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{{ Infobox Single |
| Name = What I Got
| Cover = WhatIGot.jpg
| Artist = [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]]
| from Album = [[Sublime (album)|Sublime]]
| Released = [[August 27]], [[1996]]
| Recorded = 1995 & 1996
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]] [[Ska punk]]
| Length = 2:51
| Label = [[MCA Records]]
| Writer = Sublime
| Producer = [[David Kahne]]
| Chart position = * #37 ([[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]) 
** #1 ([[Modern Rock Tracks|US Modern Rock Tracks]]) 
** #7 ([[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US Mainstream Rock Tracks]]) 
| Last single = "[[Date Rape (song)|Date Rape]]" (1996)
| This single = '''"What I Got"''' (1997)
| Next single = "[[Santeria (song)|Santeria]]" (1998)
}}
'''"What I Got"''' is a song from [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]]'s eponymous third album titled ''[[Sublime (album)|Sublime]]'' and was the band's biggest radio hit, posthumously after singer [[Bradley Nowell]]'s [[1996]] heroin overdose. This song was one of the most popular songs of [[1997]] and is still played on radio today. At the time of its release, it reached the #1 spot on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. It was also a mainstream [[Top 40]] hit, peaking at #29 on the [[Billboard Hot 100 Airplay]].<ref>Billboard
Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Ed 2000, by Joel Whitburn. p. 611</ref>

It is ranked among the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone at #83.<ref>100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/41</ref>
The song is noted for carrying a melody almost identical to that heard on [[The Beatles]]' "[[Lady Madonna]]", while the song itself is an adaptation of the track "Loving" by [[Half-Pint]].<ref>Half Pint: Still Levelling the Vibes by Ryan A. MacMichael, Reggae Report, Vol. 16, #2,
1998.</ref> Half-Pint has since performed songs with the [[Long Beach Dub Allstars]], which includes the two surviving members of Sublime. It can be heard on the movie, ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]''. A shortened, clean version of the song was also included in the video game ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]''.

The guitar solo was played by Michael “Miguel” Happoldt, the founder of Skunk Records.<ref>Sublime: Stories Lies Tales and Exaggerations. 1:53</ref>

The song was covered by [[Michael Franti]] & Spearhead feat. Gift of Gab on the tribute album ''Look at All the Love We Found''.

The song contains a sample of the words "too short" from "Life Is... Too Short" by the American rapper [[Too Short]]. The song also contains a sample from a [[Richard Pryor]] quote, the same Richard Pryor quote that is used in [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s [[Shimmy Shimmy Ya]].

The sentence "Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest" is taken from "Mona Lisa (Nappy Heads Remix)" by The Fugees.

==What I Got: The Seven Song EP==
===Track listing===
# "What I Got" (Kahne Radio Edit) (2:47)
# "40 oz. to Freedom" (3:03)
# "D.J.s" (3:18)
# "All You Need" (2:46)
# "Same in the End" (2:39)
# "Work That We Do" (2:35)
# "Doin' Time" (Marshall Arts Remix) feat. the Pharcyde (4:12)

== Music video ==
The video for "What I Got", shot after Nowell's death, mainly contains a collage of archive videos and photos of Bradley, as a tribute to the singer. The video includes images of Long Beach, CA, where the band met their success, as well as live footage from a Sublime show at [[The Capitol Ballroom]] in Washington, DC.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Novocaine for the Soul]]" by [[Eels (band)|Eels]]
| title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[Number one modern rock hits of 1996|number-one single]]
| years = [[October 26]], [[1996]] - [[November 9]], [[1996]]
| after = "[[Swallowed (song)|Swallowed]]" by [[Bush (band)|Bush]]
}}
{{end box}}

{{sublimeband}}

[[Category:1996 singles]]
[[Category:Sublime songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one singles]]

