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"Get Up!"
Single by Beverley Knight
from the album Who I Am
Released15 October 2001
Recorded2001
Genre
Length3:47
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • BJ
  • Mike Soul
Beverley Knight singles chronology
"Sista Sista"
(1999) 		"Get Up!"
(2001) 		"Shoulda Woulda Coulda"
(2002)
Alternative cover
CD 2 cover
Audio sample
A 23-second long sample of Get Up!

"Get Up!" is a song by Beverley Knight, taken from her third studio album, Who I Am. The track was released on 15 October 2001.[1] It was showcased with a performance at the 2001 MOBO Awards.

The single became Knight's third top 20 hit in Britain when it debuted and peaked at number seventeen upon its release.[2]

Chart performance

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On 17 November 2001, the single would debut at number seventeen on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In its second week, it would drop 11 places, charting at number twenty-eight. In the next two weeks afterwards, it would drop further, charting at number 49 and 72 respectively, before going out of the chart entirely.

Get Up! would re-entry the chart twice. On the 29th of December that year, it would reappear on the chart at number nineteen, before going out again. However, on 12 January 2002, the single would appear at number 78. A week later, it would drop four places, before dropping off the chart entirely.

The song would fare off much better on the R&B chart there, spending a week in the top ten, at number seven. It would spend eleven weeks in the top 40, aswell as on the chart entirely.

The single would also achieve minor success in Scotland, peaking at number 42 there.

Music video

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The accompanying promo video was directed by Jason Smith.[citation needed]

Track listing

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  • UK CD 1
  1. "Get Up!"
  2. "Get Up!" (Middle Row Mix)
  3. "Get Up!" (So Solid Crew Mix)
  • UK CD 2
  1. "Get Up!"
  2. "Never Too Late"
  3. "What If?"

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[4] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[6] 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (2001) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[7] 13

References

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  1. ^ "BEVERLEY KNIGHT || OFFICIAL SITE". Archived from the original on 25 September 2001. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "GET UP". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 24 November 2001. p. 62. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 40 Urban Tracks Of 2001" (PDF). Music Week. 19 January 2002. p. 26. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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