Get It Sexyy
| "Get It Sexyy" | ||||
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| Single by Sexyy Red | ||||
| from the album In Sexyy We Trust | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2024 | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Open Shift | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Janae Nierah Wherry | |||
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| Sexyy Red singles chronology | ||||
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| "Get It Sexyy" on YouTube | ||||
"Get It Sexyy" is a song by American rapper Sexyy Red, released on March 15, 2024 by gamma. and Open Shift Distribution. It was written by Red and produced by previous collaborators Tay Keith and Jake Fridkis. It is her first song (as a lead artist) to be released following her mainstream breakthrough the previous year. It contains an uncredited sample and interpolation of the 2009 single "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" by Hurricane Chris featuring Superstarr.[1]
"Get It Sexyy" was commercially successful, debuting at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her second highest charting song, after "Rich Baby Daddy", and her first top 40 solo entry. The song later peaked at number 20 on the chart. The song also peaked at number 73 on the Global 200 chart and number 82 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
Background
[edit]On February 5, 2024, Red announced that she had given birth to her second child but was already waiting to get discharged in order to "hit da block" again.[2] Only five weeks later, the rapper shared a clip of a new music video featuring an upcoming song that would later turn out to be "Get It Sexyy".[3] Ahead of its release, the rapper asked fans to user "MySpace filters" to go along with the artwork of the release.[4] A YouTube Short released alongside the song shows Red dancing in a stadium, inspired by Drake's and J. Cole's It's All a Blur Tour.[5]
Composition
[edit]"Get It Sexyy" opens with an "undeniably hooky boast" before the rapper adds "layers of charmingly delivered background vocals" to boost the song's "immediacy".[4] The "snap beat-inspired"[5] track also features a "heavy, churning beat" by producer and long-time collaborator Tay Keith, who previously worked on her 2023 break-out hits "Pound Town" and "SkeeYee".[6] The collaboration was seen as a "natural fit" as a blend between Keith's "loud and aggressive beats" and the "ratchetness" as well as the "sexually confident energy" of the rapper.[7] "Get It Sexyy" samples and interpolates the 2009 single "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" by Hurricane Chris featuring Superstarr.[1] The second verse of the song contains an interpolation of the chorus of Iggy Azalea’s 2019 single "Sally Walker",[8] which in turn is an interpolation of the children's nursery rhyme, "Little Sally Walker".[9]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 82 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[11] | 73 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 20 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] | 6 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] | 8 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sexyy Red's 'Get It Sexyy' sample of Hurricane Chris feat. SuperSTARR's 'Halle Berry (She's Fine)'". WhoSampled.
- ^ Abraham, Mya (February 6, 2024). "Sexyy Red Gives Birth, Says She's Ready To 'Hit Da Block Wit Da Guys'". Vibe. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Alexandria, Lavender (March 12, 2024). "Sexyy Red Previews New Song Alongside Soulja Boy Dancing Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Cowen, Trace William (March 15, 2024). "Sexyy Red Again Links With Tay Keith for Latest Track "Get It Sexyy"". Complex. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Davis, Ahmad (March 16, 2024). "Sexyy Red Goes Viral After Performing SZA's Part On "Rich Baby Daddy" At Rolling Loud California". Rap-Up. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (March 15, 2024). "Sexyy Red – "Get It Sexyy"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Horvath, Zachary (March 15, 2024). "Sexyy Red Reunites With Tay Keith, Brings A Confident Banger For The Ladies On "Get It Sexyy"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ ""Get It Sexyy"". Genius. March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.[user-generated source]
- ^ Currinn, Jonathan (March 16, 2019). "Iggy Azalea Samples Nursery Rhyme In New Single "Sally Walker" And Drops Fierce Music Video". Celeb Mix.
- ^ "Sexyy Red Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Sexyy Red Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Sexyy Red Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Sexyy Red Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Sexyy Red Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "American single certifications – Sexyy Red – Get It Sexyy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 25, 2024.