I didn’t like this much at the time at all, but it has won me over slightly over the past 16 years. He does have better songs though.

I don't care much about In My Head, but I liked all the other singles from that era (What If actually did the best in my chart, pretty sure it went top five) so I did buy the album.

In My Head was an masterpiece compared to what his second #1 in 2011 was and what he sampled.

Still love Beautiful Monster, but prefer Closer these days.

I can’t bring myself to like Jason Derulo!

Always helpful hearing a pre-announce name check on a record. Much better at the end though once you suddenly notice a good new track half way through... I've forgotten this one, like the Gaga synth riffing going on Poker Face stylee and the Zombie-referencing hook. A step up on a lot of Derulo stuff, though I'd never say I hated anything he did, they just arent that memorable mostly. So what did I think at the time? Number 40. I think thats a bit mean actually, I just quite enjoyed it. The referenced Ridin Solo hit 50 and 2 weeks on my chart, so not that impressed really. Watcha Say is his only ever top 10 for me, so I'm agreeing with the rating too. Yay!

25. David Guetta – Gettin’ Over You (feat. Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO)

1 week at #1 (entered 30^th May, #1 week beginning 7^th June): 41-01-04-07-10-13-16-18-18-24-27-28-31-38-43-55-59-80-90

Kept off #1: None

EOY #52

The end of 2009 approaches. One Pierre David Guetta has had his most wildly successful year in the music industry. While he had had a few hits before this on his album Pop Life, he had gone stratospheric with collaborations with Kelly Rowland and Akon. Both of the singles ‘When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Sexy Bitch/Chick’ had gone several times platinum and would be covered in Buzzjack’s 2009 rundown. The album One Love was released to great success at least as far as dance music goes, as general convention goes that DJs and producers don’t often sell full-length creative music projects, rather they trade off their finely tuned club hits. The Guetta sound was so in demand in 2009 that a whole album of club hits was just what the commercial crowd ordered.

And then they went for one more. One More Love, to be precise. A whole new set of tracks for another stay on the commercial lane while still keeping a connection to those tracks that had made Guetta so dominant in the first place. That would be released in November. I suspect that the need to release something a little sooner resulted in ‘Gettin’ Over You’.

‘Gettin’ Over’, a track that is essentially the same song as the song that would eventually go to #1, was the second track on One Love, and the only song of the first 4 that hadn’t been released as a single yet. It featured the vocals of longtime Guetta collaborator, Chris Willis, who had been featured on a rather large number of Guetta hits to date. Chris Willis, originally a gospel singer, wasn’t particularly known for anything outside of Guetta hits, in contrast to the other features so far from ‘One Love’. ‘Gettin’ Over You’ would be the last time he would collaborate with Guetta in any notable capacity. I’m not privy to any inside information or conversations, but the end of these collaborations does feel like Guetta shifting towards chasing hits and collaborating with artists whose names would attract attention, and as the hottest property in dance music, he had so many of those that Chris Willis was now surplus to requirements.

For what it’s worth, Willis’ soulful vocals on ‘Gettin’ Over’ make that perhaps the better version of this song. For the release that got to #1 (though it’s notable that the Official Charts website still lists this as ‘Gettin’ Over’, and not ‘Gettin' Over You’), Guetta changed things considerably – it’s those damn Peas again, apparently they wrote the song, wanted it for The E.N.D and now just turn up to sing on it (I find the backstory for this song slightly confusing given the original version exists). Just like she did on 'The Time' a bit later in the year, Fergie takes on vocal duties, reducing Chris Willis to a duet partner, without some of his most soulful turns, firmly switching this song in the direction of a club banger. To complete it, as will.i.am was unavailable, and given his performance on the two #1s he's been on so far, not a huge loss, the production team phone up underground duo LMFAO, who knowledgeable UK chart followers and dance music aficionados may remember from their single 'I'm In Miami Bitch', to provide a very forgettable generic club verse and repeated 'party' refrains over the instrumental chorus. And then we never heard from those guys again. Never. Ever.

Going from #41 to #1 is quite an interesting chart run, I want to say that this is because, in anticipation of the release, the original 'Gettin' Over' was being bought enough to chart decently, and then it went straight to #1 once the full remix was released - May 2010 was certainly when the music video was released. A properly new track for One More Love wouldn't show up until the end of the year when 'Who's That Chick' with Rihanna was Guetta's attempt at conquering the late year dancefloor tracks.

