Got It Made

"Got It Made"
Single by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
from the album American Dream
A-side"This Old House"
Released1988
RecordedJuly 28, 1988
StudioRedwood Digital, Woodside, California
Length4:56
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
Producers
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young singles chronology
"American Dream"
(1988)
"Got It Made"
(1988)
"Chippin' Away"
(1990)

"Got It Made" is a song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, featured on their 1988 album American Dream. It was released as a double A-side single alongside "This Old House" and became the only song from the album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 69 in February of 1989.[1] The song is sung by Stephen Stills and was written by Stills and Neil Young.

Reception

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Released as a double A-side with the Young-written "This Old House", "Got It Made" proved to be the most popular track from American Dream, reaching #69 in the US and becoming the group's last single to chart.[1]

Despite the lukewarm reception for its parent album, "Got It Made" received positive reviews. Paste placed the song at #9 in their list of the band's 13 best, calling its chorus "instantly catchy" and referring to the song as a standout on the album.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "This Old House" (Neil Young) – 4:48
  2. "Got It Made" (Stephen Stills, Young) – 4:36

References

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  1. ^ a b "Week of February 25, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (19 January 2023). "The 13 Best Songs by Crosby, Stills & Nash". Paste. Retrieved 22 May 2023.