Get Low (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz song)
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"Get Low" is a song by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, featuring Ying Yang Twins, released in 2003. It is featured on the 2002 album Kings of Crunk. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the US Hot Digital Songs. It was number five on the top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs of 2003. It is also known as a breakthrough single for the crunk genre, as the song's success helped it become mainstream.[1]
History
Three different radio edits of "Get Low" have been released. One had amended lyrics (i.e. "take that thang to the floor, you skank, you skank"), while the other two bleeped out certain profanities. Of the two bleep censored versions, one version left the word "goddamn" intact while the other censored the word.
The song is referenced by Vampire Weekend in their song "Oxford Comma" from their 2008 self-titled album, proclaiming "First the window, then it's to the wall/ Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth." Chris Rock also referenced the song in a sketch about rap music in his special Never Scared, stating that he still loved rap music but was "tired of defending it" in reference to the song's explicit and misogynistic lyrics, saying "We all should be ashamed of ourselves for liking this fucking song!"
The Ying Yang Twins used their lines from the song later in their song "Hanh!" from the album Me & My Brother, and in the remix of Pitbull's song "Bojangles".
A version of the song, edited due to its subject matter and use of profanity, was featured on the Need For Speed Underground soundtrack. The same edited version was featured 9 years later on the Kinect game Dance Central 3.
This song was also featured in the movies White Chicks, Coach Carter, The Proposal, and The Hangover.
Remixes
Two official remixes were released in the EP Part II by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz.
- Remix - featuring Elephant Man and Busta Rhymes (also released as a single)
- remix - featuring KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, MC Ren, Petey Pablo, Dr. Dre and DJ Pollo
- Merengue Remix - featuring vocals by Pitbull
- A mix of the song is featured as a blazing song in the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY
- Also in the video game Def Jam: Icon
- Freestyle Games included a mix of the song with 50 Cent's "In Da Club" in the game DJ Hero 2.
Chart positions
| Chart (2003–04)[2][3] | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 23 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 21 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 11 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 28 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 44 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
End-of-decade charts
| Chart (2000–2009) | Rank |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 70 |
References
- ^ "Crunk Basement". RapBasement.com. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ "Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "Lil Jon featuring The East Side Boyz, Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man and Ying Yang Twins - Get Low". aCharts.us. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins – Get Low". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins – Get Low" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins – Get Low". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins – Get Low". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks - Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2011.