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Gettin’ Jiggy wit It

2011-07-18T01:09:48Z

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{{Infobox single
|Name = Gettin' Jiggy wit It
|Cover = Jiggy.jpg
|Artist = [[Will Smith]]
|from Album = [[Big Willie Style]]
|B-side =
|Released = January 27, 1998
|Format = [[CD single]]
|Recorded = 1997
|Genre = [[Rap]]
|Length = 3:48
|Label = [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
|Writer = Nasir "[[Nas]]" Jones, [[Samuel Barnes]], Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Will Smith
|Producer = Poke & Tone, [[L.E.S. (producer)|L.E.S.]] (co-prod.)
|Certification = Gold ([[RIAA]])
|Last single = "[[Just Cruisin']]" (1997)
|This single = "'''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'''" (1998)
|Next single = "[[Just the Two of Us (Will Smith song)|Just the Two of Us]]" (1998)
|Misc = {{Extra track listing
|Album = [[Greatest Hits (Will Smith album)|Greatest Hits]]
|Type = single
|prev_track = "[[Men in Black (song)|Men in Black]]"
|prev_no = 8
|this_track = "'''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'''"
|track_no = 9
|next_track = "[[Miami (Will Smith song)|Miami]]"
|next_no = 10
}}
}}
"'''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'''" is a [[single (music)|single]] by [[Will Smith]] from his album ''[[Big Willie Style]]''. Released in early 1998 and co-written by [[Nas]], it was Smith's first hit produced by ''Poke & Tone'', who replaced his long-time partner [[DJ Jazzy Jeff|Jazzy Jeff]], though the record-scratching techniques of Jazzy Jeff can be heard in the song.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/08/is_hip-hop_haunted_by_ghostwriters.html | publisher=
Guardian News & Media Limited | title= Is hip-hop haunted by ghostwriters? | accessdate=2008-09-08 | location=London | first=Jack | last=Arnott | date=August 5, 2008}}</ref> The record spent three weeks at the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart from March 14, 1998. This song also won a [[Grammy Award]] in 1999 for the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance|Best Rap Solo Performance]].

It was ranked the 68th greatest song of the 1990s by [[VH1]]. "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" Hit Number 1 on March 11, 1998. However, it was ranked at #19 on the list of [[AOL Radio]]'s 100 Worst Songs Ever in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-five-of-five/|title=100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Five of Five|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=AOL Radio|accessdate=December 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Composition==
The song samples the [[Sister Sledge]] song "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" and [[The Bar-Kays]] song "Sang and Dance". The line "since I moved up like George and Weezie" is a reference to the TV show ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' as well as the show's theme song, "Movin' On Up" by [[Ja'net Dubois]]. The "mama-uh, mama-uh, mama come closer" line is a reference to the song [[Soul Makossa]] by [[Manu Dibango]] (specifically the version adapted by [[Michael Jackson]] in [[Wanna Be Startin' Something]]'s final bridge).

The connotations associated with the expression [[wikt:get jiggy|getting jiggy]] were heavily influenced by this single. The term went from being used to acclaim one's fashion or style towards being synonymous with dancing, and eventually back to the original association with sexual connotations.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jiggy | publisher=Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) | title= jiggy. (n.d.) | accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref> Will Smith has attested in an interview<ref name="feat">{{cite journal | author=Joyner, Michael | title=Gettin' Jiggy Wit Will Smith | journal=Feature | year=1998 | volume=4 | issue=9 | pages=7}}</ref> that his inspiration to alter the meaning for the purpose of the song came from his association of the term "jiggy" with "jigaboo", a derogatory term for African-Americans, which made the literal meaning of the title "getting African-American with it" and which was meant to reference the popular folk-myth of an innate sense of [[rhythm]] in black folks. The co-opting of a once offensive word also was racially empowering.<ref name="feat"/>

==Versions of the song==
*Album Version - 3:48
*Album Instrumental - 3:47
*Acappella - 3:01
*DJ Scratch Remix - 3:20
*DJ Scratch Remix Instrumental - 3:19
*[[So So Def]] Remix (Version 1) - 3:36
*[[So So Def]] Remix (Version 2) featuring [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Big Pun]], R.O.C. & [[Cam'ron]] - 4:17
*Jay Scratch Mix - 3:41

Two remixes produced by Jermaine Dupri surfaced. The first version uses the same lyrics from the album and features a female chorus (available on a CD Single). The second version contains brand new lyrics by Will Smith with guest raps by [[Big Pun]], R.O.C. & [[Cam'ron]], with additional vocals by [[Jermaine Dupri]]. Version 2 is now available only at the [[iTunes Music Store]].

[[DJ Screw]] created a "[[Chopped and Screwed]]" version of the song. Jam band [[Phish]] covered the song on their 1999 album ''[[Hampton Comes Alive]]''. The song was also included in [[ESPN]]'s compilation album ''[[Jock Jams, Volume 4]]''.

