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"The Git Up"
Single by Blanco Brown
from the album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
ReleasedMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
Genre Country rap, trap-country [1]
Length3:20
Label
  • BBR
  • TrailerTrapMusic
Songwriter(s) Blanco Brown
Producer(s)Blanco Brown
Blanco Brown singles chronology
"The Git Up"
(2019) 		" Just the Way"
(2019)

"The Git Up" is a song by American artist Blanco Brown, released as his debut single on May 3, 2019. [2] It has been described as the "sequel" to Lil Nas X's " Old Town Road" and the "next viral country rap song". [3] [4] Brown filmed himself performing a line dance to the song, which became a meme and was later used in its music video. [3] It debuted at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 14. "The Git Up" serves as the lead single from Brown's debut album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs. [5] A remix featuring singer Ciara was released on December 23, 2019, containing an altered, "booming" beat. [6]

Background

Brown described the initial version of the track as similar to " Achy Breaky Heart" (which Billy Ray Cyrus featured in the remix of " Old Town Road"), influencing the dance element as he felt "You couldn't take the song serious, but then you can't make the song a joke either, because it was a smash." [7] The release of the similar "Old Town Road" had a direct effect on the release of the song, as initially it "was supposed to be like a filler" from his EP. However, after learning of "Old Town Road", Brown called his label's vice president telling him they needed to release the song. [7]

Commercial performance

The song reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart on its fifth week on the chart. [8] The song was certified Gold on September 4, 2019, and Platinum on October 4, 2019. [9] The song has sold 475,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020. [10]

Remix

An official remix was released on December 23, 2019, featuring R&B singer Ciara, a longtime friend of Brown's. The remix has a new beat, with "more booming, extra percussion and hand claps". Brown and Ciara perform the bridge together. Ciara references her previous song, " 1, 2 Step", singing: "Let me see you two step, then one, two step". [6]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [38] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [39] Gold 20,000‡
Canada ( Music Canada) [40] 5× Platinum 400,000‡
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [41] Platinum 30,000‡
Norway ( IFPI Norway) [42] Gold 30,000‡
Poland ( ZPAV) [43] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom ( BPI) [44] Silver 200,000‡
United States ( RIAA) [9] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡ / 475,000 [10]
Streaming
Sweden ( GLF) [45] Gold 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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