You Gotta Be - Des'ree (lyrics)

[catherinek94]

R.I.P NAN=)

[lolipop71538]

This reminds me of my memories in 4th grade in chours with all of my old friends and whenever i listen to this song It brings me back in 4th grade singing in chours with all my old friends :(

[keemy281]

If happiness ever had an anthem this would be it.

[TimeVamp]

I have the words "Just Breathe" cut out in cardboard and taped to the side of my mirror. It's my visual version of listening to this song when I know I've got a hard day coming.

[83happyme]

pbs during the good times :')

[msprettyass22]

THIS WAS AND STILL IS A POWERFUL SONG ! LOVE IT !

[h3artands0uLL]

the ORIGINAL "Single Ladies" music video

[skitluvzmuzik]

Everytime I hear this song, I can't help but to smile and reminisce about growing up in the early/mid 90s. Whenever I'm having a tough day I turn this song on repeat and get lost in nostalgia. Why get a time machine when you can just listen to this? :)

[Burchland2]

That's the end title for The Next Karate Kid, just in case y'all were wondering.

[SugarBabyCakes69]

We Need More Songs Like Dis Song......

[MimiYueey]

I heard this song in Ghana before... But we didn't really have internet connection so I only heard it on CD which made it more awesome :)

[MengoMango]

I never heard this version before.

[Legendofzoom]

This song reminds me of UCLA winning the NCAA championship and the 90's

[NiKKiBSEXCii]

the days when mtv played meaningful music!

[mdfslfllf101]

this is my pick me up song after losing it

[AnimeMasterxGamer]

Wow my teacher picked this song as one of the songs we're going to sing on our promotion day..... GOOD CHOICE MRS. TALNER !!

[maquih]

Like if you didn't see this on TV or anywhere else; it's just a great song!!

[klmg711]

I Miss the 90's

[AmuandIkuto802]

@jannymoake Oh thats so sad and wonderful. I am glad that the song kept you together and I am sorry for your loss.

[keithg818]

only 23 heartless haters, not bad.  <3<3<3

[electrictroy2010]

There's something wrong with the sound - it's muffled

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Sounds like a VHS tape with the Hi-Fi turned off

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[MyrandaLuv1]

Such a great message in this song...it never gets old.... You gotta be bad, bold and wiser...

[cotenahargrove]

i LOVE this song!

[clocktower96]

This is what we need to hear on the radio, not today's freaking meaningless mainstream music

[elmerandashley91010]

Fuckin gay from Josue Cruz,

[vze38bss]

i remember this on the pbs kids

[cotenahargrove]

@vze38bss lol me too!

[invincibledreams]

"The best part is danger staring you in the face."

I used to listen to this song long before I got its message.

[kamgornia]

reminds me of when i was younger. <3

[drboohickey]

Makes me feel like a little kid again.  :)

[SleepyDisso]

God I used to LOOOOVE this when I was a kid.

[NiKKiBSEXCii]

wow I love this song. She totally sings the truth. I wish she'd come back to music.

[Kiwigal84]

<3 thank you so much for posting this video its helping me get through some seriously bad times right now!!! love it!!! and love you for putting it up thank you so much!!!! thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fiveyearwinterkiss]

this song used to make me laugh so hard as a little kid hah

[iROCKyourFACEsoHARD]

i was crying and super stressed and just sad about some shit, and THIS song comes on..crazy wierd, just what i needed to hear :')

[thecraz7]

Damn good video.

[tibettetheridgefan]

When this song came out i was just a little kid maybe 5 or 6 but i still remember my older sisiter (who is 10 years older than me) either cleaning the house or fixing her hair listening to this song. I never really listened to the words until now because it always takes me back to my child hood.

[jannymoake]

I will never forget this song, the day my baby died I was driving to the hospital and as I was changing the radio stations I heard this song playing in 2 of them. I thought to myself what a coincidence! So I decided to hear the whole song... little did I know that the lyrics of this song, were a sign to prepare me for what I was about to endure. 20 minutes later I was told that my baby died inside of me. I had suffer from a stillbirth. The lyrics of this song kept me from falling apart...

