"We Gotta Get You a Woman" | ||||
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Single by Todd Rundgren | ||||
from the album Runt | ||||
B-side | "Baby, Let's Swing / The Last Thing You Said / Don't Tie My Hands" | |||
Released | October 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1970 at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, NY | |||
Studio | Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York | |||
Genre | Power pop, pop rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
Label | Ampex Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Todd Rundgren [1] | |||
Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
Todd Rundgren singles chronology | ||||
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"We Gotta Get You a Woman" is a 1970 song originally performed and written by Todd Rundgren from the 1970 album Runt.
"We Gotta Get You a Woman" was inspired by Rundgren's friend, music executive Paul Fishkin, who later promoted the song and Rundgren. It refers to the two's "post-hanging days" in Greenwich Village. [2] In the song, Rundgren tells his friend Leroy, “We gotta get you a woman / It’s like nothin’ else to make you feel sure you’re alive.” Robert Rodi thought the song was "ridiculously catchy" but criticized its depiction of women. [3] Rundgren explained that the line "They may be stupid but they sure are fun" was widely misunderstood as misogynistic; he claimed that it was, rather, referring to "stupid little characteristics that people have—funny little quirks and stuff like that." [4]
"We Gotta Get You a Woman" was Rundgren's first hit, peaking at No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks from January 30 to February 13, 1971. [5] [6] [7] However, despite the success, he rarely performed the song in concert. [8] He did perform it during most concerts of his 2019 "Individualist" tour. [9]