I Get Off

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"I Get Off"
Halestorm I Get Off Cover Art.jpg
Single by Halestorm
from the album Halestorm
ReleasedMarch 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)
GenreHard rock
Length3:02
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Halestorm singles chronology
"I Get Off"
(2009) 		"It's Not You"
(2009)

"I Get Off" is a song recorded by American hard rock band Halestorm. It was released March 10, 2009 as the group's debut single and the lead single for their 2009 self-titled debut album.[1] The song was written by lead singer Lzzy Hale with its producer, Howard Benson, and Dana Calitri, Kathy Sommer, and Nina Ossoff. Lyrically, the song describes deriving pleasure from sexual exhibitionism.

Critical reception[]

Tim Grierson of About.com wrote that "I Get Off" is "low-grade stripper-rock" that finds Hale "belting her sexual devotion in a rather unappealing way."[2] Nick at TuneLab conversely described the song as "instantly catchy" and wrote that "its ever-building verses blending seamlessly into soaring choruses."[3]

Commercial performance[]

"I Get Off" reached number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock airplay chart, earning the band their first top-ten single. It additionally reached number 17 on the magazine's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and number 28 on the Alternative Airplay chart. The song remains their only single to impact the latter chart. In July 2017, the song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streams of over 500,000 equivalent units.[4]

Music video[]

The video for "I Get Off" was directed by Phil Mucci and premiered October 2, 2009.[5] It shows the band playing in a room and shows the lead singer, Lzzy Hale, in a secret room being watched by a male.[6]

Other appearances[]

In November 2017, "I Get Off" was made available as a playable song for the music rhythm game, Rocksmith 2014.[7] "I Get Off" was one of five songs re-recorded for the band's 2020 extended play, Reimagined, that saw the group re-interpreting their earlier recordings.[8]

Charts[]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 28
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 17
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 6

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "I Get Off - Single by Halestorm". Apple Music. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Grierson, Tim (2009). "Review of Halestorm Rock Band". About.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Nick (April 26, 2009). "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". TuneLab. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "American single certifications – Halestorm – I Get Off". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Halestorm - I Get Off (2009)". IMVDb. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "I Get Off - Halestorm Videos". Halestormrocks.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  7. ^ "Rocksmith 2014 - Halestorm - I Get Off". PlayStation Store. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Morton, Luke (August 14, 2020). "EP Review: Halestorm - Reimagined". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Halestorm Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "Halestorm Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Halestorm Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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