Get It Up

Get It Up

Infobox Single
Name = Get It Up


Caption = 7" single cover
Artist = The Time
from Album = The Time
B-side = "After Hi School"
Released = 1981
Format = 7" single
Recorded = Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1981
Genre = Funk, Pop
Length = 7" edit: 3:01
Album: 9:08
Label = Warner Bros.
Writer = Jamie Starr
Producer = The Starr ★ Company
Certification =
Last single = —
This single = "Get It Up"
(1981)
Next single = "Cool"
(1981)
Misc ="Get It Up" opens The Time's debut album and is also their debut single. Like most of the album, the song was recorded in Prince's home studio in April 1981, and was produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince with Morris Day later adding his lead vocals. Revolution keyboardist Doctor Fink provided synth solos on the track, uncredited.

The funk-pop number relies on synthesizers and contains numerous solos throughout the song. The song's propelled by a strong bass line and contains live drums and handclaps. A raunchy guitar solo provides a rock element to the funky track. "Get It Up" is basically an ode to sex and Day's attempts to get some. Prince's vocals are very apparent in the song, both in the background and the lead at times.

"Get It Up" was only released as a 7" single with the poppy "After Hi School" as its B-side. "After Hi School", while not an outstanding effort was composed by Dez Dickerson and is perhaps the strongest pop effort on the album. The full version of "Get It Up" was later a B-side for the 12" single of "Ice Cream Castles" in 1984. "Get It Up" is one of The Time's more popular numbers, and a live version of the song recorded at the House of Blues in 1998 was included on Morris Day's 2004 album, "It's About Time" where it segues into "777-9311".

Single infobox
Name = Get It Up


Artist = TLC
from Album = Poetic Justice soundtrack
Released = June 29, 1993
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1993
Genre = R&B, new jack swing
Length = 4:25
Label = LaFace Records, Arista
Writer = Prince
Producer =
Last single = "Hat 2 Da Back"
(1993)
This single = "Get It Up"
(1993)
Next single = "Creep"
(1994)Extra tracklisting
Album = Poetic Justice
Type = soundtrack
prev_track =
prev_no =
this_track = "Get It Up"
track_no = 1
next_track = "Indo Smoke" - Mista Grimm
next_no = 2

Miscellanea

* "Get It Up" was covered by girl group TLC for the "Poetic Justice" soundtrack becoming a minor hit for the group. They also recorded a cover of Prince's own "If I Was Your Girlfriend" on their album "CrazySexyCool".
* "Get It Up" was later included in TLC's greatest hits album, "".

External links

* [http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/related/time.html#get "Get It Up" lyrics]


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