You've Got It Bad

"You've Got It Bad" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene. The song was released as the second single from their second album, Moseley Shoals (1996), on 25 March 1996 and reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also released as a demo alternative on a second CD with additional B-sides. In the United States, the song was serviced to alternative radio in August 1996.

"You've Got It Bad"
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Moseley Shoals
B-side	"Robin Hood", "I Wanna Stay Alive with You", "Huckleberry Grove"
Released	25 March 1996 (1996-03-25)
Studio	Moseley Shoals (Birmingham, England)
Length	4:26
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Ocean Colour Scene
Producer(s)	Brendan Lynch, Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"The Riverboat Song" (1996) "You've Got It Bad" (1996) "The Day We Caught the Train" (1996)

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

1. "You've Got It Bad"
2. "Robin Hood"
3. "I Wanna Stay Alive with You"
4. "Huckleberry Grove"

UK CD2^[2]

1. "You've Got It Bad" (demo version)
2. "Here in My Heart"
3. "Men of Such Opinion"
4. "Beautiful Losers"

UK cassette single^[3]

1. "You've Got It Bad"
2. "I Wanna Stay Alive with You"

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Moseley Shoals album booklet.^[4]

Studios

• Recorded and mixed at Moseley Shoals (Birmingham, England)
• Mastered at the Powerplant (London, England)

Personnel

• Ocean Colour Scene – writing, production
  • Simon Fowler – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, piano, vocals
  • Oscar Harrison – drums, piano, vocals
  • Damon Minchella – bass guitar
• Brendan Lynch – production
• Martin Heyes – engineering
• Tony Keach – assistant engineering
• Tim Young – mastering

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5]	20
Scotland (OCC)[6]	4
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	25 March 1996	CD	MCA	[8]
	8 April 1996	Cassette		[9]
United States	12 August 1996	Alternative radio		[10]