I think this is just a perfectly adequate club track, despite the shakiness of the lineup here, and remember it as such from parties around this time, which is why it goes out as the countdown starts to get into acceptable fun songs - the remix that propelled this to #1 is so obviously messy and club-focused in the late 2000s drunk headbanger way that it conjures up images of sticky floors and strobe lights and not a whole lot else. Guetta's insistence to keep Chris Willis on there is admirable, but as it turns out, leaves much to be desired, as the guy is made into a background player on what was previously his own track, though certainly the result is more commercial than the original. It's fun and all but in a year when so many fantastic club bangers were far from #1, I don't know if I'll have a chance to mention them later so I'll shout out Magnetic Man's 'I Need Air' and Swedish House Mafia's 'One (Your Name)' right now, slightly wanting.

7 minutes ago, Iz様 🌟 said:

I don't know if I'll have a chance to mention them later so I'll shout out Magnetic Man's 'I Need Air' and Swedish House Mafia's 'One (Your Name)' right now, slightly wanting.

ooh actually they entered in the same chart week with a 1-week #1

commentary for later sorted yay

Its a bit of a mess. Great vocal from Fergie and Chris Willis though. I much prefer David Guetta's progressive house songs.

One (Your Name) is so euphoric, I didn't appreciate it enough at the time and only got into SHM with 'Miami 2 Ibiza'. Magnetic Man - I Need Air is good.

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Yes a bit chaotic, it just feels like squeezing in too many collaborators and trying to get one too many singles from the album

In my head still one of Derulos best 🙌🙌

Ahree that getting over you is chaotic but its still a banger

I always forget this one exists. I mean, it's alright for what it is I guess?

I think it lucked its way to #1 the week it got there.

Jason Derulo stylising his name with an umlaut was a repressed memory! This rediscovery was a lot more interesting to me than 'In My Head' as a song. Shame that kept 'You Got the Dirtee Love' off the top as that was an inspired crossover at the BRITs.

I wasn't expecting 'Cheyenne' mentions in this thread but agreed that poor flop is one of his better moments, quite enjoyed that mid-2010s synth-pop trend.

I liked Guetta and Chris Willis' previous team-up but have always found 'Gettin' Over You' to be a messy racket, not my thing. Very of the era indeed though.

Think I'd have that below Ne-Yo and maybe Derulo, it doesn't do a lot for me. I much prefer Guetta's turn on another 2010 chart topper.

Not a fan of this one. I prefer the original though.

David Guetta did have some good songs in 2010 though. Commander with Kelly Rowland is superb.

Can't really argue with the last three, feels like this ranking will be fairly similar to mine, all of them ok but nothing amazing - probably not top 20 worthy. Would probably rank Beautiful Monster as the best of the three but all much of a muchness,

Another one I'd forgotten, and again I like the pounding club vibes and vocal bits, though there isnt much of a song in evidence. I'd be quite happy to have sticky trainer soles watching the video on a big screen. I bought the previous album, but didnt bother with this one. Me of the time liked it even more, number 8 and 18 weeks enjoyment. I mean, one wouldnt put it on just before one went to bed, but it sounds fine in a club setting or to perk you up. Not as great as Turn It On, but easily one of my top 100 singles of the year. David def didnt do it in one take though.

Beautiful Monster - was never a fan of this. His 2008 output was soooo much better imo.

In My Head - ugh Jason and his music have definitely aged like milk. On the bright side, it’s nowhere near as bad as Don’t Wanna Go Home - that is HORRID. I did have a bit of a crush on him around 2013 and stanned The Other Side/Talk Dirty briefly but that’s as far as my fandom went. 😂

Gettin’ Over You - pass!

Catching up but WOW, it's really sad to see that such a talented group like JLS were releasing dirge like The Club Is Love. ☹️ I remember watching them as X-Factor contestants and genuinely being excited thinking about the potential they had and I imagined them releasing stuff like U Remind Me or Fill Me In or quality songs like those and now looking at their discography page on Wikipedia and just feeling so let down. They released utter garbage.

"Import it, import it, import it..."

No complaints about these last few dropping out - goodness me there were a lot of forgettable #1s in 2010, that weren't bad exactly, but almost entirely inconsequential looking back (imo). I know 2000 had more #1s but at least most of its 1-week #1s had weeks at #2 and felt a little more material to the time (probably rose-tinted nostalgia speaking tbh).