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. 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:

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.

You Get What You Give (album)

You Get What You Give is the second major-label studio album by the Zac Brown Band. It was released on September 21, 2010. As of September 2015, the album has sold 1.9 million copies in the United States.

Content

Zac Brown wrote or co-wrote all songs on the album. The tracks "Let It Go," "Who Knows," "Whiskey's Gone," "Colder Weather," and "Make This Day" were previously live versions on their album Pass the Jar. The live versions of "Let It Go" and "Martin" were previously bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of their album The Foundation. The live version of "Whiskey's Gone" also appeared on the soundtrack to True Blood, in 2008. "As She's Walking Away" and "Knee Deep" contain guest vocals from Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett respectively.

Reception

Commercial

It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, as well as the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums, selling 153,000 copies and beat out Maroon 5's Hands All Over, which sold 142,000 copies. In its second week of release, it fell to number three on the Billboard 200, selling 70,000 copies. In its third week of release, it fell to number five on the Billboard 200, selling 43,000 copies. In its fourth week of release, it fell to number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 34,000 copies. In its fifth week of release, the album dropped to number fourteen on the Billboard 200 selling 25,873 copies. As of September 2015, the album has sold 1.9 million copies in the United States.