458 0255-1' Discogs
8. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), 12" Maxi, US, Double, 31458 8135-1' Discogs
9. 'Malaika, Gotta Know (Your Name), 12" Maxi, US, Double, Promo, 31458 8135-1' Discogs

External links

• Malaika at AllMusic