{{Infobox song | name = Got Myself Together | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez|The Bucketheads]] | album = [[All in the Mind (album)|All in the Mind]] | released = * 5 December 1995 (US) * 8 January 1996 (UK & Europe) | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [[House music|House]] | length = * 5:35 (LP version) * 3:35 (Hustlers Convention radio edit) | label = * [[Positiva Records|Positiva]] * Henry Street Music * [[Big Beat Records (American record label)|Big Beat]] | writer = * Gonzalez * Miller * Williamston | producer = Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez | prev_title = [[The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)]] | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = Time and Space | next_year = 1996 }}
"'''Got Myself Together'''" is a song by Kenny Dope's musical production team [[Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez|the Bucketheads]], released in late 1995. It was the commercial follow-up to global hit "[[The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)]]", and was the third single taken from the project's sole album, ''[[All in the Mind (album)|All in the Mind]]'' (1995).
While unable to reach the worldwide chart highs of its predecessor, the single was a club hit, reaching No. 1 on the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart in January 1996, and a moderate commercial hit, reaching the top 10 in Finland and Sweden, and the top 20 in the UK. The track is considered a 1990s [[House music|house]] classic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Positiva records round off 25th anniversary with EJECA Rework of The Bucketheads hit 'Got Myself Together.' |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/press-releases/190412-positiva-records-round-25th |website=Radio and Music Biz |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref>
==Background== "Got Myself Together" is a [[disco]]-inspired house track based around a prominent sample of [[Brass Construction]]'s 1976 hit, "[[Movin' (Brass Construction song)|Movin']]".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Masterson |first1=James |title=Chart Watch UK: Hits of 1988 |date=20 April 2019 |publisher=James Masterson |location=Google Books |isbn=978-0463270998 |pages=77–78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H9eTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT78 |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> In Europe, the lead single version was a remix by British house group Hustlers Convention, an early alias of DJs [[Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray]] and [[Jon Pearn]], now known as [[Full Intention]].
In April 2019, [[Positiva Records|Positiva]] released a new remix by EJECA as part of its 25th anniversary series.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deejay.de/The_Bucketheads_Got_Myself_Together_Ejeca_Rework_12PTV25-9_Vinyl__355101|first=Dieter|last=Teinert|website=deejay.de}}</ref> The remix gained heavy rotation from the likes of [[Annie Mac]] and [[Danny Howard]] on [[BBC Radio 1]], and [[The Black Madonna]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Bucketheads - "Got Myself Together" |url=https://www.1001tracklists.com/track/1w1zkcxx/kenny-dope-the-bucketheads-got-myself-together-ejeca-rework/index.html |newspaper=1001Tracklists |accessdate=29 June 2020 |author1=1001Tracklists }}</ref>
==Critical reception== [[Charles Aaron]] from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that, in comparison to "The Bomb!", the single "gets knee-deeper in [[jazz]]y [[acid-funk]]."<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XBPGqtlp_kUC&pg=PA116|title=Singles Review|last=Aaron|first=Charles|date=March 1996|accessdate=June 29, 2020|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|page=116}}</ref>
==Music video== Like its predecessor, the music video for "Got Myself Together" was directed by [[Guy Ritchie]] and [[Alex de Rakoff]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Got Myself Together" (1996) by The Bucketheads |url=https://imvdb.com/video/the-bucketheads-1/got-myself-together |website=IMVDB |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> The video features a Londoner en route to [[Heathrow Airport]], stopping at sights including [[Buckingham Palace]] and [[Piccadilly Circus]], before arriving in New York in search of a disco club.
