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"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" is a single by American actor and rapper Will Smith, released as the third cut from his debut solo album Big Willie Style (1997). The song is based around a sample of "He's the Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge. Released in January 1998, the song was Smith's second hit produced by Poke & Tone, who replaced his long-time partner Jazzy Jeff, though the record-scratching techniques of Jazzy Jeff can be heard in the song. The song spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart from March 14, 1998. It also won a Grammy Award in 1999 for the Best Rap Solo Performance. It was ranked the 68th greatest song of the 1990s by VH1. However, it was ranked at #19 on the list of AOL Radio's 100 Worst Songs Ever in 2010. The song samples the 1979 Sister Sledge song "He's the Greatest Dancer". The "mama-uh, mama-uh, mama come closer" line is a reference to the song "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango, specifically the version adapted by Michael Jackson in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"'s final bridge. The connotations associated with the expression getting jiggy were heavily influenced by this single. The term went from being used to acclaim one's fashion or style towards being synonymous with dancing, and eventually back to the original association with sexual connotations. Smith has attested in an interview that his inspiration to alter the meaning for the purpose of the song came from his association of the term "jiggy" with "jigaboo", a derogatory term for African-Americans, which made the literal meaning of the title "getting African-American with it" and which was meant to reference the popular folk-myth of an innate sense of rhythm in black folks. The co-opting of a once offensive word also was racially empowering. The song was also sampled by a Russian pop group Hi-Fi in their 1999 song "Pro Leto" (translated as "About Summer"). Since the song's release, many people have speculated if Nas helped compose "Gettin' Jiggy wit It", as he also helped compose the songs "Chasing Forever", "Yes Yes Y'all" and "Just Cruisin'" for Smith. In April 2014 on the social networking site Reddit, Nas finally put the rumor to rest: "Alright, let's clear this up once and for all. I hung out with Will in the studio. And watched him write it. It was a fun studio session, and I said a line or two or three to him. It wasn't that serious. Will Smith wrote that song. But seriously, I watched him have fun making that record on his own, and Will is a true MC." The music video was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed at various hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, including the New York-New York Hotel & Casino, The Mirage, and the foyer of the Luxor Hotel. Gettin' Jiggy Wit It won the 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video. The song was also nominated for four additional awards, including Best Choreography, Viewer's Choice, Best Dance Video, and Video of the Year, but these further nominations to were lost to Madonna for her song "Ray of Light". The song as well as the phrase "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" has been used and parodied in popular culture ever since its release. In the animated MTV series Daria, characters can be seen dancing to the song, in an episode released mere weeks after the song's release. In the 1999 film Superstar, lead character Mary Catherine Gallagher gets advice from Jesus Christ, played by Will Ferrell, telling her to "Get jiggy wit it, Na na na na na na". In the Seinfeld episode "The Reverse Peephole", Jerry is disappointed at not being selected as DJ for a house party, stating, "I was ready to get jiggy with it."[The song is also featured in the video game Backyard Football '08. The song has also been spoofed in radio shows, including The Chris Moyles Show, The Monsters in the Morning,[where the song was renamed "Chicken Weenie With It". In the Xbox Live Arcade version of Banjo-Kazooie, there is an achievement you earn by earning a jiggy named "Getting Jiggy With It". The song has become somewhat of a theme song for JS Giguere, goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche. "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" plays at Pepsi Center whenever Giguere stops play after making a spectacular save. Giguere's nickname throughout his NHL career has been, in fact, "Jiggy". DJ Screw created a "Chopped and Screwed" version of the song. Jam band Phish covered the song on their 1999 album Hampton Comes Alive. King Crimson referred to the song in "The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum" on 2000's The ConstruKction of Light album. The song was also included in ESPN's compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 4. UK CD1 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:46 "Men in Black" (New Video Mix) – 3:41 "Big Willie Style" (Snippets) – 2:56 CD2 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:46 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (Jay Scratch Mix) – 3:41 "Big Willie Style" (featuring Lisa Lopes) – 3:35 Cassette "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:46 "Men in Black" (New Video Mix) – 3:41 Europe Single CD "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:46 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (DJ Scratch Remix) – 3:20 Maxi-CD "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:46 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (DJ Scratch remix) – 3:20 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (So So Def remix) – 3:36 "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (DJ Scratch remix instrumental) – 3:19 America "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" – 3:46 "Men in Black" (DJ Scratch Remix) – 3:45 Digital download "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (So So Def remix version 2; featuring Jermaine Dupri, Big Pun, R.O.C. & Cam'ron) – 4:17 Chart (1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA) 6 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 26 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 12 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 5 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 9 France (SNEP) 15 Germany (Media Control Charts) 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6 Norway (VG-lista) 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 12 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 3 US Billboard Hot 100 1 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 37 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 6 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) 1 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard) 17 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 5 Chart (1998) Position US Billboard Hot 100 14 Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 140,000* France (SNEP) Silver 125,000* United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000* United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000* *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone Preceded by "Angel" by Joée Canadian RPM Dance number-one single February 2, 1998 (1 week) Succeeded by "Broken Bones" by Love Inc. Preceded by "Together Again" by Janet Jackson Canadian RPM Dance number-one single March 2, 1998 (1 week) Succeeded by "Broken Bones" by Love Inc. Preceded by "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 14–28, 1998 Succeeded by "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo Music video on YouTube
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"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" is a single by American actor and rapper Will Smith, released as the third cut from his debut solo album Big Willie Style (1997). The song is ..
Lyrics to "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" song by WILL SMITH: Bring it. Whoo! Unh, unh, unh, unh Hoo cah cah Hah hah, hah hah [mimicking bass line] Bicka bicka bo..
Bring it. Whoo! Unh, unh, unh, unh Hoo cah cah Hah hah, hah hah [mimicking bass line] Bicka bicka bow bow bow, Bicka bow bow bump bump What, what, what, what Hah hah hah hah Unh, On your mark ready set let's go Dance floor pro I know you know I go psycho when my new joint hit Just can't sit Gotta get jiggy wit it Ooh that's it Now honey honey come ride DKNY all up in my eye You gotta Prada bag with alotta stuff in it Give it to your friend let's spin Everybody lookin' at me Glancin' the kid Wishin' they was dancin' a jig Here with this handsome kid Ciga-cigar right from Cuba-Cuba I just bite it It's for the look I don't light it Illway the an-may on the ance-day oor-flay Givin' up jiggy make it feel like foreplay Yo my car-dee-o is Infinit- Ha ha Big Willie Style's all in it Gettin' Jiggy Wit It [Chorus:] Na na na na na na na nana Na na na na nana Gettin jiggy wit it [Repeat 3x] What you wanna ball with the kid Watch your step you might fall Trying to do what I did Mama-unh mama-unh mama come closer In the middle of the club with the rub-a-dub, unh No love for the haters, the haters Mad cause I got floor seats at the Lakers See me on the fifty yard line with the Raiders Met Ali he told me I'm the greatest I got the fever for the flavor of a crowd pleaser DJ play another From the prince of this Your highness Only mad chicks ride in my whips South to the west to the east to the north Bought my hits and watch 'em go off a go off Ah yes yes y'all ya don't stop In the winter or the (summertime) I makes it hot Gettin jiggy wit 'em [Chorus] Eight-fifty I.S. if you need a lift Who's the kid in the drop Who else Will Smith Livin' that life some consider a myth Rock from south street to one two fifth Women used to tease me Give it to me now nice and easy Since I moved up like George and Wheezy Cream to the maximum I be askin' 'em Would you like to bounce with the brother that's platinum Never see Will attackin' 'em Rather play ball with Shaq and um, Flatten 'em Psyche Kiddin' You thought I took a spill But I didn't Trust the lady of my life she hittin' Hit her with a drop top with the ribbon Crib for my mom on the outskirts of Philly You trying to flex on me Don't be silly Getting jiggy wit it [Chorus]
Feb 19, 2015.. Will Smith swung through the 'Late Show' Wednesday with an impromptu performance of "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and a special top ten list for ..
Lyrics to Gettin' Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith: On your mark ready set let's go / Dance floor pro I know you know / I go psycho when my new.
The first hit single from Will's 1997 album Big Willie Style, this song was so significant that the particular time period in hip-hop from which it came is often called ..
