Get Busy

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"Get Busy"
Single by Sean Paul
from the album Dutty Rock
B-side Remix
Released 4 March 2003
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12-inch single
Genre Dancehall, reggae fusion
Length 3:32
Label 40/40 Records (Jamaica)
VP/Atlantic Records
(U.S. and International)
Writer(s) Sean Paul Henriques
Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Producer Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Certification 2×Platinum (RIAA)[citation needed]
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Gimme the Light"
(2002)		 "Get Busy"
(2002)		 "Like Glue"
(2003)

"Get Busy" is a 2002 dancehall song by Jamaican dancehall reggae toaster Sean Paul, from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim, produced by then-newcomer Steven "Lenky" Marsden, and was the only song that never made the "Diwali" rhythm album on Greensleeves Records as it was more than likely a late entry.

The lyrics encourage sexy club-going ladies to "get busy"... on the dancefloor, that is. Paul described it as "...mainly a party song. It's not all about smoking weed." "Get Busy" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from 10 May 2003, preceded by "In Da Club" by 50 Cent and followed by "21 Questions" by 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg. It was performed live on Saturday Night Live in May 2003.

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[edit] Remix

The official remix, "Get Busy (Clap Your Hands Now Remix)", features rapper Fatman Scoop and The Crooklyn Clan, the remix uses the instrumental of Sean Paul's previous single,"Gimme the Light", on the near end of the song.

[edit] Music video

The video for "Get Busy" (directed by Little X) was shot in Woodbridge, Ontario, a Vaughan suburb, and released in February 2003. The video was also nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Dance Video and Best New Artist in 2003. At the end of the video Paul's brother Jason introduces a song, noting it as a brand new single, and Paul then sings part of "Like Glue". Kardinal Offishall makes a cameo appearance in the video along with Lil' Jon.

[edit] In popular culture

The song is currently being used to support Carl's Jr. milkshake ads, in which a man is shaking a cow to the song, and was also used in the DANCE! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game, and in the game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. The song's remix was played in the club scene of the 2003 film Grind. The song also briefly appeared in the season two episode of The Wire, Hot Shots.

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "Get Busy" – 3:32
  2. "Get Busy" (Diwali Riddim instrumental) – 3:20
CD maxi - Europe
  1. "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:32
  2. "Get Busy" (Diwali Riddim instrumental) – 3:20
  3. "Gimme the Light" (2Step Moabit Relick remix) – 5:53
  4. "Gimme the Light" (Nappy Doggout remix) – 3:50
CD maxi - U.S.
  1. "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:31
  2. "Get Busy" (instrumental) – 3:20
  3. "Get Busy" (acapella) – 3:43
  4. "Get Busy" (video) – 4:27
12" maxi - UK
  1. "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:31
  2. "Get Busy" (instrumental) – 3:20
  3. "Get Busy" (acapella) – 3:43
12" maxi - Germany
  1. "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:31
  2. "Get Busy" (Diwali Riddim instrumental) – 3:20
  3. "Gimme the Light" (2Step Moabit Relick remix) – 3:53
  4. "Gimme the Light" (2Step Moabit Relick instrumental) – 3:53
  5. "Like Glue" (album version) – 3:53
  6. "Like Glue" (instrumental) – 4:01

[edit] Personnel

  • Written by Steven Marsden and Sean Paul Henriques
  • Mastered by Paul Shields
  • Executive producers: Christopher Chin, Jeremy Harding, Murray Elias, and Sean Paul Henriques
  • Produced by Steven "Lenky" Marsden
  • Photography by William Richards
  • Artwork by Floodzone Design

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 4
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 4
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1] 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] 3
Danish Singles Chart[1] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[2] 1
Eurochart Hot 100 2
Finnish Singles Chart[1] 17
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 8
German Singles Chart[2] 3
Irish Singles Chart[2] 14
Italian Singles Chart[1] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] 19
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 2
UK Singles Chart[2] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[3] 37
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[3] 3

[edit] Year-end charts

End of year chart (2003) Position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 45
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 19
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[6] 11
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 17
Dutch Top 40[8] 21
French Singles Chart[9] 33
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 3

[edit] Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 50

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[12] Gold 2003 35,000
Austria[13] Gold 30 September 2003 15,000
Belgium[14] Gold 23 August 2003 25,000
France[15] Silver 13 November 2003 125,000
Germany[16] Gold 2003 150,000
Sweden[17] Gold 19 August 2003 10,000
Switzerland[18] Gold 2003 15,000

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"Excuse Me Miss" by Jay-Z		 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
26 April 2003 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"21 Questions" by 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
Preceded by
"In da Club" by 50 Cent		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
10 May 2003 – 24 May 2003 (3 weeks)
Preceded by
"Tell Her" by Jim Bakkum		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
7 June 2003 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Summer Jam 2003" by The Underdog Project and The Sunclub
Preceded by
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy		 Italian FIMI number-one single
4 July 2003 – 11 July 2003 (2 weeks)
25 July 2003 – 22 August 2003 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Get Busy", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  2. ^ a b c d "Get Busy", in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  3. ^ a b c d e Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  4. ^ 2003 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  5. ^ 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  6. ^ 2003 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  7. ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  8. ^ "Single top 100 over 2003" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202003.pdf. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
  9. ^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  10. ^ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  11. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks - Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/hot100-songs. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
  12. ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  13. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  14. ^ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  15. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Get+Busy')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Get%2BBusy&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 17 May 2009. 
  17. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  18. ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved 17 May 2009)

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