I Get Around (Tupac Shakur song)
Appearance
"I Get Around" | ||||
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Single by 2Pac featuring Shock-G and Money-B | ||||
from the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. | ||||
A-side | "Nothing but Love" | |||
Released | June 10, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992[1] | |||
Genre | Dirty rap | |||
Length | 4:19 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Shock G | |||
2Pac singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Get Around" on YouTube |
"I Get Around" is the second single from 2Pac's second album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., and features Shock G and Money-B of Digital Underground. It was produced by Shock G.[2] Allmusic notes that in the song 2Pac "brags about his sexual conquests".[2]
Composition and writing
In the 2009 book How to Rap, Shock G recalled that 2Pac wrote the lyrics to the beat after hearing it for a while (rather than with no beat),[3] and that 2Pac also ghostwrote Shock G's verse.[4]
Commercial success
"I Get Around" peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It spent 25 weeks on the charts and peaked number 5 on the US R&B charts. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold 700,000 copies.[5][6]
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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The Source | United States | The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time | 1998 | * |
Ego Trip | Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 | 1999 | 6 | |
Blender | Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s | 2005 | 307 | |
Bruce Pollock | The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 | 2005 | * | |
Pitchfork | The Pitchfork 500 | 2008 | * | |
Pitchfork | Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s | 2010 | 107 |
Track listing
- 12"
- «I Get Around» (LP version) – 4:19
- «I Get Around» (vocal version) – 6:07
- «Nothing but Love» – 5:04
- «I Get Around» (remix) – 6:06
- «I Get Around» (remix instrumental) – 6:04
- «I Get Around» (7" remix) – 3:36
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Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 11 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] | 8 |
Year-end charts
End of year chart (1993) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 56 |
References
- ^ Sal Manna. "Official Biography". Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r168663
- ^ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 169.
- ^ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 230-231.
- ^ "American certifications – 2 Pac – I Get Around". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "2Pac Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1993". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.