The New Radicals - Get What You Give (((STEREO)))

A spirited MV,"Get What You Give" is a song by the New Radicals. It was an international smash hit, the first and most successful single off their album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. It reached No. 30 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay in January 1999 and No. 36 on the overall Hot 100. It was a bigger hit in the UK, reaching No. 5. The song is an upbeat youth anthem in classic Gregg Alexander production style, based around a piano chord sequence and an electric guitar lick in the background over a steady drumbeat. Many were drawn to the song's optimistic attitude and feel-good atmosphere (the song itself is about remaining true to who you are and not being "a fake"), making it one of the mainstay singles of the late 1990s. It has been played over one million times on U.S. radio. The music video for "You Get What You Give" was filmed in the Staten Island Mall, New York and directed by Evan Bernard. New Radicals' front man Gregg Alexander said he chose this setting because he sees the shopping mall as a metaphor for society - a fake, controlled environment engineered to encourage spending. The video showed a group of teenagers led by Alexander, going through the mall wreaking havoc -- tossing nets on security guards, placing businessmen in animal cages, knocking over merchandise, hijacking Lambrettas, and moshing in the foodcourt. According to some reports, the original idea was to completely destroy the mall, but before the video shoot the teenagers were "too tripped out on ecstasy"? It was apparently filmed from 8 pm to 7 am on a Wednesday and Thursday in March 1998. Only one hour of this was spent on filming the band performing. The New Radicals had a constantly changing lineup, and the video reflects this - the only actual band members seen are Alexander and the drummer, Jon, while the rest are actors miming their instruments. Lyrics: Wake up kids We've got the dreamers disease Age fourteen They got you down on your knees So polite We're busy still saying please Frienemies Who when you're down ain't your friend Every night We smash their mercedes benz First we run And then we laugh 'till we cry But when the night is falling And you cannot find the light you feel your dreams are dying Hold tight You've got the music in you Don't let go You've got the music in you One dance left This world is gonna pull through Don't give up You've got a reason to live Can't forget we only get what we give [I'm comin' home baby] [You're tops, give it to me now] Four a.m. we ran a miracle mile We're flat broke But hey we do it in style The bad rich God's flying in for your trial But when the night is falling And you cannot find a friend You feel your tree is breaking Just bend You've got the music in you Don't let go You've got the music in you One dance left This world is gonna pull through Don't give up You've got a reason to live Can't forget We only get what we give This whole damn world can fall apart You'll be ok follow your heart You're in harms way I'm right behind Now say you're mine You've got the music in you Don't let go You've got the music in you One dance left This world is gonna pull through Don't give up You've got a reason to live Can't forget We only get what we give Don't let go I feel the music in you Fly high What's real can't die We only get what we give You're gonna get what you give Just dont be afraid to live Health insurance rip off lying FDA big bankers buying Fake computer crashes dining Cloning while they're multiplying Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson courtney love and marilyn manson You're all fakes Run to your mansions Come around We'll kick your ass in....

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