Get the Party Started

"Get the Party Started"
Single by Pink
from the album Missundaztood
Released October 9, 2001 (United States)
January 14, 2002 (UK)
Format CD single, maxi single
Recorded June 2001
Genre Dance, R&B, electronica
Length 3:11 (Album & Single Version)
3:22 (Video Mix)
Label Arista
Writer(s) Linda Perry
Producer Linda Perry
Certification Platinum (Norway,Australia)
Gold (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland)
Pink singles chronology
"Lady Marmalade"
(2001)
"Get the Party Started"
(2001)
"Don't Let Me Get Me"
(2002)

"Get the Party Started" is a song performed by Pink, and was the first single from her second album, Missundaztood (2001). It became an international hit and reached the top ten in many countries. The song was Pink's highest selling at that time. The track was released on October 9, 2001 to positive reviews from critics and after the release of the single it was confirmed that Pink would be releasing Missundaztood.

Contents

Writing

The song was written by former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman, Linda Perry. She said that the process of making the song was "so unlike me"; according to her, she was going through a "weird phase" during which she wanted to learn how to program drums.[1] She programmed her first beat, picked up a bass guitar, and, in her words, "did what the beat was asking me to do." She decided to put "every wrong instrument" in the song, and consequently acquired a horn sample. "I was doing the music, the melody was already coming to me in what I wanted the song to be," she said.[1] She finished the song by including in the song "every catch phrase you possibly could imagine", before laughing at the realization that she had written a potential hit single and her first dance song. "You create something in your bedroom or your house, and it's just a fun thing that you're doing," she said. "Then all of a sudden, you hear that song that you started in your house, and it's on the radio. And people are now acknowledging it. It's just trippy."[1]

Reception

It reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on December 29, 2001, becoming one of Pink's biggest solo hits in the U.S. with "Most Girls" also reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 and "So What" reaching number one in 2008, "Raise Your Glass" reaching number one in 2010 and "Fuckin' Perfect" that reached number two in America. "It peaked at number two in the UK, where it was narrowly denied the top spot by the posthumous release of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". It reached number-one in Australia and number-two in many European countries most notably Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, being held off from the top position by Shakira's smash hit "Whenever, Wherever". "Get the Party Started" was certified gold in Australia, Austria, Germany,France Sweden and Switzerland, and in Norway it received a platinum certification. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 in the category of "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", which it lost to Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why". It won the award for "Favorite Song" at the Kids' Choice Awards of 2002, and at the MTV Europe Music Awards of 2002 it won the award for "Best Song". "Get the Party Started" is often considered one of Pink's signature songs as she tends to finish her shows with this song in her encore section along with a ballad song such as "Nobody Knows" and "Glitter In The Air". In December, the song was listed as number 81 on Rolling Stone's Top Songs of the 2000s.

Music video

The music video was shot by director Dave Meyers in Los Angeles in late September 2001. At one minute and 46 seconds into the video, an American Flag is shown, a nod to the September 11 attacks just days earlier. In the video Pink is showering and getting ready to go out, trying on different outfits. One of her friends picks her up, and they drive in a car bobbing their heads to the music. However, the car breaks down. They get out of the car and steal two skateboards from two boys, after which Pink falls off her skateboard because men in a car are whistling at her. The women arrive at the club but are refused entry by the bodyguard, so to get in they use a scaffold to reach the top of the building. Inside the club the bartender is played by Linda Perry. Pink changes her clothes and starts to party, and at the end Pink dances with two other dancers. She takes off her earrings and necklace and gives it to a person. One of the dancers in the video is Kevin Federline, who would eventually marry (and divorce) Britney Spears. Also seen is Georvohn Lambert; he became a dancer for other R&B artists. The video uses an abbreviated version of the song, cutting out the last chorus, and also cutting out the instrumentals. The video was nominated at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for "Best Pop Video" and won the awards for "Best Female Video" and "Best Dance Video".

Remixes

Pink teamed up with Redman and Rockwilder for a remix of "Get the Party Started", using elements of the Eurythmics song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". The remix was released as a single only in France, where it reached number four and was certified gold. Pink performed the remix during her I'm Not Dead Tour in 2006 and 2007. The remix was also featured on the 9th installment of the U.S. version of the Now That's What I Call Music! series.