==Music video==
The 1997 music video was directed by [[Hype Williams]] and was filmed at various hotels on the [[Las Vegas Strip]], including the [[New York-New York Hotel & Casino]], [[The Mirage]], and the foyer of the [[Luxor Hotel]].

''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'' won the 1998 [[MTV Video Music Award]] for ''[[Best Rap Video]]''. The song was also nominated for four additional awards, including ''[[Best Choreography]]'', ''[[MTV Video Music Award - Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]]'', ''[[Best Dance Video]]'', and ''[[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]'', but these further nominations to were lost to [[Madonna (Entertainer)|Madonna]] for her song ''[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]'.

The video for the 2006 internet sensation "[[Chacarron Macarron]]" contains similar elements to the "Jiggy" video, including Smith's shiny-blue sweatsuit, floral-print suitjacket and the actual "Jiggy" dance itself.

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Charts
!Position
|- 1
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998|accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|}

==References in popular culture==
The song as well as the phrase "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" has been used and parodied in popular culture ever since its release. In the animated [[MTV]] series ''[[Daria]]'', characters can be seen dancing to the song, in an episode released mere weeks after the song's release. In the 1999 film ''[[Superstar (film)|Superstar]]'', lead character [[Mary Catherine Gallagher]] gets advice from [[Jesus Christ]] (played by [[Will Ferrell]]) telling her to "Get jiggy wit it, Na na na na na na". The song is also featured in the video game ''[[Backyard Football '08]]''.

The song has also been spoofed in radio shows, including ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' and [[WTKS-FM]]'s radio show ''[[The Monsters In The Morning]]'', where the song was renamed "Chicken Weenie With It".

In the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] version of [[Banjo-Kazooie]], there is an achivement you earn by earning a jiggy named "Getting Jiggy With It".

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.mtvmusic.com/artist/smith_will/videos/10018/gettin_jiggy_wit_it Music Video]

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|title = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard Hot'' 100]] [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998 (U.S.)|number-one single]]
|years = March 14, 1998 – March 28, 1998
|after = "[[All My Life (K-Ci and JoJo song)|All My Life]]" by [[K-Ci and JoJo]]
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[[Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams]]
[[Category:Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
[[Category:Songs written by Will Smith]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nas]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nile Rodgers]]
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Gettin’ Jiggy wit It

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{{Infobox single
|Name = Gettin' Jiggy wit It
|Cover = Jiggy.jpg
|Artist = [[Will Smith]]
|from Album = [[Big Willie Style]]
|B-side =
|Released = January 27, 1998
|Format = [[CD single]]
|Recorded = 1997
|Genre = [[Rap]]
|Length = 3:48
|Label = [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
|Writer = Nasir "[[Nas]]" Jones, [[Samuel Barnes]], Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Will Smith
|Producer = Poke & Tone, [[L.E.S. (producer)|L.E.S.]] (co-prod.)
|Certification = Gold ([[RIAA]])
|Last single = "[[Just Cruisin']]" (1997)
|This single = "'''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'''" (1998)
|Next single = "[[Just the Two of Us (Will Smith song)|Just the Two of Us]]" (1998)
|Misc = {{Extra track listing
|Album = [[Greatest Hits (Will Smith album)|Greatest Hits]]
|Type = single
|prev_track = "[[Men in Black (song)|Men in Black]]"
|prev_no = 8
|this_track = "'''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'''"
|track_no = 9
|next_track = "[[Miami (Will Smith song)|Miami]]"
|next_no = 10
}}
}}
"'''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'''" is a [[single (music)|single]] by [[Will Smith]] from his album ''[[Big Willie Style]]''. Released in early 1998 and co-written by [[Nas]], it was Smith's first hit produced by ''Poke & Tone'', who replaced his long-time partner [[DJ Jazzy Jeff|Jazzy Jeff]], though the record-scratching techniques of Jazzy Jeff can be heard in the song.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/08/is_hip-hop_haunted_by_ghostwriters.html | publisher=
Guardian News & Media Limited | title= Is hip-hop haunted by ghostwriters? | accessdate=2008-09-08 | location=London | first=Jack | last=Arnott | date=August 5, 2008}}</ref> The record spent three weeks at the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart from March 14, 1998. This song also won a [[Grammy Award]] in 1999 for the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance|Best Rap Solo Performance]].

It was ranked the 68th greatest song of the 1990s by [[VH1]]. "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" Hit Number 1 on March 11, 1998. However, it was ranked at #19 on the list of [[AOL Radio]]'s 100 Worst Songs Ever in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-five-of-five/|title=100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Five of Five|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=AOL Radio|accessdate=December 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Composition==
The song samples the [[Sister Sledge]] song "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" and [[The Bar-Kays]] song "Sang and Dance". The line "since I moved up like George and Weezie" is a reference to the TV show ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' as well as the show's theme song, "Movin' On Up" by [[Ja'net Dubois]]. The "mama-uh, mama-uh, mama come closer" line is a reference to the song [[Soul Makossa]] by [[Manu Dibango]] (specifically the version adapted by [[Michael Jackson]] in [[Wanna Be Startin' Something]]'s final bridge).

