You Got It All

Album: You Got It All (2014)
Charted: 2
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Songfacts®:

  • The second single and title track from Union J's You Got It All album, this was released on November 30, 2014, the day after the guys performed it live for the first time on The X Factor. A version featuring The Vamps was released the following day.
  • The song was written by Magic! vocalist Nasri. The Canadian singer is also one half of the songwriting and production duo The Messengers alongside Adam Messinger. The pair have crafted hits for the likes of Justin Bieber ("Never Say Never"), Chris Brown ("Next 2 You") and Pitbull ("Feel This Moment").
  • Union J's George Shelley told Capital FM: "We've helped a lot with this song and it does mean a lot to us, especially to me since I have a deep connection with the lyrics within it. I thought of this one girl while helping writing it."
  • Asked by HMV.com why they named the album after this song, Union J's Josh Cuthbert replied: "We had a feeling that it would be our biggest hit and we thought it would be nice to name the album after it."

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