It's Gotta Be You

"It's Gotta Be You"
Single by Isaiah
from the album Isaiah
Released 21 November 2016 (2016-11-21)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre Pop
Length 3:11
Label Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
  • Anthony Egizii
  • David Musumeci
Producer(s) DNA Songs
Isaiah singles chronology
"It's Gotta Be You"
(2016)		 "Don't Come Easy"
(2017)

"It's Gotta Be You"
(2016)		 "Don't Come Easy"
(2017)

"It's Gotta Be You" is the debut and winner's single by Isaiah, the series eight winner of The X Factor Australia. "It's Gotta Be You" was written by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci[1] and was released digitally immediately after it was announced he had won, on 21 November 2016 as the lead single from his self-titled debut album. The song debuted and peaked at number 26 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2] As of June 2017 the song has gained over 90 million streams on Spotify and was certified platinum in 2018.

Live performances

Isaiah performed "It's Gotta Be You" live for the first time during The X Factor grand final announcement show on 21 November 2016. He reprised the song after he was announced as the winner. "This has been my dream, and I can't believe it came true on my birthday," Firebrace said after the announcement.[3][4] Isaiah performed the song live on The Morning Show on 22 November 2016.[5]

Chart performance

"It's Gotta Be You" debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number 26, from three days of sales. It is the lowest debut for an Australian X Factor winner's single[6] and first to miss the ARIA top 10.

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."It's Gotta Be You"3:32
Digital download – remixes[8]
No.TitleLength
1."It's Gotta Be You" (Tungevaag & Raaban remix)3:08
2."It's Gotta Be You" (Toby Green remix)3:37
3."It's Gotta Be You" (Todiefor remix)3:08

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[20] Gold 45,000^
Sweden (GLF)[21] 2× Platinum 80,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Edition Format Label
Australia 21 November 2016 Radio edit Digital download[7][8] Sony Music Australia
31 March 2017 Remixes

References

  1. ↑ "ISAIAH by Isaiah". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Australian-charts.com – Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Isaiah Firebrace takes out X Factor Australia". Stuff. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "The X Factor Australia: Isaiah Firebrace takes out grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Isaiah Firebrace performs LIVE on The Morning Show". Yahoo 7. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch 396". auspOp. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 "iTunes – Music – It's Gotta Be You – Single by Isaiah". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "iTunes – Music – It's Gotta Be You (Remixes) – Single by Isaiah". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201708 into search. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You". Tracklisten. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "BillboardPH Hot 100". Billboard Philippines. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201709 into search. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Track Top-100 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Årslista Singlar – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". ARIA. 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "CERTIFICERINGER Danish single certifications" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. p. 104. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sverige Toplistan: Sök" (To retrieve the certification, enter "Isaiah" in the upper right box "Sök", and then click on "Visa" on "It's Gotta Be You") (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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