“Gotta Get Thru This” by Daniel Bedingfield
“Gotta Get Thru This” is founded in Daniel Bedingfield’s real life romantic situation at the time. Unfortunately for the musician, he was in love with someone who didn’t live anywhere near him.
Or more simply put, he was caught up in a long-distance relationship. And as illustrated in the lyrics, this was a situation that definitely perturbed him. So what it is he is trying to “get through” is the depression of being separated from the woman he loves.
But that said, the lyrics present this case more as one in which the addressee is someone he has yet to get with. So basically, the vocalist is fantasizing about being her lover. But in the meantime, being devoid of this individual’s affection is like torture on poor Daniel. Or explained more plainly, he’s in love with someone, and as things currently appear he’s not going to be content until he actually bags her.
When was “Gotta Get Thru This” released?
August 26th, 2002 was the song’s date of issuance. It was the debut single from Daniel’s album of the same name.
Did Daniel Bedingfield compose this song?
Yes. Daniel wrote “Gotta Get Thru This” himself. Additionally he co-produced it alongside D&D Productions.
Grammy Award Nomination
At the Grammy Awards in the year 2003, “Gotta Get Thru This” was nominated for the award, “Best Dance Recording”. It was unable to get its hands on the award thanks to Dirty Vegas’ “Days Go By”. Other songs in the category included:
Other Accolades
The song ended 2001 ranking amongst Britain’s top-20 biggest-selling singles. It subsequently received a platinum certification in the region in question.
Chart Performance
- US – 10
- UK – 1
- Scotland – 7
- Ireland – 5
- Canada – 5
- Australian – 2
Interesting Stuff to Note
If you thought “Gotta Get Thru This” sounds pretty similar to Fifth Harmony’s 2016 song “Work from Home”, you are not alone!
Actually the reason both songs sound very similar is because Fifth Harmony sampled “Gotta Get Thru This” into “Work from Home”.
The “Gotta Get Thru This” Album
English and New Zealand singer Daniel Bedingfield made his debut in November 2001 with the UK garage song, Gotta Get Thru This. The song is the first single off his maiden studio album, also titled Gotta Get Thru This.
Polydor Records released the album on August 26, 2002. Daniel himself, D&D productions, and executive producers, namely Stephen Emmanuel, Martin Newman, Ali Staton, Al Stone, and Mark Taylor, produced the entire album. The original compilation of the album consists of 13 songs.
Daniel Bedingfield wrote all the songs on the album, except for the rap on Right Girl and Blow It Again, composed by Solid Rock.
Gotta Getta Get Thru This did impressively commercially as a debut album and received a positive reception and high ratings from music critics. AllMusic rated it a 4-star album, Blender gave it a 3-star rating, NME gave it an eight out of 10 scores, and The Village Voice recognized it as an A- album.
Gotta Getta Get Thru This peaked in the top 100 positions of numerous countries’ charts. In addition, it has received a five-time platinum certification from the United Kingdom. The album is reported to have sold millions of copies around the world. The exact figure is somewhere in the region of 3 million.
