Gotta Get Up
| "Gotta Get Up" | |
|---|---|
Side B of the "Without You" US vinyl single | |
| Song by Nilsson | |
| from the album Nilsson Schmilsson | |
| A-side | "Without You" |
| Released | October 11, 1971 |
| Recorded | 1971 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Nilsson |
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry |
| Official audio | |
| "Gotta Get Up" on YouTube | |
"Gotta Get Up" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson and the opening track from his 1971 album Nilsson Schmilsson. It was first released as the B-side to his single "Without You". "Gotta Get Up" is an upbeat pop song with a music hall feeling and lyrics about transitioning from carefree youth to adult responsibility. Nilsson based the lyrics on his experiences working at a bank and on his parents.