[143MadisonDawn]

@jannymoake Aww im sorry to hear thar :(

[mdfslfllf101]

@jannymoake aww hun iam sos sorry :(

[DaJuggernate]

@jannymoake

Wait wait wait....you were rushing to the hospital to save your baby's life and during this drive you were worried about what was on the radio and even went "What a coincidence?!" whilst travel? I don't think your radio should've been high on your priority list during that time.

[vermilla1]

@DaJuggernate obviously she didnt know she was going to lose the baby...hence the word "stillbrith" sometimes stillbirth pergancy goes full term, and you feel the contractions just like your going thru reg labor. Common sense would think shes search thru the radio trying to get her mind off the pain aka contractions...you must be a guy or unknowning?

[crowdpleasa4495]

@DaJuggernate hey dude. Read the whole damn thing instead of insulting her. She suffered from stillbirth, and she didn't know she was going to.

[thefaithyouprove]

@jannymoake So sorry for your pain. I am only glad that there was something small that could help you bear it. God bless.

[JimNKnoxville]

@jannymoake Saddest thing I've ever heard. God bless you.

[Kiimmiiluv]

@jannymoake ur bby's soul will always be with u (God Bless Your Strength)

[KurehaPandaNii]

Ohmaigawd, this was my all time favorite song when I was like 7 or 8!!!! O.o omg, u found it!!!!

[kmepic]

This song used to make me cry when I was kid.

[cocomcloven96]

I rember hearing this when iwas younger and on karate kid really love this song

[smellhisfeet]

@RaiderQB7LB me too!

[RaiderQB7LB]

i remember this from pbs kids

[smellhisfeet]

@RaiderQB7LB Me Too :)

[cleveland23jones]

I can definitely see Michelle Obama remaking this video.... Is that racist?

[MrJuly1990ish]

@cleveland23jones

Lol!!! No, but I can see John Legend doing a new cover of this song and making it his own.

[chsumo]

WHO MADE THIS SONG SOUND EVEN HOTTER????

THAT BASE!!! THAT ACCOMPANYING MUSIC??? OMG!!!

WTF IS THE LOVE BUTTON???

[jhonjay11]

you guys say old music make me feel old haha

[joannarei808]

21 people couldn't be what Des'ree sang.

[MirrorMinds]

21 people would have liked if this was a white singer...

[TheJdcart]

LoVe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[makaha88]

21 people gotta be haters.



[mdfslfllf101]

90's must come back !!!!!

[Jalesha950]

I like this song

[ShroomyMandee]

I MISS THE OLD MUSIC THE GOOD OLD MUSIC : )

[lyssalitaandtrish]

*gestures smoothly* 

[JoshJW11]

First time i heard this song was on Detroit's Smooth Jazz V98.7, and ive loved it ever since!

[jonashermusic]

This song just makes me feel so good when I listen to it.. Reminds me of driving with my mom.. just enjoying being a kid.

[catdog782001]

Cool song

[shyennelove]

WE SONG THIS AT MY 5TH GRADE graduation

[love808hi]

I love love love this song

[stellarsupernova]

we need more strong women like this making music. shes a good example for a strong woman instead of britney spears and lady gaga ugh

[ph1484]

@stellarsupernova Yeah, but guess what sells?

[XItsMeGwynnX]

i remember listening to this as a little kid with my parents and just feeling awesome even now when i hear it

[mdfslfllf101]

this is a good song i listen to on a off day ! thanks for posting i need this here and there

[oppression99]

what a beautiful woman!!! ddaaaaaaammmmnnn

[kemetstry]

great inspiring song

[oppression99]

@kemetstry amen

[lolipop71538]

they played this at my school and we sang it today and im in love with it now :) thanks for uploading :)

[mdfslfllf101]

the 90's must come back to save music ! 

[sprewellrimz]

I AIN'T KNOW MICHELLE OBAMA PUT OUT AN ALBUM

[tonie48]

this song needs to be played some more

[breezymc21]

I wanna hear this on the radio!!! 

[mylttle1]

I love this song! its a great inspiring song for yourself to listen to, I remeber when i first heard this song, i was 10 at the time and love it ever since then....

[CHUCKIEDAPUSHA]

this song brings tears to my eyes because it reminds me of 3rd grade which was my favorite that was also where my favorite teacher was and she introduced my class to the song it was the last month of school she taught us the song and said remember all this in life cause what she is speaking is the truth i kept those words and this song and i must say i love u Mrs.White (3rd grade teacher)

[DeeZeeBreeZee]

This is one of my all time favorites, puts a smile on my face every time.

