"What I Got" is a song from American band
Sublime's
self-titled third album (1996). It was released after singer
Bradley Nowell's death in 1996 from a
heroin overdose and became the band's biggest radio hit. The song's chorus is a lift from "Loving" by reggae artist
Half Pint, who is credited as a co-writer.[3]
"What I Got" reached the number-one spot on the US BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart and was also a radio hit, peaking at number 29 on the BillboardHot 100 Airplay chart. In New Zealand, "What I Got" peaked at number 34 on the
RIANZ Singles Chart; What I Got: The Seven Song EP charted higher, reaching number 33 on the same chart. Elsewhere, the single reached number two on the Canadian
RPM Alternative 30 chart and number 19 in Iceland. It is ranked on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" at number 83.[4]
Music video
The video for "What I Got", shot after Nowell's death, mainly contains a collage of archive videos and photos of him, as a tribute to the singer. The video includes images of Long Beach, California, where the band met their success, as well as live footage from a Sublime show at
The Capitol Ballroom in Washington, DC.
^What I Got (Australian & European CD single notes).
Sublime.
MCA Records, Gasoline Alley Records. 1996. MCD 49017.{{
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^What I Got (UK CD single liner notes). Sublime. MCA Records, Gasoline Alley Records. 1996. MCSTD 48045.{{
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^What I Got (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Sublime. MCA Records, Gasoline Alley Records. 1996. MCS 48045.{{
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^What I Got: The Seven Song EP (Liner notes). Sublime. Gasoline Alley Records. 1997. GASD-11678.{{
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^Reece, Doug (October 5, 1996). "MCA's Sublime Climbs Up from Grass Roots". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 40. p. 105. 'What I Got,' which was serviced to modern rock and college radio July 23...