# In 1998, a pop song reached number 38 in America. Joni Mitchell said it changed her ”mind about quitting”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1998-a-pop-song-reached-number-38-in-america-joni-mitchell-said-it-changed-her-mind-about-quitting/
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:46:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:11:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/in-1998-pop-song-that-saved-joni-mitchell-quitting/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Mitchell said the song gave her hope.
- She had been considering quitting music.
- It reached number 36 in the US.

## Summary

Joni Mitchell said The New Radicals’ 1998 song ‘You Get What You Give’ changed her mind about quitting music. At a time when she had stopped playing, singing and choosing to listen to music, the track gave her hope and helped revive her creative interest.

Mitchell called it “the most brilliant song” and compared its effect on her to Bob Dylan’s ‘Positive Fourth Street’. The New Radicals’ frontman Gregg Alexander later recalled dreaming about Mitchell shortly before writing the song; she praised him in person at a Grammys gala. The article says the track reached number 36 in the US, despite the headline citing number 38.

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