[SexciiiCaniii]

had one of the worst days wanted too scream then heard this and felt better :)

[hchirtzel]

Definitely singing this to myself right now...... I was having a terrible day && this song popped into my head && I looked it up on youtube... :)

[Kiwigal84]

@pepperannziggi aint nothing wrong with old school music never has been anything wrong with it! and as long as its good stuff like this there never will be anything wrong with it!

[chekz101]

one of the best songs ever created

[ThePALoLo808]

best song of da 90's

[TheAlmightyClipse]

ahh the memories of the 90's, such a beautiful song... I love the video clip it's just so chill & spiritual..

[Shadecaster06]

This song came out in 1994. Why do so many people think it's 1998?

[whiteipod2000]

@Shadecaster06 The song was released in 94', re-released in 95', remixed and re-released again in 98', and finally re-released in 99'. It became a hit 4 times in a row.

[MrJhogarth13]

This song is who I am as a person and just so you know I am his dauter not him and I have this song on my mp4 player peace out peoples!!!!

[omlink]

Love it... 1998, grand year for music!

[YnzF]

This song makes me chill out.

[xttol]

my mom and i still sing this together, we started since i was 4, im 21 now. love will save the day <3

[915peaceandlove]

THE 90s IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE BEST!....THE MUSIC,CLOTHES,ATTITUDES IS WHAT WE NEED IN THIS WORLD 2DAY:)

[HOYJelly]

This music video always creeps me out. o___O

[DJ23322332]

THIS SONG IS MY WOOSAH SONG!!!!

[wildhorses81]

she has such a good voice....good song to :) LUV IT

[kikiisbeast100]

In Love With This Sonq! Murdered that Replay Button!

[alwayskierfan1wwe]

Like if you saw this on VH1's 90 Greatest 1 Hit Wonders. . . or from the old PBS Kids commercial!

[Lazurline]

My class sung this song at the end of the year of 5th grade <3

[lolipop71538]

@Lazurline we also had to sing this song and i belive i can fly (im in 4th grade at the time) luv this song sooooo much!

[GeorgiaDivaKrissy]

When I was a little girl I use to watch the Next Karate Kid on disney Channel just to hear this song at the end... lol.. but i still love that movie and song til this day

[Onwukaeb1]

You gotta be..kidding me if you dont like this song

[lyssalitaandtrish]

everytime i hear this song i must gesture

[foxxymama1982]

MESSAGE!!!!!!!

[AniRemi]

Words to live by.

[jennyao1251]

this gives me childhood memories <3

[DarkShonobi]

Great song.

[ShikaGaara]

Those poses are FIERCE. WORK IT GIRL

[FruitLoopFan]

She, and this song, is beautiful! <3

[MegaDontforgetthis]

Same thing here, i was watching "40 one Hit-Wonders of the 90s" last night & have had this song stuck in my head all night.

[ImHereForMJ]

@MegaDontforgetthis lol I was watching that too. What a great reminder of what types of music I was raised around.

[lovepeacenappiness23]

Awesome throwback.Ahhhhh the 90's boy o boy. Music was amazing then. I was a kid and took it for granted,but I guess I was a little young. Remember Dionne Farris or something like that? I know

[gina4u2envy]

awwww i sung this at my fourth grade graduation :) memories :(

[marckid93]

dis is wen music was good but nowadays oh my goodness smh

[Nickman007z]

vh1 top 40 one hit wonders brought me here

[GBall8Forever]

@Nickman007z ha! me too! watched it yesterday.

[yungandhaitian]

@Nickman007z  LOL ME TOO

[SpeedLimit14]

alot of hits came from female artists around mid 90's, Dionne Farris, Des'ree, Sheryl Crow etc..

[MrGuily1983]

This song is so relaxing! I love it! ;-)

[LadyOsita21]

i wish the 90's were back where music was good and old good tv shows were still on where it didnt matter what shoes u wore or what u dressed like and where people were idependent and innocent im glad i was a 90's kid :')

[manro451]

Yes upyanuts, this shit nowadays is horrible, no talent is needed at all today

[upyanuts]

90s was the stuff, even the pop music was kinda good like this. Early 90s was probably best with the whole grunge scene and Alice in Chains, Guns 'n Roses, ... the millenium hit and look how bad things are now :) :(

[merocket]

@upyanuts Guns N Roses is gross misogynistic bullshit, but yeah.