The connotations associated with the expression [[wikt:get jiggy|getting jiggy]] were heavily influenced by this single. The term went from being used to acclaim one's fashion or style towards being synonymous with dancing, and eventually back to the original association with sexual connotations.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jiggy | publisher=Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) | title= jiggy. (n.d.) | accessdate=2007-04-26}}</ref> Will Smith has attested in an interview<ref name="feat">{{cite journal | author=Joyner, Michael | title=Gettin' Jiggy Wit Will Smith | journal=Feature | year=1998 | volume=4 | issue=9 | pages=7}}</ref> that his inspiration to alter the meaning for the purpose of the song came from his association of the term "jiggy" with "jigaboo", a derogatory term for African-Americans, which made the literal meaning of the title "getting African-American with it" and which was meant to reference the popular folk-myth of an innate sense of [[rhythm]] in black folks. The co-opting of a once offensive word also was racially empowering.<ref name="feat"/>

==Versions of the song==
*Album Version - 3:48
*Album Instrumental - 3:47
*Acappella - 3:01
*DJ Scratch Remix - 3:20
*DJ Scratch Remix Instrumental - 3:19
*[[So So Def]] Remix (Version 1) - 3:36
*[[So So Def]] Remix (Version 2) featuring [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Big Pun]], R.O.C. & [[Cam'ron]] - 4:17
*Jay Scratch Mix - 3:41

Two remixes produced by Jermaine Dupri surfaced. The first version uses the same lyrics from the album and features a female chorus (available on a CD Single). The second version contains brand new lyrics by Will Smith with guest raps by [[Big Pun]], R.O.C. & [[Cam'ron]], with additional vocals by [[Jermaine Dupri]]. Version 2 is now available only at the [[iTunes Music Store]].

[[DJ Screw]] created a "[[Chopped and Screwed]]" version of the song. Jam band [[Phish]] covered the song on their 1999 album ''[[Hampton Comes Alive]]''. The song was also included in [[ESPN]]'s compilation album ''[[Jock Jams, Volume 4]]''.

==Music video==
The 1997 music video was directed by [[Hype Williams]] and was filmed at various hotels on the [[Las Vegas Strip]], including the [[New York-New York Hotel & Casino]], [[The Mirage]], and the foyer of the [[Luxor Hotel]].

''Gettin' Jiggy wit It'' won the 1998 [[MTV Video Music Award]] for ''[[Best Rap Video]]''. The song was also nominated for four additional awards, including ''[[Best Choreography]]'', ''[[MTV Video Music Award - Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]]'', ''[[Best Dance Video]]'', and ''[[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]'', but these further nominations to were lost to [[Madonna (Entertainer)|Madonna]] for her song ''[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]'.

The video for the 2006 internet sensation "[[Chacarron Macarron]]" contains similar elements to the "Jiggy" video, including Smith's shiny-blue sweatsuit, floral-print suitjacket and the actual "Jiggy" dance itself.

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!U.S. Billboard Hot 100(1998)
!Position
|- 1
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1998|accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
|}

==References in popular culture==
The song as well as the phrase "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" has been used and parodied in popular culture ever since its release. In the animated [[MTV]] series ''[[Daria]]'', characters can be seen dancing to the song, in an episode released mere weeks after the song's release. In the 1999 film ''[[Superstar (film)|Superstar]]'', lead character [[Mary Catherine Gallagher]] gets advice from [[Jesus Christ]] (played by [[Will Ferrell]]) telling her to "Get jiggy wit it, Na na na na na na". The song is also featured in the video game ''[[Backyard Football '08]]''.

The song has also been spoofed in radio shows, including ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' and [[WTKS-FM]]'s radio show ''[[The Monsters In The Morning]]'', where the song was renamed "Chicken Weenie With It".

In the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] version of [[Banjo-Kazooie]], there is an achivement you earn by earning a jiggy named "Getting Jiggy With It".

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.mtvmusic.com/artist/smith_will/videos/10018/gettin_jiggy_wit_it Music Video]

{{S-start}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" by [[Celine Dion]]
|title = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard Hot'' 100]] [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998 (U.S.)|number-one single]]
|years = March 14, 1998 – March 28, 1998
|after = "[[All My Life (K-Ci and JoJo song)|All My Life]]" by [[K-Ci and JoJo]]
}}
{{S-end}}

{{Will Smith}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gettin' Jiggy Wit It}}
[[Category:1998 singles]]
[[Category:Will Smith songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams]]
[[Category:Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
[[Category:Songs written by Will Smith]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nas]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nile Rodgers]]
[[Category:Funk-rap songs]]

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