- Get Busy
Infobox Single
Name = Get Busy
Artist =Sean Paul
from Album =Dutty Rock
B-side =
Released = 2003
Format =CD single 12-inch single
Genre =Reggae /Dancehall
Length = 3:32
Label = VP/Atlantic Records
Writer = Sean Paul Henriques
Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Producer =Steven Marsden
Chart position =
* #1 (US)
* #4 (UK)
* #4 (Japan)
* #4 (AUS)
* #2 (EU)
* #14 (Spain)
Last single = "Gimme the Light "
(2002)
This single = "Get Busy"
(2002)
Next single = "Like Glue "
(2003)"Get Busy" is a2003 re-releasedFact|date=March 2008 song by Jamaican dancehall reggae toasterSean Paul , from his album "Dutty Rock ".The
dancehall -style song features a jumpy handclapriddim known as theDiwali Riddim . The lyrics encourage sexy ladies to get busy, dancing in anightclub . 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 " by50 Cent and followed by "21 Questions " by 50 Cent featuringNate Dogg .It was performed live on "
Saturday Night Live " in May 2003.An official remix features
Fatman Scoop & the Crooklyn Clan.Music video
The video for "Get Busy" (directed by
Little X ) was shot inWoodbridge, Ontario , aToronto suburb, and released in February 2003. The video was also nominated for twoMTV Video Music Awards for Best Dance Video and Best New Artist in 2003. At the end of the video Sean's brother Jason introduces a song noting it as brand new(previous single) and Sean then sings part ofLike Glue .In popular culture
*It is currently being used to support Carl's Jr milkshake ads, in which a guy is shaking a cow to the song.
*It was also used in the "DANCE! Online ", a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.
*It was also used in the gameDance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 .
*Part of the song was played on "Pico's Cousin 2" when Otis would smokeweed to boost his health.ee also
*
Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2003 (USA) References
* [http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-p/seanpaul.htm rockonthenet.com]
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