Get Some (Lykke Li song)

"Get Some"
Single by Lykke Li
from the album Wounded Rhymes
Released 22 October 2010
Format Download, 7"
Recorded Atlantis Studio,
Decibel Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre Indie pop
Length 3:22
Label LL
Writer(s) Lykke Li, Björn Yttling
Producer(s) Björn Yttling
Lykke Li singles chronology
"Tonight"
(2008)		 "Get Some"
(2010)		 "I Follow Rivers"
(2011)

"Get Some" is a song by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li from her second studio album, Wounded Rhymes. Produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, it was released in Sweden on 22 October 2010 as the album's lead single.

Writing and inspiration

During an interview for The Guardian on 13 December 2010, Li said of the song:

"A lot of people think it's about sex. [...] But it's about power. I was reading the Murakami book The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, where she goes into this guy's mind by making him fantasize about her, so it's kind of like powerplay. As soon as a woman does anything, they seem to hit a nerve and it's back to sex. At least men seem to think that."[1]

Live performances

On 3 March 2011, Li performed "Get Some" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[2] On March 10, she performed the song on Conan[3] and on Last Call with Carson Daly on March 15.[4]

In popular culture

The song was used in the tenth episode of the third season of The CW's 90210, titled "Best Lei'd Plans", originally aired 29 November 2010.[5] It also appears on the soundtrack for The Vow (2012 film).[6]

"Get Some" was also used in the nineteenth episode of the second season of The CW's Vampire Diaries, titled "Klaus", originally aired April 21, 2011,[7] as well as the sixth episode of the first season of Teen Wolf, titled "Heart Monitor", originally aired July 4, 2011[8] and the song was used in the fifteenth episode of the first season of Hawaii Five-0, titled "Kai e'e" which aired January 23, 2011. It was also used in ABC Family's drama Pretty Little Liars in the eighteenth episode of the second season titled "A Kiss Before Lying", which aired January 30, 2012.

The song has also been featured on the Batman: Arkham City trailer featuring Catwoman gameplay.[9] as well as Apple's IOS 5 video[10] "Get Some" was used in a Victoria's Secret commercial. The song can also be heard in the video game Need for Speed: The Run, while racing Mila Belova. The song was featured in the episode of CSI: New York "To What End?"

This song can also be heard in the radio channel "Brokemogul" of the game "The Crew".

The song was also featured in The Flash episode "Crazy For You", aired February 3, 2015.

The song was also featured in Battle Creek episode "Man's Best Friend" aired March 15, 2015.

Track listings

Swedish iTunes single
  1. "Get Some" – 3:22
  2. "Paris Blue" – 3:44
iTunes EP
  1. "Get Some" – 3:22
  2. "Get Some Get Some" (Mike D Remix - Another Latch Bros. Production) – 3:50
  3. "Get Some" (Remix by Beck) – 4:46
  4. "Paris Blue" – 3:45
Swedish and UK 7" limited edition single
A. "Get Some" – 3:22
B. "Paris Blue" – 3:44

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[11] 23
Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Alternative Songs[12] 31

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Sweden 22 October 2010[13] Digital download LL Recordings
United Kingdom 25 October 2010[14] 7" single Atlantic Records
Sweden 27 October 2010[15] LL Recordings
United Kingdom 10 December 2010[16] Digital download Atlantic Records

References

  1. ↑ Nicholson, Rebecca (13 December 2010). "Lykke Li: 'I'm intense, and I get psychopathic, too'". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (4 March 2011). "Watch: Lykke Li on "Jimmy Fallon"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Neyland, Nick (11 March 2011). "Lykke Li: "Get Some" (Live On Conan) (Video)". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Watch Last Call with Carson Daly – Lykke Li, Grace Potter, School of Seven Bells". Entrance Magazine. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "90210 Music | Season 3 – Episode 10". The CW. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606389/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
  7. ↑ "Vampire Diaries Music site". CWTV.com. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Teen Wolf Music Site". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Batman Arkham City E3 2011 Catwoman Reveal Trailer [HD]". YouTube.com. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Apple IOS 5 Video".
  11. ↑ "Lykke Li – Get Some". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "Chart Highlights: Rock, Country Songs & More - Chart Beat". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Get Some – Single by Lykke Li". iTunes Store Sweden. Apple Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  14. ↑ "Get Some [7" VINYL]: Lykke Li". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Get Some – Lykke Li" (in Swedish). CDON.se. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  16. ↑ "Get Some – EP by Lykke Li". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2011.

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