Get Back (Ludacris song)

"Get Back" is a song by American rapper Ludacris, from his album The Red Light District. It was released as the first single from the album and reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2005.[1]

"Get Back"
Single by Ludacris
from the album The Red Light District
B-side"Put Your Money"
ReleasedNovember 1, 2004
Recorded2004
GenreOriginal version:
Hip hop
Sum 41 Rock Remix: Rapcore
Length4:30 (Album Version)
4:11 (Sum 41 Rock Remix)
LabelDTP, Def Jam
Songwriter(s)Christopher Bridges
Producer(s)
  • The Medicine Men
  • Tic Toc
Ludacris singles chronology
"Shake That Shit"
(2004)
"Get Back"
(2004)
"Sugar (Gimme Some)"
(2005)

Music video

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The music video features Dolla Boy from DTP's Playaz Circle, who makes a brief part of the song in which he and Ludacris both say, "I came I saw I hit 'em right dead in the jaw." The video also features a cameo from Fatlip, a former member of the group The Pharcyde who previously worked with the video's director Spike Jonze.

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]
Digital
Platinum 1,000,000
United States (RIAA)[9]
Mastertone
Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01) Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam [10]
November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22) Contemporary hit radio [11]

References

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  1. ^ Billboard - Google Books. January 29, 2005. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2005". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "American single certifications – Ludacris – Get Back". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1579. October 29, 2004. p. 19. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1582. November 19, 2004. p. 21. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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