Get Down (James Arthur song)
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| Single by James Arthur | ||||||||||
| from the album James Arthur | ||||||||||
| Released | 3 March 2014 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:46 | |||||||||
| Label | Syco | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | James Arthur, Mustapha Omer, James Murray, Jonny Coffer, Wayne Hector, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | MOJAM | |||||||||
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"Get Down" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter James Arthur. It was released on 3 March 2014 as the fourth single from his self-titled debut studio album, James Arthur (2013).
Background
On 14 January 2014, Arthur confirmed on Twitter that "Get Down" would be the fourth single to be released from his debut album.[1] The track premiered online on 20 January.[2]
Some radio stations were reluctant to play the song due to Arthur's infamous homophobic rant in November 2013. Several stations even blacklisted the song. A petition was launched on the website change.org in a bid to get Arthur some airplay. The petition stated that Arthur is 'A talented singer who needs to be heard' and urged BBC Radio 1 to play "Get Down".[3] The petition was signed by over 830 people.[4] The single made only to number 96 on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
The audio track was uploaded to YouTube on 20 January 2014.[2] The official music video premiered on 3 March 2014, the same day as the single's release.[5]
Track listing
- CD Single[6]
- "Get Down" – 3:46
- "Get Down" (Live) – 5:47
- Digital Remixes EP[7]
- "Get Down" (Live) – 5:47
- "Get Down" (Smooth Remix) – 4:58
- "Get Down" (D-Wayne Remix) – 6:45
- "Get Down" (Taiki & Nulight Remix) – 5:05
- "Get Down" (Sharoque Remix) – 3:54
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 3 March 2014 | Digital download | Syco Music |
| Germany[8] | 7 March 2014 | ||
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| Spain[10] | |||
| France[11] | 10 March 2014 | ||
| Germany[12] | 4 April 2014 | CD single | RCA |
John River adaptation
In 2015, the song was largely adapted by Canadian rapper John River under the same title "Get Down" but with altered rap lyrics, keeping the main music sequences including samples from the original. John River also released a music video for the upbeat, high-energy banger "Get Down" on his YouTube channel on 23 June 2015. The music video was shot in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada[13] and was directed by Abstrakte and produced by MadRuk Ent.[14]
The song was planned to appear on The Storm, the upcoming John River mixtape and follow up to his debut mixtape The Calm. The track was advertised as the "third installment" off the upcoming mixtape, but didn't make the final cut in the greatly anticipated mixtape.
References
- ↑ Its official my next single is 'Get Down'!! Who loves this track? #JARMY #LOVE JamesArthur on Twitter. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- 1 2 Corner, Lewis (20 January 2014). "James Arthur confirms new single 'Get Down' - listen". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (4 March 2014). "James Arthur premieres new video as fans petition radio stations for airplay". Metro (DMG Media). Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Petition - Play James Arthur". change.org.
- ↑ "James Arthur - Get Down". YouTube. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Get Down: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Get Down (Remixes) - EP by James Arthur". iTunes.
- ↑ "Get Down: James Arthur: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de.
- ↑ "Get Down: James Arthur: Amazon.it: Musica MP3". Amazon.it.
- ↑ "Get Down: James Arthur: Amazon.es: Tienda MP3". Amazon.es.
- ↑ "Get Down: James Arthur: Amazon.fr: Téléchargements MP3". Amazon.fr.
- ↑ "Get Down: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de.
- ↑ Music video for "Get Down" by John River
- ↑ HipHopCanada: John River – Get Down [Video]
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