Start working, become active, as in Stop dawdling; get busy, or We'd better get busy on this paper. [c. 1900] Also see
get a move on; get going; get on the stick.
Get Busy
| Idioms: get busy |
| Album Review: Get Busy |
- Artist:
Mr. Lee - Rating:
- Release Date: 1990
- Total Time: 55:34
- Genre: Electronica
Review
A little-known rapper from Chicago's North Side, Mr. Lee specialized in a style known as "hip-house" -- the art of rapping to dance-oriented house-music tracks. Hardcore rappers have tended to dismiss hip-house much as they would dismiss pop-rap, but in dance clubs, the style enjoyed a lot of exposure in the late 1980s and early to mid-'90s. Though it underscores hip-house's obvious limitations (the style tends to be very cliched and one-dimensional), Get Busy isn't without its pleasures. Highly danceable club songs like "Pump That Body," "Move It" and "Break Out" are, in fact, catchy and fairly enjoyable. Lee does get away from the hip-house groove on occasion, three examples being "I Like the Girls" (which isn't unlike something Young MC would do), the jazz-influenced instrumental "Jazzy Lee," and the slow-burner "That's Bad." But most of the time, he's quite predictable. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Get Busy | (3:49) | ||
| Pump That Body | (3:51) | ||
| I Like the Girls | (5:21) | ||
| Turn It Up | (4:35) | ||
| It's My Business | (4:33) | ||
| Make It Funky | (4:52) | ||
| Move It | (5:02) | ||
| Break Out | (3:32) | ||
| That's Bad | (4:31) | ||
| Jazzy Lee | (5:02) | ||
| MC Mr. Lee | (5:01) | ||
| Get Busy [Lidell Townsell Mix] | (5:43) |
Credits
| Lyrics: Get Busy |
Performed by: Sean Paul
Written by: Sean Henriques; S Marsden
Credits: Henriques, Sean (Songwriter); Marsden, S (Songwriter); EMI MUSIC PUB. LTD. (Publisher)
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| Single by Sean Paul | ||||
| from the album Dutty Rock | ||||
| B-side | Remix | |||
| Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi 12-inch single |
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| Genre | Reggae/Dancehall | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | VP/Atlantic Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Sean Paul Henriques Steven "Lenky" Marsden |
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| Certification | 2×Platinum (RIAA)[citation needed] | |||
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"Get Busy" is a 2003 song by Jamaican dancehall reggae toaster Sean Paul, from his album Dutty Rock. The dancehall-style song features a jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim. The lyrics encourage sexy ladies to get busy, dancing in a nightclub. 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 May 10, 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. An official remix features Fatman Scoop and The Crooklyn Clan.
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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.
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. Part of the song was played on Pico's Cousin 2 when Otis would smoke weed to boost his health. The song's remix was played in the club scene of the 2003 film Grind.
Track listings
- CD single
- "Get Busy" – 3:32
- "Get Busy" (Diwali Riddim instrumental) – 3:20
- CD maxi - Europe
- "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:32
- "Get Busy" (Diwali Riddim instrumental) – 3:20
- "Gimme the Light" (2Step Moabit Relick remix) – 5:53
- "Gimme the Light" (Nappy Doggout remix) – 3:50
- CD maxi - U.S.
- "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:31
- "Get Busy" (instrumental) – 3:20
- "Get Busy" (acapella) – 3:43
- "Get Busy" (video) – 4:27
- 12" maxi - UK
- "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:31
- "Get Busy" (instrumental) – 3:20
- "Get Busy" (acapella) – 3:43
- 12" maxi - Germany
- "Get Busy" (album version) – 3:31
- "Get Busy" (Diwali Riddim instrumental) – 3:20
- "Gimme the Light" (2Step Moabit Relick remix) – 3:53
- "Gimme the Light" (2Step Moabit Relick instrumental) – 3:53
- "Like Glue" (album version) – 3:53
- "Like Glue" (instrumental) – 4:01
Credits
- Written by Steven Marsden and Sean Paul Henriques
- Mastered by Paul Shields
- Executive producers : Christopher Chin, Jeremy Harding, Murray Elias and Sean Henriques
- Produced by Steven "Lenky" Marsden
- Photography by William Richards
- Artwork by Floodzone Design
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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| Australia[1] | Gold | 2003 | 35,000 |
| Austria[2] | Gold | September 30, 2003 | 15,000 |
| Belgium[3] | Gold | Augsut 23, 2003 | 25,000 |
| France[4] | Silver | November 13, 2003 | 125,000 |
| Germany[5] | Gold | 2003 | 150,000 |
| Sweden[6] | Gold | August 19, 2003 | 10,000 |
| Switzerland[7] | Gold | 2003 | 15,000 |
Charts
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| Preceded by "Excuse Me Miss" by Jay-Z |
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 26, 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 May 10, 2003 – May 24, 2003 (3 weeks) |
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| Preceded by "Tell Her" by Jim Bakkum |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single June 7, 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 (first run) July 4, 2003 – July 11, 2003 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy |
| Italian FIMI number-one single (second run) July 25, 2003 – August 22, 2003 (5 weeks) |
See also
References
- ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Get Busy", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ a b c d "Get Busy", in various singles charts Acharts.us (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ a b c d e Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ 2003 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ 2003 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ 2003 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
- ^ 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
External links
- "Get Busy" music video at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)
- rockonthenet.com
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