Getting into Something

Columbia had rejected the original recording of Essex and insisted that it be re-recorded to create a more commercial package. The label hired Ian Broudie to produce various tracks for the re-recorded version; one of which was "Getting into Something".[2] The song was selected as the album's third single, following the Top 20 success of "Whispering Your Name". For its release as a single, "Getting into Something" was remixed. The mixing was handled by Dave Bascombe. A "Midnight Mix" of the song was also created by Bay Route.

"Getting into Something" reached No. 51 in the UK and remained on the chart for two weeks.[3] It was released on 12", cassette and CD in the UK and on CD across Europe.[4] A promotional video was filmed for the single, which was directed by Liam & Grant (Liam Kan and Grant Hodgson) for the production company HLA.[5][6] During July 1994, the video was listed in Billboard magazine's The Clip List - a sampling of playlists submitted by national and local music video outlets. The video had received play on the local Boston TV music programme Rage as well as on the Chicago JBTV WWOR network.[7]

Upon release, Music & Media described "Getting into Something" as a "ballad with a demanding dance rhythm" and praised Moyet's vocal performance on the track.[8] In a review of Essex, Hi-Fi News & Record Review commented: "Tracks like "Whispering Your Name" and "Getting into Something" are cleverly arranged, slickly produced, efficiently played and make good showcases for the Moyet lung-power but, they lack memorable tunes."[9]

In a retrospective review of Essex, Helena Adams of the music website Reflections of Darkness commented on the song's "amazing funky entrance that sets up the ambience with [Moyet's] sensuous voice".[10] Attitude writer Josh Lee described the song as a "forgotten gem".[11]

12" Single

1. "Getting into Something" - 4:15
2. "Getting into Something (Midnight Mix)" - 4:31
3. "Never Too Late (Remix)" - 3:49

CD Single

1. "Getting into Something" - 4:15
2. "Dorothy (Acoustic)" - 3:11
3. "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Acoustic)" - 3:42
4. "Never Too Late" - 3:50

Cassette Single

1. "Getting into Something" - 4:15
2. "Dorothy (Acoustic)" - 3:11

CD Single (UK promo)

1. "Getting Into Something (Single Mix)" - 4:15

• Alison Moyet – vocals
• Ian Broudie – guitar, producer, sound mixing
• Simon Fowler – backing vocals
• Steve Cradock - backing vocals
• Dave Bascombe - mixing
• Simon Rogers – programming
• Cenzo Townshend – sound engineer
• Bay Route - remixer on "Getting into Something (Midnight Mix)"
• Victor Van Vugt - producer on "Dorothy (Acoustic)" and "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Acoustic)"
• Pete Glenister - producer on "Never Too Late (Remix)"
• Adrian Bushby, Pete Davis - remixers, additional producers on "Never Too Late (Remix)"
• Alison Moyet, Martin Jenkins - artwork design
• The Douglas Brothers - photography