Git Up, Git Out
OutKast
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Like Cleopatra Got the masses at my feet Got a living dwell Down on easy street I'm the latest craze (oh yeah) And if you stay a while Inevitably You gone be bitin' my style In your later days (well, well, well) Let me tell you what is fact And what is true I get high and that ain't that much to do I'm always in a daze (uh huh) That was just a dream I had Last night in my bubble bath Next to my wishing well Oh yeah, you betta Get up, get out And do somethin' Don't let the days of your life pass you by You got to Get up, get out And do somethin' How will you make it if you never even try Get up, get out And do somethin' Can't spend your whole life tryin' to get high You got to get up, get out And do somethin' Cause you and I have to do For you and I What's been happenin' How you doin' Where you been I'm further behind now Than I was back then Lost in some old maze (uh huh) Some years have passed me by All I want is to go get high I'll get it together Some other day In my dreams I dwell (uh huh huh) Cause all my dreams are swell (woo, woo, woo) You would too If you could see them That's what I know I gotta go Get up Get out and (yeah) Heaven's at my feet Got a living dwell Down on easy street I'm the latest craze (uh huh) It's just a dream I had Last night in my bubble bath Next to my wish--yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah Get up, get out And do somethin' Don't let the days of your life pass you by You got to Get up, get out And do somethin' How will you make it if you never even try Get up, get out And do somethin' Can't spend your whole life tryin' to get high You got to get up, get out And do somethin' Cause you and I have to do For you and I Why don't you do somethin'? Get up, get out And do somethin' Don't let the days of your life pass you by You got to Get up, get out And do somethin' How will you make it if you never even try Get up, get out And do somethin' Can't spend your whole life tryin' to get high You got to get up, get out And do somethin' Cause you and I have to do For you and I
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Written by: Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Cameron Gipp, Patrick Brown, Raymon Murray, Rico Wade, Thomas Callaway
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10 facts about this song
Song Classification"Git Up, Git Out" is a hip-hop song by American hip-hop duo OutKast from their debut album, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik."
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Album InformationThe song is featured on their debut album, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik," which was released in 1994. The album is considered a classic in Southern hip-hop, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
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CollaborationThe song was a collaboration between OutKast and fellow Atlanta-based hip-hop group Goodie Mob, featuring CeeLo Green.
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Message Behind LyricsThe song's lyrics revolve around a motivational message, encouraging young men to stop wasting their life away with procrastination and drugs, and instead to get up and do something productive with their time.
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Song ProducersIt was co-produced by members of the Atlanta-based production team, Organized Noize, and OutKast themselves. Organized Noize has also worked with other notable musical talents such as TLC, En Vogue, and Xscape.
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Chart PerformanceAlthough it wasn't one of their highest-charting songs, "Git Up, Git Out" made it to number 59 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Git Up, Git Out" further emphasizes the song’s message by showing images of poverty and stagnation in the city, interspersed with scenes of OutKast and Goodie Mob rapping.
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Pop CultureThe song was featured in the 1999 film, "The Wood", and also appears on the movie's soundtrack.
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Notable QuotesThe song is acknowledged for prominent quotes, one of the most recognized being "You need to git up, git out, and git something. Don't let the days of your life pass by."
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Critical AcclaimThe song and the album as a whole are praised for their realistic and gritty lyrics about life in the South, marking OutKast as one of the pioneers in addressing social issues in Southern hip-hop music.
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