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"You Got the Love" is a dance single originally by The Source and Candi Staton, and later by Florence and the Machine and also by soul singer Joss Stone. Details

The original version is a soul/disco/gospel track (released in the UK by streetwave in 1986) written by Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy. It featured an a cappella version utilised by Paul Simpson when he combined this with the backing track to the Adeva song "Musical Freedom (You've got the Love) in 1989. The most well known house mix by DJ Eren was released in 1991 and layered the vocal track over an instrumental version of the Frankie Knuckles/Jamie Principle house song "Your Love" itself a stripped down version of the italo-disco track Feels Good (Carrots and Beets) by Electra featuring Tara Butler. The original Candi Staton track had been recorded for a video-only 1980s documentary about an obese man who was trying to lose weight. When approached by The Source, Candi said she couldn't remember her having recorded a song called "You Got the Love". It was only later when she realised she had performed the song years earlier for the documentary. The producers of the video had selected the song for her to sing, but as they had no funds to pay her, they donated half of the copyright and publishing to Candi.[1].

The DJ Eren track was originally released in 1991, and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed and re-issued in 1997, this time reaching number 3, the song's highest position, and then re-issued again in 2006 with new mixes by Now Voyager and the Shapeshifters, reaching number 7. The 2006 mix also featured more lyrics than the first two versions.

The "Now Voyager mix" (released in 1996 and 1997) of the track was featured in the final moments of the Sex and the City series finale in 2004. The track's new mixes and the inclusion of the track in the show is one factor of its 2006 reissue. The Original Bootleg Radio Mix of the track was also featured in the film Layer Cake in the club where Sidney talks to XXXX as he looks on at Sidney's girlfriend.

The song has a clear Christian message: Staton talks of giving up on God, only to discover that he has "got the love I need to see me through", and that "the Saviour's love is real". The theme behind the song is one of upliftment and empowerment. [edit] Music video

The 1997 video features the "Now Voyager mix" and portrays a black man carrying a cross, and being guided by an angel and tempted by the Devil.

The 2006 version features the "New Voyager mix" in a black and white video. Set in London, it portrays a young man watching out for the poor, lonely and vulnerable in the streets, subways and gardens.

"You've Got the Love" is the fifth single released by the band Florence and the Machine, the band consists of Florence Welch (the lead singer) and the Machine (the band), from their 2009 Brit award-winning debut album Lungs. It was first released on December 1, 2008 as the b-side of their second single "Dog Days Are Over". It was then later released as a digital download only single on January 5, 2009 in the United Kingdom only, after the mass praise it received during the release of "Dog Days Are Over". It is a cover version of the song "You Got the Love" by The Source featuring Candi Staton with a slightly changed name. After being released well before Lungs was finally recorded and released, it was later featured on the album as its bonus track.

The single was given a re-release on physical format on November 16, 2009 in the United Kingdom. For the reissue a music video was sho

The track which is significantly shorter than the original was produced by Charlie Hugall, who also produced three other tracks on Lungs. Hugall was also involved in the bass and percussion development of the song. The track features Isabella Summers on piano, Christopher Lloyd Hayden on drums, Tom Moth on harp, Rob Ackroyd on guitar and Florence Welch on vocals.

Florence Welch describing her inspiration behind covering "one of her favourite songs ever":

As a kid, going to clubs and raves, this song made me feel love. At Bestival last year we were top of the bill on that stage, so we were thinking of an amazing cover we could do, and I thought of Candi Staton. Even in rehearsals, playing it was just the most euphoric feeling. Then playing it live and seeing everyone's arms in the air, and the faces – it was the best feeling ever! I was dressed as a genie sea-monster, and I remember looking at my guitarist as we played the first chords, and then there was the reaction and it was like tearing ourselves open and just exploding on the crowd, and then all did it back. It's a feeling you couldn't express. I'm really excited that now in our live shows I'm going to be playing one of my favourite songs ever, loads.[4]

"You've Got the Love", a fan favourite of the band has been played at numerous festivals around the United Kingdom during 2008 and 2009. Including the Bestival, Glastonbury, Way Out West, Brighton, Electric Picnic, Leeds, Smash & Grab and with an acoustic version being performed at a festival in Reading. It's also been performed Live In Ibiza on BBC Radio 1 and at the BBC Live Big Weekend.

Florence + The Machine's version of the track has also been covered by British alternative rock band, Kasabian.

The song was used at the end of BBC Sport's coverage of the 2009 Formula One season, and was also used for a montage of the Celebrity Big Brother 7 series highlights.

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