

This article is about the 2001 sung by Missy Elliott. For the 1995 album by Rare Essence, see Get Your Freak On
2001 single by Missy Elliott
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“ Get Ur Freak On “ is a song by american rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by Elliott and Timbaland for her third gear studio album Miss E… So Addictive ( 2001 ). Based on heavy bhangra elements, a popular music and dancing form from the Punjab state of India, [ 1 ] the song features a six-note base that is a Punjabi melody played on a tumbi and rhythm and bassline played on tabla. [ 2 ] Released as the album ‘s first single on March 13, 2001, the track reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 graph. Internationally, “ Get Ur Freak On ” became a top ten success in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where it became her beginning solo peak ten-spot hit, peaking at act four. A remix of the song featuring Nelly Furtado was a dance club hit during this period, and was used both in the soundtrack and in the background of the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) starring Angelina Jolie. The song is besides heard in The Rundown ( 2003 ) starring Dwayne Johnson ( remixed with AC/DC ‘s “ Back in Black “ ) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin ( 2005 ) starring Steve Carell. In 2011, the song was listed 14th on Rolling Stone ‘s Best Songs of the 2000s. [ 3 ] In 2004 and 2010, it was ranked at total 466 on their The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [ 4 ] In the 2021 reranking, it was ranked at number 8. [ 5 ] In 2002, “ Get Ur Freak On ” was named the best single released in the year 2001 by The Village Voice ‘s Pazz & Jop annual year-end critics ‘ poll. The song besides lists at total seven on Pitchfork Media ‘s top 500 Songs of the 2000s and act 16 on VH1 ‘s Greatest Songs of Hip-Hop. In 2011, NME placed it at number 17 on its list “ 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years ”. [ 6 ] In April 2014, the song was remixed with the Black Keys ‘ song “ Keep Me ” for the original soundtrack to Neighbors ( 2014 ). [ 7 ] It was heard once in the television receiver spots for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. On the Billboard magazine offspring dated February 21, 2015, “ Get Ur Freak On ” re-enter at number 40, more than a decade after its original chart footrace. This re-entry was spawned by Missy Elliott ‘s performance at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime testify that occurred earlier in the month .
background [edit ]
At the beginning of the song, a man says in japanese : 「これからみんなでめちゃくちゃ踊って騒ごう、騒ごう。」 “ Kore kara minna de mechakucha odotte. Sawagou, sawagou “. Translated into English, it means : “ Everyone get down dancing together wildly now. Let ‘s make some noise, let ‘s make some noise. ” Before the second chorus ( after Missy says “Let me throw you some” ), the sung sample german artist Karunesh ’ mho song “ Solitude ” from the album Global Spirit. The outro of the song features the man who speaks japanese saying “ Ichi, nickel, san, shi ”, translating to “ One, two, three, four. ” The music video recording was directed by Dave Meyers. Rappers Ludacris, LL Cool J, Timbaland, Ja Rule, Busta Rhymes, Master P, Spliff Star, Lil ‘ Romeo, Eve, Nate Dogg and singer Nicole Wray make cameo appearances in the video. This tune was besides utilized in Bubba Sparxxx ‘s debut single “ despicable “, in whose video Elliott makes a cameo .
track listings [edit ]
United States [edit ]12-inch vinyl [ 8 ]
Promotional CD [ 9 ]
United Kingdom [edit ]12-inch special edition [ 10 ]
CD single [ 11 ]
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Europe [edit ]12-inch vinyl [ 12 ]
Promotional CD [ 13 ]
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Charts and certifications [edit ]
Release history [edit ]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United States | March 13, 2001 ( ) | Urban radio | Elektra | [47][48] |
United Kingdom | April 16, 2001 ( ) |
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Australia | May 21, 2001 ( ) | CD | [51] |
Cover versions [edit ]
In 2005, Scottish acoustic rocker KT Tunstall released her translation of “ Get Ur Freak On ” performed for BBC Radio Live Lounge on certain versions of the single for “ on the spur of the moment I See “. Anda Adam ‘s single “ Nai, Nai ” from her debut album Confidențial ( 2005 ) samples the Elliot ‘s track. Shawn Lee ‘s Ping Pong Orchestra released a surf rock rendition on the 2007 album “ Hits the Hits. ” American rock band Eels besides released a adaptation of “ Get Ur Freak On ” on Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Vol. I, having frequently performed it live during the Shootenanny ! go several years previously. On the drollery show Fonejacker, the track was parodied by Kayvan Novak as he tried to get “ Sounds of the Universe ” record shop coach Jon Burnip, to identify the track by singing the tune with nonsense lyrics. [ 52 ] In Britney Spears ‘ Britney : piece of Me revamped Vegas residency picture, “ Get Ur Freak On ” was performed as a medley along with other Elliott songs. Though not covered, the melody of the song was sampled in the birdcall “ ILoveYourAunt ” by American rappers A $ AP Ferg and $ ki Mask the Slump God. japanese experimental music group Satanicpornocultshop sampled lyrics from “ Get Ur Freak On ” in their 2010 song “ [ r.i.p. ] Tide. ”
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