Track listings and formats

  1. "Get the Party Started" (Radio Mix) – 3:12
  2. "Get the Party Started" (K5 Werk Kraft Mix) – 7:02
  3. "Get the Party Started" (Pink Noise Disco Mix) – 3:44
  4. "Get the Party Started" (Eddie's Big Room Anthem Radio Mix) - 3:46
  5. "Get the Party Started" (Video Enhancment) – 3:21
  1. "Get the Party Started" – 3:12
  2. "Sweet Dreams [Unreleased Song]" – 4:05
  3. "Get the Party Started [Orchestra Instrumental]" – 3:12
  1. "Get the Party Started" (Radio Mix) – 3:14
  2. "Sweet Dreams" featuring Redman – 4:05
  3. "Get the Party Started" (Pink Noise Disco Mix - Radio Edit) – 3:46
  4. "Get the Party Started" (Instrumental) – 3:12

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 4
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[6] 2
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[7] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 11
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 3
France (SNEP)[11] 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 1
Italy (FIMI)[14] 2
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] 5
New Zealand (RIANZ)[16] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[20] 2
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 2 47
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 2 3
  • 1 Remix featuring Redman
  • 2 Shirley Bassey version

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
United States Gold[21]

Shirley Bassey version

"Get the Party Started"
Single by Shirley Bassey
from the album Get the Party Started
Released 23 July 2007
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop, vocal
Length 4:02
Label Lock Stock and Barrel
Writer(s) Linda Perry
Producer Catherine Feeney, Nikki Lamborn, Chuck Norman, Bob Kraushaar
Shirley Bassey singles chronology
"The Living Tree"
(2007)
"Get the Party Started"
(2007)
"Big Spender"
(2007)

Shirley Bassey recorded a cover for a spy-themed 2006 Marks & Spencer Christmas television advertising campaign.[22] Her version became a cult hit[23] and was included on her 2007 album, also titled Get the Party Started. The Guardian wrote, "Bassey is the only singer alive who could take the bouncing, enthusiastic R&B of the original Get the Party Started and turn it into a grand, imperious swoop worthy of a Bond theme; it's a terrific cover version, even if it perhaps didn't quite merit the album attached to it."[23] On 13 January 2008, Bassey's version was used in the opening sequence to the ITV1 series Dancing on Ice. It was also used in the promo for Cycle 4 of Australia's Next Top Model, and Bassey's version charted at number 47 in the UK[24] and ended at the Billboard Year-End Charts at number forty-three in the Hot Dance Club Plays Tracks of the year.[25] The track was used again in 2010 for the opening credits of the spy-spoof movie Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.

Track listings and formats

UK CD single

  1. "Get The Party Started" (Radio edit) – 3:44
  2. "Get The Party Started" – 4:02
  3. "Get The Party Started" (NorthXNorthWest Club mix) – 7:21
  4. "Get The Party Started" (Fugitives Coming Up mix) – 5:34
  5. "Get The Party Started" (Flip & Fill remix) – 5:58
  6. "Get The Party Started" (Music video) – 4:00

US Digital single

  1. "Get The Party Started" (Chris Cox Club mix) – 8:45
  2. "Get The Party Started" (Chris Cox Dub mix) – 8:05
  3. "Get The Party Started" (Chris Cox Radio mix) – 3:49

Cover versions

Appearances in other media

References

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  3. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
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  10. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – P!nk – Get the Party Started". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – P!nk – Get the Party Started" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
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  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – P!nk – Get the Party Started". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "P!nk – Get the Party Started – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Chart Stats – P!nk – You Make Me Sick" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  21. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  22. ^ Woods, Sarah. "Shirley Bassey stars in Bond-style Marks & Spencer ad". Brand Republic. November 6, 2006.
  23. ^ a b Macpherson, Alex. "Reviews - Pop CD - Dame Shirley Bassey, Get the Party Started". The Guardian. June 22, 2007.
  24. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33309
  25. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Dance+Club+Play+Tra cks&g=Year-end+Singles
  26. ^ Discogs, Dancemania Speed 10
  27. ^ "Malcolm in the Middle: Vegas episode on TV.com". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/malcolm-in-the-middle/vegas/episode/263184/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 

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Preceded by
"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm
ARIA (Australia) number-one single
December 30, 2001 – January 6, 2002
Succeeded by
"Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
Preceded by
"Sa Pot Ierta" by Animal X
Romanian Top 100 number-one single
January 18, 2002 – April 1, 2002
Succeeded by
"In Your Eyes" by Kylie Minogue
Preceded by
"Everyday" by Kim English
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play number-one single
January 20, 2002 – January 26, 2002
Succeeded by
"Freelove" by Depeche Mode