 " Gotta Be You " is a song by English @-@ Irish boy band One Direction from their debut studio album , Up All Night ( 2011 ) . Written by August Rigo and the song 's producer , Steve Mac , it was released in the United Kingdom by Syco Music in November 2011 , as the album 's second single . The track is a mid @-@ tempo pop rock ballad incorporating an orchestral arrangement . The lyrical content is characterised by love sentiments . 