==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * '''US CD maxi single'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Bucketheads-Got-Myself-Together/release/86095|title=The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=Discogs|date=5 December 1995 }}</ref> # "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 5:12 # "Got Myself Together" ([[Todd Terry]] club mix) - 5:04 # "Got Myself Together" (LP version) - 5:35 # "Got Myself Together" (Nord Solo mix) - 5:14 # "Time and Space" - 5:20 # "Sunset" - 5:37
* '''UK'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kenny-Dope-Presents-The-Bucketheads-Got-Myself-Together/release/19028|title=Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=Discogs|date=8 January 1996 }}</ref> '''& EU'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kenny-Dope-Presents-The-Bucketheads-Got-Myself-Together/release/14416950|title=Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=Discogs|date=1996 }}</ref> '''CD maxi single''' # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention radio edit) - 3:35 # "Got Myself Together" (Masters at Work edit) - 3:34 # "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention bass dub) - 4:43 # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention club mix) - 6:29 # "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 # "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34
* '''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Bucketheads-Got-Myself-Together/release/14579777|title=The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=Discogs|date=8 January 1996 }}</ref> # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention radio edit) - 3:35 # "Got Myself Together" (Masters at Work edit) - 3:34 # "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 # "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34 {{col-2}} * '''US 12" vinyl'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kenny-Dope-Presents-The-Bucketheads-Got-Myself-Together/release/45080|title=Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=Discogs|date=1995 }}</ref> # "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 # "Got Myself Together" (Nord mix) - 8:20 # "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22 # "Got Myself Together" (Bucket Beats) - 4:34 # "Sunset" - 5:37
* '''UK 12" vinyl'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kenny-Dope-Presents-The-Bucketheads-Got-Myself-Together/release/26902|title=Kenny "Dope"* Presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=Discogs|date=8 January 1996 }}</ref> # "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention bass dub) - 4:43 # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention club mix) - 6:29 # "Got Myself Together" (Todd Terry mix) - 6:22
* '''UK 12" vinyl (2019 issue)'''<ref name="auto"/> # "Got Myself Together" (Kenlou mix) - 8:23 # "Got Myself Together" (Ejeca rework) - 5:50 # "Got Myself Together" (Hustlers Convention bass dub) - 4:43 {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1996) !Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015|publisher=[[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]|access-date=13 January 2026|via=[[Imgur]]}}</ref> | 121 |- !scope="row"|Estonia (Eesti Top 20)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=eestipaevaleht19960220.2.15.3&e=-------en-25--1--txt-txIN%7ctxTI%7ctxAU%7ctxTA|title=Muusikaedetabelid: 20 Raadio 2|newspaper=[[Eesti Päevaleht]]|date=20 February 1996|page=9|accessdate=5 March 2026|language=Estonian}}</ref> | 15 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-02-03.pdf#page=11|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=5|date=3 February 1996|page=11|accessdate=28 February 2026}}</ref> | 26 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-03-02.pdf#page=19|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=2 March 1996|volume=13|issue=9|page=19|access-date=23 February 2026}}</ref> | 13 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hit Radio (chart)|European Hit Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-03-02.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=9|date=2 March 1996|page=25|access-date=8 March 2026}}</ref> | 36 |- !scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kenny+%22Dope%22+presents+The+Bucketheads&titel=Got+Myself+Together&cat=s|title=australian-charts.com - Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together|website=australian-charts.com}}</ref> | 6 |- !scope="row"|Germany ([[GfK Entertainment charts|Official German Charts]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads - "Got Myself Together" |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-98447 |website=Offizielle Deutsch Charts |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> | 82 |- !scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2937743#page/n41/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (02.03.1996 - 08.03.1996)|newspaper=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] - Tónlist|accessdate=2020-06-29}}</ref> | 14 |- !scope="row"|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|website=www.irishcharts.ie}}</ref> | 28 |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|49|artist=Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads|song=Got Myself Together|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Scotland ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960114/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart 14 January 1996 - 20 January 1996|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=28 February 2026}}</ref> | 21 |- {{singlechart|Sweden|5|artist=Kenny "Dope" presents The Bucketheads|song=Got Myself Together|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |title="Got Myself Together" - Bucketheads |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/got-myself-together/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> | 12 |- !scope="row"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19960114/104/|title=Official Dance Singles Chart 14 January 1996 - 20 January 1996|accessdate=10 March 2026|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-01-27.pdf#page=21|title=Top 50 Airplay Hits|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=27 January 1996|page=21|access-date=18 March 2026}}</ref> | 16 |- !scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-01-06.pdf#page=16|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=6 January 1996|page=4|accessdate=10 March 2026}}</ref> | 2 |- !scope="row"|US [[Hot Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dance Club Songs: Week of January 20, 1996 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1996-01-20 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-12-23.pdf#page=45|title=Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=23 December 1995|page=45|access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> | 21 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1996) !Position |- !scope="row"|US Hot Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite book |title=Billboard |date=28 December 1996 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=YE-44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA19 |accessdate=29 June 2020}}</ref> | 19 |} {{col-end}}
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