What I Got

"What I Got" is a song from Sublime's eponymous third album titled Sublime and was the band's biggest radio hit, posthumously after singer Bradley Nowell's death in 1996 from a heroin overdose. It was the second single to be released by the band, following "Date Rape" (1991). The song's melody is similar to The Beatles' "Lady Madonna".

"What I Got" was one of the most popular alternative singles of 1997 in the United States, reaching the number-one spot on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was also a radio hit, peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. In New Zealand "What I Got" peaked at number 34 on the RIANZ Singles Chart; What I Got: The Seven Song EP was slightly more successful, reaching number 33 on the same chart. The song also reached number two on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30 chart and number 71 in the United Kingdom. It is ranked on the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine at number 83.

Music video
The video for "What I Got", shot after Nowell's death, mainly contains a collage of archive videos and photos of Bradley, as a tribute to the singer. The video includes images of Long Beach, CA, where the band met their success, as well as live footage from a Sublime show at The Capitol Ballroom in Washington, DC.

Track listing
What I Got: The Seven Song EP
 * 1) "What I Got" (Kahne radio edit) (2:47)
 * 2) "40 oz. to Freedom" (3:03)
 * 3) "D.J.s" (3:18)
 * 4) "All You Need" (2:46)
 * 5) "Same in the End" (2:39)
 * 6) "Work That We Do"  (2:35)
 * 7) "Doin' Time" (Marshall arts remix) feat. the Pharcyde (4:12)

In popular culture
The song is featured in Saints Row: The Third, during a mission in where the main character and Pierce sing along to the lyrics. It also featured on Dave Mirra's freestyle BMX.