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"Get Me Bodied" is a song recorded by American singer Beyonc for her second solo studio album B'Day (2006). It was written by Beyonc, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, Sean Garrett, Makeba Riddick, Angela Beyinc, and Solange Knowles, while the production was handled by Dean, Beyonc and Garrett. Beyonc was inspired by her sister Solange and former Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for the writing process. Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment released "Get Me Bodied" as the album's fifth single in the United States on July 10, 2007.
"Get Me Bodied" is an R&B and bounce song with dancehall and reggae influences. It features Beyonc as the female protagonist going out an evening in the right dress and the right hair, to steam up any dancefloor and make sure her call to "get her bodied" is irresistible. The song was generally well received by contemporary music critics, who complimented its party sound and Beyonc's vocals. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as the best R&B and hip-hop song of 2007. "Get Me Bodied" initially reached number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2007, but due to a viral video reached a new peak of 46 in 2013.
Its accompanying music video was co-directed by Beyonc and Anthony Mandler, and inspired by The Frug from Bob Fosse's film adaptation of the Broadway musical Sweet Charity. Solange, Rowland, and Williams make cameo appearances. The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2007 VH1 Soul Vibe Awards. "Get Me Bodied" was promoted by Beyonc with live performances on her world tours and at the 2007 BET Awards. In April 2011, Beyonc re-recorded the song and retitled it as "Move Your Body" for the Let's Move! Flash Workout campaign. An instructional video of the exercise routine was filmed for distribution to participating schools.
Beyonc began working on her second solo studio album B'Day following the conclusion of filming of Dreamgirls.[2] She revealed: "[When filming ended] I had so many things bottled up, so many emotions, so many ideas".[2] Beyonc contacted American songwriter and producer Sean Garrett, and booked him at the Sony Music Studios in New York City, New York, where "Get Me Bodied" was recorded.[3][4] She also called American hip hop producer and rapper Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, her sister Solange, her cousin Angela Beyince, and songwriter Makeba Riddick.[2] Beyonc took inspiration from Solange, who helped in the writing process of the song, and former Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. In "Get Me Bodied", she mentioned "three best friends" because she was thinking of them while writing.[1] While working on the lyrics, Swizz Beatz and the other producers in the team handled its production.[2]
"Get Me Bodied" and "Green Light" were planned to be released as the next two singles from B'Day, following the lead single "Dj Vu".[5] Beyonc aimed the tracks at the international markets and opted for "Ring the Alarm" as the second single,[5] which peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100.[6] However, Irreplaceable" was officially serviced as the album's second international and third single in the United States.[5] Instead, "Get Me Bodied" was released as the sixth overall and final single in the United States after the release of B'Day's deluxe edition's lead single "Beautiful Liar". A two-track CD single was released on July 10, 2007 in the United States, containing the radio edit and the extended mix of the song.[7] A ringle of "Get Me Bodied" was released on October 23, 2007.[8]
According to Bill Lamb of About.com, the song "crackle[s] with the spirit and power of a woman who carries her sexuality and spirit with authority."[19] "Get Me Bodied" features Beyonc as the female protagonist going out an evening; she is suitably dressed to make a lasting impression and get what she is looking for.[19] She is determined to steam up any dance floor she steps onto and make sure that no one resists her call to "get [her] bodied".[20] The lyrics are constructed in the traditional verse-chorus form.[9] "Get Me Bodied" begins with Beyonc telling her birthdate "9-4-8-1",[9] followed by a group of male voices singing "hey's" and "jump's" for four bars; the first verse then begins.[15] The verses are written like a list where she sings her missions before going to party.[21] It is followed with the chorus and the hook, where Beyonc sings: "Can you get me bodied? I want to be myself tonight."[12] The second verse follows,[9] the chorus repeats giving way to the bridge,[9] and Beyonc sings the chorus again, ending the song with "hey!".[9]
Spence D. of IGN Music added that Beyonc's "crisp voice" seems at odds with the beats featured in the song. However, he continued saying that it "when it gets muted and overlapped on the chorus, it sounds purely hypnotical."[15] Jaime Gill of Yahoo! Music described the track as a "driving" and "strutting" one.[25] Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated: " [...] rhythm-driven songs, especially 'Get Me Bodied', could be high-tech upgrades of an old African-American form, the ring shout [...]".[26] Darryl Sterdan, writing for the Canadian website Jam!, said that the song manages dancing into a contact sport with the help of cheerleader hand-claps.[27] Dave de Sylvia of Sputnikmusic considered "Get Me Bodied" as one of the three production triumphs on B'Day.[28] Richard Cromelin of Los Angeles Times wrote that "Get Me Bodied" sounds "like fun" for Beyonc, connecting her with deep, vital cultural roots. He also went on saying that "the playful chant" suggests both children's street game and traditional work song, and the whiff of Louisiana in the beat taps her own Creole heritage.[18]
