Get Up (Byron Stingily song)

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"Get Up"
Byron Stingily-Get Up.jpg
Single by Byron Stingily
from the album The Purist
B-side"Remix"
Released1996
GenreHouse
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
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

"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. In 2007, new remixes of the track were released. In 1998, it was included on Stingily's debut solo album, The Purist.

Critical reception[]

The song received critical acclaim from music critics. British DJ Magazine gave it five stars, calling it "fantastic". They also added, "The festive season number one... This is the rare kind of record that makes your heart race..."[2] 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."[3]

A reviewer from Music Week rated 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."[4] 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...)."[5]

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.[6]

Track listing[]

Charts[]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[7] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 14
UK Dance (OCC)[9] 1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 1

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 247.
  2. ^ "Byron Stingily "Get Up (Everybody)" Out 13.1.97" (PDF). Music Week. 14 December 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ Francey, Matthew (June 2018). "Massive Tunes: Byron Stingily - "Get Up Everybody"". Ministry of Sound. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 28 December 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 21 December 1996. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Byron Stingily - Get Up Everybody". YouTube. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 19 January 1997 - 25 January 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Byron Stingily: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 19 January 1997 - 25 January 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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