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It's Gotta Be You

"It's Gotta Be You" is the debut and winner's single by Isaiah, the farewell season 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 September 2019 the song has gained over 230 million streams on Spotify and was certified platinum in 2018.

"It's Gotta Be You"
Single by Isaiah
from the album Isaiah
Released21 November 2016 (2016-11-21)
Recorded2016
GenrePop
Length3:11
LabelSony 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)

Live performances

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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

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"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

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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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Platinum 70,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19] Platinum 90,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[20] 2× Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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

References

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  1. ^ "ISAIAH by Isaiah". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. ^ a b "iTunes – Music – It's Gotta Be You – Single by Isaiah". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b "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: Select 08. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You". Tracklisten. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  12. ^ "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. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 09. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Track Top-100 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Danish single certifications – Isaiah – It's Gotta Be You". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Isaiah" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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