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| Single bythe Time | ||||
| from the albumThe Time | ||||
| B-side | "After Hi School" | |||
| Released | June 26, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | April 1981 | |||
| Studio | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||
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| Length | 3:01(7" edit) 9:08(album version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
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"Get It Up" is the debut single by Americanfunk rock bandthe Time, from their 1981self-titled debut album.
Like most of the album, the song was recorded inPrince's home studio in April 1981, and was produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince withMorris Day later adding his lead vocals.[1]Revolution keyboardistDoctor Fink provided synth solos on the track, uncredited.
Thefunk-pop number relies on synthesizers and contains numerous solos throughout the song. The song is 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 itsB-side. "After Hi School", while not an outstanding effort was composed byDez Dickerson and is perhaps the strongest pop effort on the album. Along with the track "Cool", "Get It Up" peaked at number six on the USBillboard Hot R&B singles chart, and at number 16 on theDisco Top 80 chart.[2] 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 theHouse of Blues in 1998 was included on Morris Day's 2004 album,It's About Time where it segues into "777-9311".
Credits sourced from Prince Vault and Guitarcloud[3][4][nb 1]
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| Single byTLC | ||||
| from the albumPoetic Justice: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
| Released | June 6, 1993 (1993-06-06) | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 4:25 (album version) 4:02 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
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| "Get It Up" onYouTube | ||||
"Get It Up" was covered by American girl groupTLC for thePoetic Justice soundtrack becoming a major hit for the group and was later included in TLC's first greatest hits album,Now and Forever: The Hits (2003). The music video for "Get It Up" was shot in June 1993.
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