Gettin' Jiggy wit It

Infobox Single
Name = Gettin' Jiggy wit It


Artist = Will Smith
from Album = Big Willie Style
B-side =
Released = January 26, 1998
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Hip hop, Funk
Length = 3:48
Label = Sony
Writer = Nas (uncredited), Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Will Smith
Producer = Poke & Tone, L.E.S. (co-prod.)
Certification =
Last single = "Just Cruisin'"
(1997)
This single = "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
(1998)
Next single = "Just the Two of Us"
(1998)Extra tracklisting
Album = Greatest Hits
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Men in Black"
prev_no = 8
this_track = "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
track_no = 9
next_track = "Miami"
next_no = 10"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" is a single by Will Smith from his album "Big Willie Style". Released in early 1998 and ghostwritten by Nas,Fact|date=October 2008 it was Smith's first hit produced by Poke & Tone, who replaced his long-time partner Jazzy Jeff; the record-scratching techniques of Jazzy Jeff can be heard during the song, however. [cite web | url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/08/is_hip-hop_haunted_by_ghostwriters.html | publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited | title= Is hip-hop haunted by ghostwriters? | accessdate=2008-09-08] It sampled the Sister Sledge song "He's the Greatest Dancer". The record spent three weeks at the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart from March 14, 1998. This song also won a Grammy Award in 1999 for the Best Rap Solo Performance.

It was ranked the 68th greatest song of the 1990s by VH1. The connotations associated with the word were heavily influenced by this single. The term went from being used to acclaim one's fashion or style towards being synonymous with dancing, and eventually back to the original association with sexual connotations. [cite web | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jiggy | publisher=Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) | title= jiggy. (n.d.) | accessdate=2007-04-26]

Versions of the song

*Album Version - 3:48
*Album Instrumental - 3:47
*Acappella - 3:01
*DJ Scratch Remix - 3:20
*DJ Scratch Remix Instrumental - 3:19
*So So Def Remix (Version 1)
*So So Def Remix (Version 2) featuring Jermaine Dupri, Big Pun, R.O.C. & Cam'ron - 3:36
*Jay Scratch Mix - 3:41

Two remixes produced by Jermaine Dupri surfaced. The first version uses the same lyrics from the album and features a female chorus (available on a CD Single). The second version contains brand new lyrics by Will Smith with guest raps by Big Pun, R.O.C. & Cam'ron, with additional vocals by Jermaine Dupri. The second version was deemed a bit hardcore for Will, and ended up being unreleased. Version 2 is now available only at the iTunes Music Store.

Music video

* The 1998 music video was filmed at various hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, including the New York-New York Hotel & Casino, The Mirage, and the foyer of the Luxor Hotel.

References