'Blanco Brown on Bringing Joy With Viral Hit 'The Git Up' and How 'Old Town Road' Impacted His Career'. 'Ciara Gets Low and Two-Steps All Through Blanco Brown's 'The Git Up' Remix: Listen'. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (December 23, 2019).^ 'Blanco Brown Prepping 'Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs' Debut Album, Leads Funky Line Dance in 'The Git Up' Video: Watch'.' 'The Git Up' Is the Next Viral Country Rap Song'. 'The next 'Old Town Road?' Trap-country goes viral again with Blanco Brown's 'The Git Up' '. ^ a b McDermott, Maeve (June 11, 2019).^ 'The Git Up – Single by Blanco Brown'.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Ciara references her previous song, ' 1, 2 Step', singing: 'Let me see you two step, then one, two step'. Brown and Ciara perform the bridge together. The remix has a new beat, with 'more booming, extra percussion and hand claps'. Remix Īn official remix was released on December 23, 2019, featuring R&B singer Ciara, a longtime friend of Brown's. The song has sold 475,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020. The song was certified Gold on September 4, 2019, and Platinum on October 4, 2019. The song reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart on its fifth week on the chart. However, after learning of 'Old Town Road', Brown called his label's vice president telling him they needed to release the song. Background īrown 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.' 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. A remix featuring singer Ciara was released on December 23, 2019, containing an altered, 'booming' beat. 'The Git Up' serves as the lead single from Brown's debut album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs. It debuted at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 14.

Brown filmed himself performing a line dance to the song, which became a meme and was later used in its music video.

It has been described as the 'sequel' to Lil Nas X's ' Old Town Road' and the 'next viral country rap song'. ' The Git Up' is a song by American artist Blanco Brown, released as his debut single on May 3, 2019. From the album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs

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