Get Busy
"Get Busy" is the second single off of Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul's second studio album Dutty Rock. The song was released on 27 January 2003.
| "Get Busy" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Sean Paul | |
| from the album Dutty Rock | |
| Released | 27 January 2003 |
| Genre | Reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Label | VP, Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | Sean Paul Henriques, Steven "Lenky" Marsden |
| Producer(s) | Steven Marsden |
The song was able to make it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #2 on the Rhythmic, #2 on the Hot Rap Songs, and #3 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts.[1][2][3][4][5] The song was certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada and 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6][7]
In the song, Paul sings to people and asks them to have fun and dance. Paul mentions his then-girlfriend (now wife) in the lyrics.[8]
A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Little X. In the video, Paul and his crew pull up to a house where a party is taking place. He enters the house and people are dancing in the basement. Paul performs at the party while people hold lighters. They bang on the vents and roof which alerts the homeowner. He goes down and yanks the mic from Paul to tell them to stop banging on the furnace. He leaves, they do it again and he kicks them out.
References
change- ↑ "Sean Paul - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul - Rhythmic Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul - Hot Rap Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul - Mainstream Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul - Get Busy". Music Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul - Get Busy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Sean Paul Explains His Most Iconic Song Lyrics (Get Busy, Temperature & More)". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
