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Get Low (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz song)

"Get Low" is a song by American Southern hip hop group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, featuring American hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins, released as a single in 2003. It first appeared on the 2002 album Kings of Crunk. "Get Low" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. It was number five on the top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs of 2003. Outside of the United States, "Get Low" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom, the top twenty of the charts in Germany and the top forty of the charts in Australia, Austria, and New Zealand. It is also known as a breakthrough song for the crunk genre, as the song's success helped it become mainstream. It is listed number 99 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip-Hop.[1]

"Get Low"
The artists standing over a table with playing cards on it
Single by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins
from the album Kings of Crunk
B-side"Lovers and Friends"
Released2003
Recorded2002
Genre
Length5:34 (album version)
  • 4:31 (radio edit)
LabelTVT
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lil Jon
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz singles chronology
"Get Low"
(2003) 		"Damn!"
(2003)
Ying Yang Twins singles chronology
"Twurkulator Part II"
(2003) 		"Get Low"
(2003) 		"Naggin'"
(2003)

History

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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. Also, in the chorus (the clean version), the word "skeet" is said six times in the original place of "motherfucker" and the word "goddamn" is shortened to "got". The song popularized the word "skeet" in African-American Vernacular English (to ejaculate).

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". In addition, the line "bend over to the front and touch your toes" was reused in Usher's 2004 song "Yeah!", on which Lil Jon and Ludacris provided the rap vocals.

A version of the song, highly edited due to its subject matter and use of profanity, was featured on the Need for Speed: Underground soundtrack. A less-edited version was featured 9 years later on the Kinect game Dance Central 3. This song was also a playable track in the video game Def Jam Rapstar. The uncensored version appears in the Xbox 360 video game Def Jam: Icon. Lil Jon (without the East Side Boyz) appears in the video game as a playable character providing his own voice and likeness.

The song was also featured in the movies White Chicks, Coach Carter, Red, White & Royal Blue and The Proposal, where Sandra Bullock's character raps it. An abbreviated version of the song appeared in “The Mattress”, a season 3 episode of the scripted comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The song also makes an appearance in “Virtual In-Stanity”, a season 7 episode of the animated comedy series American Dad!, in which Stan Smith can be seen twerking to the song.

Lil Jon performed a version of the song as a special guest of the Georgia delegation at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where he changed multiple verses to reference the nominees Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.[2] American businessman Mark Zuckerburg collaborated with the singer T-Pain to remake the song that same year, dedicating this new acoustic cover to his wife Priscilla Chan.[3]

Remixes

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Two official remixes were released in the EP Part II by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz.

Chart positions

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Willman, Chris (August 22, 2024). "How a Lil Jon 'To the Walz' Viral Fan Meme Led to the Rapper Becoming a Surprise Star of the Democratic National Convention". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Roth, Emma (2024-11-13). "Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a single with T-Pain". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  4. ^ "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins – Get Low". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ^ "Issue 801" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man & Ying Yang Twins – Get Low" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Get Low / Lovers & Friends". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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  20. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks - 2003 Year End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  21. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "2004 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  24. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks – Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  27. ^ "British single certifications – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – Get Low". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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