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"Get Down" is the debut single by Canadian boy band b4-4. It was released in May 2000 as the first single from their debut self-titled album. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at number 4 on Canada's Singles Chart.[1] The song was written and produced by Jason Levine and James McCollum, who were nominated for "Best Producer" at the 2001 Juno Awards for their work on the track.[2] The song was featured on MuchDance 2001.
| "Get Down" | ||||
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| Single by b4-4 | ||||
| from the album B4-4 | ||||
| Released | May 2000 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| B4-4 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Get Down" on YouTube | ||||
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Since its release, the song has become infamous for its suggestive lyrics, which are thinly veiled references to oral sex. Ed the Sock, a MuchMusic denizen, castigated the song as a "sugar-coated fellatio fest".[3]
Ryan and Dan Kowarsky later admitted the song was about oral sex.[4]
The music video begins with a young boy walking and seeing a homeless man on the street, who asks for money. The boy has no money and continues walking until he stumbles upon a View-Master stereoscope left in the garbage. After looking through the lens of the stereoscope, he gains popularity and wealth as b4-4 dance and sing. At the end, he gives the stereoscope to the homeless man.[citation needed]
The song and its music video was mocked by Ed the Sock in his Fromage 2000 MuchMusic special.[citation needed]
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