Gitty Up (song)

"Gitty Up"
Single by Salt-N-Pepa
from the album Brand New
A-side "Gitty Up"
B-side "Remix"
Released March 10, 1998
Format CD single, Cassette, 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl
Genre R&B, hip-hop electronic, Progressive house music
Length 4.02 (album version)
Label London Records / Island Black Music
Songwriter(s) Cheryl James, Rufus Moore, Rick James
Producer(s) Al West, Chad "Dr Ceuss" Elliott
Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology
"R U Ready"
(1997)		 "Gitty Up"
(1998)		 "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
(1999)

"R U Ready"
(1997)		 "Gitty Up"
(1998)		 "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
(1999)

"Gitty Up" is a 1998 single released by American R&B and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. The single was released as the second single taken from their fifth studio album Brand New. The song contains an interpolation of "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James.[1]

Track listing

CD Single [2]
  1. Gitty Up (Album Version) - 4:02
  2. Gitty Up (Bystorm Mix 1) - 4:11
  3. Gitty Up (Soul Solution Mix) - 4:06
  4. Gitty Up (Bystorm Mix 1 Instrumental) - 4:10
12" vinyl [3]

A1. "Gitty Up" (Album Version)
A2. "Gitty Up" (Bystorm Mix 1)
A3. "Gitty Up" (Soul Solution Mix)
A4. "Gitty Up" (Bystorm Mix 1 Instrumental)
B1. "Gitty Up" (Bystorm Mix 2)
B2. "Gitty Up" (Bystorm Mix 2 Instrumental)
B3. "Gitty Up" (Album Instrumental)

Chart performance and certifications

Country (1998) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 22
US Hot Rap Tracks[5] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 50

The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up

"The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
Single by Salt-N-Pepa
from the album The Best of Salt-N-Pepa
Released 1999
Format CD single
Genre R&B, hip-hop electronic, Progressive house music Pop rap
Length 3:13
Label London Records
Songwriter(s) Roger Waters, Robert Jazayeri, Cheryl James, Rufus Moore, Rick James
Producer(s) Al West, Chad "Dr Ceuss" Elliott
Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology
"Gitty Up"
(1998)		 "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
(1999)

"Gitty Up"
(1998)		 "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
(1999)

In 1999, "Gitty Up" was remixed by Robert Jazayeri and Sean Mathers and re-released under the title "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". It samples "Another Brick in the Wall part 2" by Pink Floyd.[6] It was released as the first single from Salt N Pepa's 1999 greatest hits album, The Best of Salt-N-Pepa and it was certified Gold in Australia.[7]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Country (1999-2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 16
France (SNEP)[9] 85
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 64
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 93
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[13] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 71

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Track listing

Australian CD Single [16]
  1. The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up (Rickidy Raw Hide Radio Mix) - 3:12
  2. Whatta Man (feat. En Vogue) (Radio Edit) - 4:10
  3. Let's Talk About Sex - 3:31
  4. Gitty Up (Original Version) - - 4:02
European CD Single[17]
  1. The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up (Rickidy Raw Hide Radio Mix) - 3:12
  2. Gitty Up (Original Version) - 4:03
  3. Push It (Again) (DJ Tonka Remix Edit) - 5:18
Promo Single [18]
  1. The Brick Song Versus Gitty Up (Rickidy Raw Hide Radio Mix) - 3:13
  2. The Brick Song Versus Gitty Up (Rickidy Raw Hide Radio Mix - Without Solo) - 3:11

References

  1. ↑ "Salt N Pepa Gitty Up". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Salt 'N Pepa – Gitty Up". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Salt 'N Pepa – Gitty Up 12". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Charts.nz – Salt-N-Pepa – Gitty Up". Top 40 Singles.
  5. 1 2 "Salt-N-Pepa awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Salt-N-Pepa-Rufus-Blaq-The-Brick-Track-Versus-Gitty-Up-(Rickidy-Raw-Hide-Radio-Mix)-Pink-Floyd-Another-Brick-in-the-Wall-(Part-II)/". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Singles". www.aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Musicline.de – Salt-N-Pepa Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  11. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". VG-lista.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Salt-N-Pepa". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2000". www.aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Saltnpepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Salt 'N' Pepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Salt 'N' Pepa – The Brick Song Versus Gitty Up". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.