"I Got You" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her second studio album Echo (2009).
An accompanying music video for "I Got You" was filmed at Venice Beach in Los Angeles and directed by Dave Meyers.
In the video, scenes of Lewis performing in front of a heart engulfed in flames and sitting on an apartment floor barefoot are intercut.
"I Got You" was written by Arnthor Birgisson, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha for Lewis' second studio album, Echo (2009).
[1] It was mixed by Phil Tan at Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and Damien Lewis served as the assistant engineer.
[2] It was recorded by Chris Kasych at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, California, and The Vault in Stockholm, Sweden.
[2] It was mixed by Manny Marroquin, Christian Plata and Erik Madrid at Larrabee Studios, Universal City, California.
[4] It was released in Belgium,[4] France,[5] Italy,[6] Germany,[7] The Netherlands,[8] Spain,[9] and the United Kingdom,[10] for digital download on 19 February 2010.
[16] Leah Greenblatt for Entertainment Weekly praised "I Got You", along with "Happy", as they allowed Echo to redeem itself from the "soppy balladry and standard-issue dancery" present on the rest of the album.
"[13] However, Nissim was critical of the song's production, writing that although Lewis sings with conviction, it is not as memorable as other ballads.
[31] The song's accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers, and shot at Venice Beach, California on 21 December 2009.
"[32] Prior to the release of the video, Lewis tweeted "It's a strong, cool performance, lots of actors with a movie feel to it.
[35] The following day on 3 December 2009, Lewis on the BBC Radio 2 show Live Sessions with Ken Bruce, as part of a set list which included "Bleeding Love", "Better in Time", "Happy" and her own cover of Oasis's "Stop Crying Your Heart Out".