[EccentricSignal]

I love the look she gives at like 3:32-3:35

[SaturdayNites91]

One of my favorite songs of all time. I am proud to be a 90s child.

[notundercovercop327]

If ever one could be inspired by a song, this is that song.

[Itzpower]

Soothing track.

[favm360]

I was feeling so down today and remebered this song from my childhood and felt so better.

[SStephane09]

I love this song

[borntomarryjohnmayer]

Hey Catherine! This video has way more than 300,000 views! No surprise why, of course!

[catherinek94]

@borntomarryjohnmayer I KNOW!! i haven't checked the views in a while , im not surprised , glad everyone loves it =)

[borntomarryjohnmayer]

@catherinek94 :)

[medi0dia]

@borntomarryjohnmayer over 800,000 already! ^_^

[borntomarryjohnmayer]

@medi0dia HELL YUH!:)

[Ehrickah]

seriously, who could dislike this song? one of the most inspirational songs i've ever heard!

[blackmagicgirl89]

This song is so calming. It's like awesome. Not to sound gay or anything..

[TheLavaris]

when ever i felt i couldn't accomplish nothing ( when i was younger) my gradma would play this song and tell me i can do anything this is a big reason i made it so far in life and recover from my night terrors love you des'ree thanks for uploading this

[THEPLATOONS]

Be watever u want..only LOVE can save the day

[THEPLATOONS]

Be strong, be watever u want, we a winner..!!

[BaddestChickReloaded]

i remember this song!

[oFfiiCiiaLkidd]

17 peoplee havee noo cluee righht now .

[100katiem1]

I LOVE this song it so inspirational.

[MrJuxtapoz2010]

this song yousd to always make me cry when i was a kid!

[REIworker]

This brings me back to high school, for good and bad, but mostly good. Thanks for posting.

[Advice777]

Best damn song of the 90's hands down

[Graduatefor2006]

Don't like this remix. Prefer the original one

[Xcava86X]

nice taste cat!

[Pantha35]

I wish more music had feeling and meaning like this does. Too bad it's now about the almighty dollar rather than inspiration. Too many people are in the music industry now only as fluff, place holders until the next copy or clone shows up to do their job. Good upload though, I've always loved this song.

[0300gorgous]

Our school, and loads of others, all sang this at the same time; on TV. We're somewhere in the Guiness World Records 2010/11;DD

[krizzo47]

16 people weren't "wiser"

[KillKing12]

Why are the 90's over?

[RejectedSpiritX]

@KillKing12 Remember the riots people had when the 70s were over. That's what I was thinking when the 2000s began

[jmgnyg]

i dont no but i wish they weren't

[spawnkiddo]

I hope Thia Megia would sing this fabulous track of Des'ree onThe American Idol S10: Year you were born Episode.! please!!! XD

[ktgelafio69]

i've been looking for this song for 8 years...i'm so happy that i found this video thank you so much catherine!!

[catherinek94]

@ktgelafio69 your very welcome :)

[EccentricSignal]

@ktgelafio69 i know right i been looking for this song forver as well, i wonder why it so hard to find

[agapereign]

I want her dimples!

[iamapotatochip90]

this is a song i will sing to my children one day

[mysterkool]

very inspirational! =)

[fallendreamer1521]

i love this song and it was made the same year i was born so this song has grown up with me and i've just started listening to it.

[happiness2x]

THIS...this is like my life song right here. Its the most inspirational song ever, and after 11 years, I still sing it. Love it :D

[sweiland75]

why did she stop making music?

[Naturegirlz14]

@pepperannziggi FOR REAL!!!, The people who listen to lil wayne and young money are the one that should be ashamed!!! They only listen to it because of everybody else! If everyone jamed to this then they would jam too!!! PeerPressure and Media Influence is the world we live in!!!

[charmainestephens]

I loved this song in the 90s. Still sounds great :)

[adelsi1]

LOVE THE DIMPLES!

[memalove123]

I MISS YOU MEMA ALL MY HART !!!