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"Get Up" (also known as "Get Up (Everybody)") is a 1996 song by American house music singer Byron Stingily, formerly of the band Ten City. A massive hit in the clubs, it samples Sylvester's 1978 song, "Dance (Disco Heat)" and reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1997.[1] The single also was a Top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 14, while going straight to number-one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in January 1997. It has been sold 300 000 singles worldwide.[2] In 1998, it was included on Stingily's debut solo album, The Purist. In 2007, new remixes of the track were released.

"Get Up"
Single by Byron Stingily
from the album The Purist
B-side	"Remix"
Released	1996
Genre	House
Length	3:23
Label	Nervous Records Manifesto Records
Songwriter(s)	Byron Stingily Paul Simpson Zack Toms
Producer(s)	Paul Simpson Zack Toms
Byron Stingily singles chronology
"Love You the Right Way" (1996) "Get Up" (1996) "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1998)
Music video
"Get Up" on YouTube

Critical reception

The song received critical acclaim from music critics. British DJ Magazine gave it five stars, calling it "fantastic". They also concluded, "The festive season number one... This is the rare kind of record that makes your heart race..."[3] Matthew Francey from Ministry of Sound declared it one of the biggest tunes in dance music in 2018, "The song's triumphant chorus is perfect for the sort of sunset sessions that have become ubiquitous from Croatia to Cabo, which has helped fuel "the track's return to prominence in the sets of DJs around the world. It was a classic then and it's a classic now, a certified banger, ready to go off."[4] A reviewer from Music Week rated it five out of five, adding, "The former Ten City vocalist deserved wider recognition with this pleasing R&B dance cut, which is already causing a storm in the clubs."[5]

Daisy & Havoc from the magazine's RM Dance Update also gave it five out of five, picking it as Tune of the Week. They said, "Definitely one of the hypes of the season this gentle thumping vocal number is very in-demand and deservedly so. Stingily's distinctive oh-so-high voice calls dancers to the floor and at the same time happily recalls times gone by (when most of us don't need asking twice...)."[6] Charles Aaron from Spin wrote that Stingily "is the most buoyant and poignant singer/songwriter to come out of late-'80s house music, and he deserves a hit, already. "Get Up", which goes to church and starts partying before the offertory prayer, could be the one."[7]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It was later published on Nervous Recordss official YouTube channel in February 2013. The video has amassed more than 1,1 million views as of October 2021.[8]

Track listing

Charts

References

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