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"Get Busy"
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[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Steven "Lenky" Marsden
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"Get Busy" is a song by Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul, from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim, produced by then-newcomer Steven Marsden, and was the only song that never made the "Diwali" rhythm album on Greensleeves Records.

Paul described it as "mainly a party song. It's not all about smoking weed". Originally released as a 7-inch single in 1999,[2] "Get Busy" was released internationally in 2003 and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks that May. It also reached number one in Italy and the Netherlands, becoming a top-10 hit in an additional 11 countries. On 10 May 2003, the song was performed on Saturday Night Live.[3]

Composition

"Get Busy" is written in the key of F minor in common time with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of Fm−A♭–G–G♭.[4]

Remix

The official remix, "Get Busy (Clap Your Hands Now Remix)", features Fatman Scoop and the Crooklyn Clan, the remix uses the instrumental of Paul's previous single, "Gimme the Light", on the near end of the song.

In 2024, an official remix was released by Odd Mob, titled "Get Busy (Odd Mob Club Mix)".[5] The remix was certified Gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2025.[6]

Music video

The video for "Get Busy" (directed by Little X) was shot in Woodbridge, Ontario, and released in February 2003. The video was also nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Dance Video and Best New Artist in 2003. The video shows people dancing to the song at a basement house party, with some partygoers banging on duct pipes until the homeowner comes down to warn them to stop the banging. At the end of the video Paul's brother Jason introduces a song, noting it as a brand new single, and Paul then sings part of "Like Glue". Shortly into the second song, renewed banging on the pipes leads the homeowner to come back down to the basement and declare the party over. Kardinal Offishall makes a cameo appearance in the video.

On 9 December 2002, 21-year-old Ramesh Christie, a man watching the video shoot, was shot and killed by unknown assailants.[7][8]

Track listings

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Personnel

  • Written by Steven Marsden and Sean Paul Henriques
  • Mastered by Paul Shields
  • Executive producers: Christopher Chin, Jeremy Harding, Murray Elias, and Sean Paul Henriques
  • Produced by Steven "Lenky" Marsden
  • Photography by William Richards
  • Artwork by Floodzone Design

Charts

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000 
Australia (ARIA)[6]
Odd Mob Club Mix 		Platinum 70,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[42] Gold 15,000 
Belgium (BRMA)[43] Gold 25,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[44] 2× Platinum 160,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45] Gold 0 
France (SNEP)[46] Silver 125,000 
Germany (BVMI)[47] Platinum 300,000 
Italy (FIMI)[48] Platinum 0 
Japan (RIAJ)[49] Gold 100,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[50] 2× Platinum 0 
Norway (IFPI Norway)[51] Platinum 10,000 
Spain (Promusicae)[52] Gold 0 
Sweden (GLF)[53] Gold 15,000 
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] Gold 20,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Platinum 504,000[55]
United States (RIAA)[57] Platinum 1,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
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24 March 2003 Contemporary hit radio [59]
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  • CD
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Australia 9 June 2003 CD [61]

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The song was used in the DANCE! Online online game, and in the game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. The song's remix was played in the club scene of the 2003 film Grind. The song also briefly appeared in the season two episode of The Wire, Hot Shots. The song was used in DJ Hero 2. The song was featured in a scene from the 2004 film Chasing Liberty. An instrumental version of the song appeared on the 11th episode of the season 2 of The Office. The song was also played in a dance scene in the film Baby Mama. The song also featured in a scene in the season two episode of Bad Education.

See also

References

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