Get Right
- For the download manager, see GetRight.
| "Get Right" | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Jennifer Lopez - Get Right - CD single cover.jpg | ||
| Single by Jennifer Lopez | ||
| From the album Rebirth | ||
| Released | March 15th 2005 (USA) | |
| Format | Digital download Digital maxi single 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 3:45 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Writers | Rich Harrison James Brown | |
| Producers | Rich Harrison Cory Rooney | |
| Director | Francise Lawrence | |
| Certification | Platinum | |
| Chart positions | #12 (USA) #1 (UK) | |
| Jennifer Lopez singles chronology | ||
| "Baby I Love You!" (2004) |
"Get Right" (2005) |
"Hold You Down" (2005) |
"Get Right" is the first single from Jennifer Lopez's fifth album Rebirth. Released February 28th 2005 in the UK and March 15th 2005 in the US, the single peaked at #12 becoming Lopez's 10th Top 20 single in the USA; it also peaked at #1 in the UK, becoming her first #1 in the UK for four years. The single is most notable for its looping blaring horn sample usage of a part of James Brown's "Soul Power '74".
Song information
The song was written by Rich Harrison and produced by Harrison and Cory Rooney. The song is built around a horn sample of the song, "Soul Power '74" written by James Brown. In this funk club number, Lopez describes her impatient experiences with a man she meets at a nightclub. He's looking just a little too hard at her, and standing just a bit too close to her, yet he's not saying quite enough for her. Lopez is intrigued by the man, but does not waste time in small talk, causing her to propose, "I'm about to sign you up, we can get right, Before the night is up, we can get riiiiiiiight get riiiiiiight, we can get right..."
The song has attracted some controversy. Originally, "Get Right" had started out as a song called "Ride" that had been meant for Usher's album, Confessions. Like "Get Right", "Ride" utilized the same blaring horn sample. However, "Ride" did not make the cut for Confessions nor its rerelease. Harrison then brought the track to Lopez's attention and some melodies and lyrics were restructured to create "Get Right". However, Usher, Harrison, and Lopez did not speak publicly of the matter, and as a result, "Ride" remained unknown to the public. However, in early 2005, "Ride" was leaked to the internet. This caused controversy among music media and the fans of Usher. Usher, himself also released a negative comment publicly, but Lopez did not comment.
Music video
The main video portrays Lopez playing different characters at a nightclub, most notably playing the main character of the D.J. The end of the song features Marc Anthony's daughter, Arianna singing along with the music which is shown at the video - she is portrayed as the D.J. character's little sister, as her mum is at work. There is also the "Horns Down Remix" video featuring Fabolous that takes segments from the main video and extending them against a gray backgrop. The dancing mainly consists of Lopez dancing with a cane in an old Hollywood sideshow styled dance routine. The other segments are Lopez basically dancing un-choreographed to the beat. All dance routines appear on screens throughout the club, as Jennifer explains on MTV's Making The Video, "A video within a video." She appears also as a Go-Go dancer, dancing upon the bar, a nerdy, shy girl and other personailties attending the club.
Samples
The song samples James Brown's Soul Power '74 and also samples the looping instrumental and some lyrics from Usher's Ride, which was deleted from his 2004 album Confessions.
Parody
On an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, broadcast 16th May 2005, Ellen introduces Jennifer as a guest, starting the segment of with: "the only way to describe my next guest is as my dancing partner, check it out..." A video VT plays of her joining in to the dance choreography of Get Right. The director shouts "action!" and dancing rather badly to the guide track, on purpose for laughs, Ellen prances around the soundstage trying to keep up with the dancers.
Releases
Get Right CD 1 - Track Listing: 1. Get Right [Album Version] 2. Get Right Remix (Feat. Fabolous) [Album Version]
Get Right CD 1 (Extra Tracks) - Track Listing: 1. Get Right [Album Version] 2. Get Right Remix (Feat. Fabolous) [Album Version] 3. Love Don't Cost A Thing 4. If You Had My Love 5. Get Right [Instrumental Version]
Get Right CD Pt. 2 - Track Listing: 1. Get Right [Album Version] 2. Love Don't Cost A Thing (Feat. Fat Joe) 3. If You Had My Love [Darkchild Edit] 4. Get Right [Instrumental] 5. Get Right [Video]
Chart Positions (Worldwide)
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 18 |
| U.S. Hot Ringtones | 2 |
| U.S. Pop 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 3 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 10 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 7 |
| VH1 Weekly Top 20 Countdown | 6 |
External links
- Jennifer Lopez.com With Rebirth Samples
- Jennifer Lopez Music Videos
- Get Right Lyrics
- Get Right Screen Shots