"I Gotta Get to You" is a country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 song by artist George Strait

George Strait

George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

. It was released in February 2010 as the 90th single of his career, as well as the third single from his 26th studio album, Twang

Twang (album)

-Personnel:*Eddie Bayers – drums*Eric Darken – percussion*Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin*Tom Flora – background vocals*Paul Franklin – steel guitar*Steve Gibson – acoustic, electric, gut string guitars*Mike Haynes – trumpet...

. The single debuted at #57 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 charts for the week of January 16, 2010, at the time his previous single, "Twang

Twang (song)

"Twang" is the title of a song written by Jim Lauderdale, Kendall Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It is the second single from, and title track to, his 2009 studio album Twang. The song was released to radio on October 13, 2009...

," was still on the charts.

Content

The song's narrator wants to romance his lover, saying to her ,"I gotta get to you, 'cause you sure been gettin' to me".

Critical reception

Roughstock reviewer Allen Jacobs' review focuses on how Strait's previous single, "Twang

Twang (song)

"Twang" is the title of a song written by Jim Lauderdale, Kendall Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It is the second single from, and title track to, his 2009 studio album Twang. The song was released to radio on October 13, 2009...

," missed the Top Ten, saying that the song will "return him to his home in the Top Ten." Jim Malec of the 9513, in his review of the album, described the song as a "smooth swing."

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	70