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−	~~{{ Infobox Single \|~~
−	~~\| Name = What I Got~~
−	~~\| Cover = WhatIGot.jpg~~
−	~~\| Artist = [[Sublime (band)\|Sublime]]~~
−	~~\| from Album = [[Sublime (album)\|Sublime]]~~
−	~~\| Released = [[August 27]], [[1996]]~~
−	~~\| Recorded = 1995 & 1996~~
−	~~\| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br/>[[Ska punk]]~~
−	~~\| Length = 2:51~~
−	~~\| Label = [[MCA Records]]~~
−	~~\| Writer = Sublime~~
−	~~\| Producer = [[David Kahne]]~~
−	~~\| Chart position = * #37 <small> ([[Billboard Hot 100\|US Hot 100]]) </small>~~
−	** #1 <small> ([[Modern Rock Tracks\|US Modern Rock Tracks]]) </small>
−	** #7 <small> ([[Mainstream Rock Tracks\|US Mainstream Rock Tracks]]) </small>
−	~~\| Last single = "[[Date Rape (song)\|Date Rape]]"<br/>(1996)~~
−	~~\| This single = '''"What I Got"'''<br/>(1997)~~
−	~~\| Next single = "[[Santeria (song)\|Santeria]]"<br/>(1998)~~
−	}}
−	'''"What I Got"''' is a song from [[Sublime (band)\|Sublime]]'s eponymous third album titled ''[[Sublime (album)\|Sublime]]'' and was the band's biggest radio hit, posthumously after singer [[Bradley Nowell]]'s [[1996]] heroin overdose. This song was one of the most popular songs of [[1997]] and is still played on radio today. At the time of its release, it reached the #1 spot on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. It was also a mainstream [[Top 40]] hit, peaking at #29 on the [[Billboard Hot 100 Airplay]].<ref>Billboard
−	~~Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Ed 2000, by Joel Whitburn. p. 611</ref>~~

−	It is ranked among the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone at #83.<ref>100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527/page/41</ref>
−	The song is noted for carrying a melody almost identical to that heard on [[The Beatles]]' "[[Lady Madonna]]", while the song itself is an adaptation of the track "Loving" by [[Half-Pint]].<ref>Half Pint: Still Levelling the Vibes by Ryan A. MacMichael, Reggae Report, Vol. 16, #2,
−	1998.</ref> Half-Pint has since performed songs with the [[Long Beach Dub Allstars]], which includes the two surviving members of Sublime. It can be heard on the movie, ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)\|Fun with Dick and Jane]]''. A shortened, clean version of the song was also included in the video game ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]''.
−
−	~~The guitar solo was played by Michael “Miguel” Happoldt, the founder of Skunk Records.<ref>Sublime: Stories Lies Tales and Exaggerations. 1:53</ref>~~
−
−	~~The song was covered by [[Michael Franti]] & Spearhead feat. Gift of Gab on the tribute album ''Look at All the Love We Found''.~~
−
−	The song contains a sample of the words "too short" from "Life Is... Too Short" by the American rapper [[Too Short]]. The song also contains a sample from a [[Richard Pryor]] quote, the same Richard Pryor quote that is used in [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s [[Shimmy Shimmy Ya]].
−
−	~~The sentence "Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest" is taken from "Mona Lisa (Nappy Heads Remix)" by The Fugees.~~
−
−	~~==What I Got: The Seven Song EP==~~
−	~~===Track listing===~~
−	~~# "What I Got" (Kahne Radio Edit) (2:47)~~
−	~~# "40 oz. to Freedom" (3:03)~~
−	~~# "D.J.s" (3:18)~~
−	~~# "All You Need" (2:46)~~
−	~~# "Same in the End" (2:39)~~
−	~~# "Work That We Do" (2:35)~~
−	~~# "Doin' Time" (Marshall Arts Remix) feat. the Pharcyde (4:12)~~
−
−	~~== Music video ==~~
−	The video for "What I Got", shot after Nowell's death, mainly contains a collage of archive videos and photos of Bradley, as a tribute to the singer. The video includes images of Long Beach, CA, where the band met their success, as well as live footage from a Sublime show at [[The Capitol Ballroom]] in Washington, DC.
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~{{reflist}}~~
−
−	~~{{start box}}~~
−	~~{{succession box~~
−	~~\| before = "[[Novocaine for the Soul]]" by [[Eels (band)\|Eels]]~~
−	~~\| title = [[Modern Rock Tracks\|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[Number one modern rock hits of 1996\|number-one single]]~~
−	~~\| years = [[October 26]], [[1996]] - [[November 9]], [[1996]]~~
−	~~\| after = "[[Swallowed (song)\|Swallowed]]" by [[Bush (band)\|Bush]]~~
−	}}
−	~~{{end box}}~~
−
−	~~{{sublimeband}}~~
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−	~~[[Category:1996 singles]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Sublime songs]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one singles]]~~

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