In 2007, Shaheem Reid, Jayson Rodriguez and Rahman Dukes of MTV News placed the song at number five on his year-end list of 27 Essential R&B Songs of 2007.[29] Beyonc earned the R&B and Hip-Hop Song accolade for "Get Me Bodied" at the 2008 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards.[30] In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online placed the extended remix of the song at number four on their list of ten best Beyonc's songs.[31] The same year, the writers of Complex magazine put "Get Me Bodied" at number 9 on their list of 25 best Beyonc's songs. Heather Haynes writing for the magazine, concluded that the song was a proof that Beyonc could "kill any and every dance song" further adding, "There's no way you don't start dancing or slow-winding when 'Get Me Bodied' comes on".[32]
Prior to the official release as a single, "Get Me Bodied" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 26, 2007 at number ninety-eight while "Beautiful Liar" and "Irreplaceable" were still on the chart.[33] It was lurking below top fifty approaching its physical release. On August 4, 2007, "Get Me Bodied" peaked at number sixty-eight,[34] and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the Hot 100.[35] "Get Me Bodied" fared better on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number ten. It reached number eighty-eight on the US Pop 100.[6] The song also received heavy rotation from the urban contemporary radio stations in the United States.[36] "Get Me Bodied" was ranked at number twenty-six on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs year-end chart in 2007.[37]In 2013, a video of a woman named Deborah Cohan and her doctors breaking out dancing to the song before she underwent a double mastectomy was posted on YouTube and went viral. Due to Billboard's then-new streaming rules, the song became eligible to chart on the Hot 100, giving it a new peak of number forty-six for the week of November 23, 2013.[38][39]
The video begins with Beyonc writing the sequence 9-4-8-1 and B'Day on the mirror with her lipstick. As the song begins, she briefly dances in a silver dress around a red room and later answers a telephone on a black couch. She, Solange, Rowland and Williams then walk across a multi-colored room to a black door where they all pose for the camera. As the chorus begins, Beyonc, Solange, Rowland and Williams step out of a black limousine; they are all sporting matching silver dresses. They execute some dance steps as they walk inside, where people are partying. As the chorus ends, the song is paused while Beyonc enters a room, where everyone begin to ask who she is, before she answers, "It's B!" and snaps her fingers to start back the music.
She then walks past several people, dances with several men and women in white and black suits and dresses, as the second chorus begins. Beyonc and the dancers perform a dance routine together, and soon she meets a man, who dances with her. A particular scene shows all the dancers crouch down to the floor, and follow Beyonc as she walks, before she blows them back. The bridge starts, and the video moves to Beyonc in a red room, where she and her dancers dance in short skirts, fishnets and black sparkling dresses. The group is later dance in the red and white rooms together. Leading into the final chorus, Beyonc dances back in the room with the dancers, while Rowland, Williams and her sister sit on a black couch. As the video ends, Beyonc stands in front of the mirror she was at the start and fades to black as she stares at the viewer through it.
Direct references to the "Rich Man's Frug" include a nearly shot-for-shot recreation of the "who is it?" introduction, the cage and Greek sculptures surrounding a large stage, the two ladies back-to-back parting to reveal Beyonce with two male dancers, and many dance steps from "The Heavyweight" portion of Fosse's choreography.
MTV's Tamar Anitai reviewed the video positively, describing it as a "swashbuckling showstopper" and adding, "But, sorry ladies, B shines brightest front and center, looking glittery, glorious and, of course, gorgeous, and more glam than ever before."[41] Anitai further wrote that the "seriously sick" dance sequence in the video spans the history of late 20th-century modern dance, from Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Janet Jackson and Fatima Robinson. He added that the video showcases Beyonc's metamorphosis into a "highly sophisticated" dancer, and one who can seriously shake it in sky-high stilettos to boot.[41] Anitai concluded his review by writing that Beyonc unveiled her onstage alter ego Sasha Fierce for the mini movie with "epic" dance scenes while channeling her inner Lena Horne, Chita Rivera and Tina Turner.[41] The music video for "Get Me Bodied" was nominated in the category for Video of the Year at the 2007 VH1 Soul Vibe Awards.[47] In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online placed the video at number two on their list of Beyonc's ten best music videos writing that "She wears a slinky silver dress and has a ponytail ready for whipping, so yeah, she's hot."[48]
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