Get Low (Dillon Francis and DJ Snake song)

"Get Low" is a song by American electronic music producer Dillon Francis and French DJ and producer DJ Snake. The song was released as a digital download in February 2014 as the lead single from Francis' debut album, Money Sucks, Friends Rule. The official video was released on the official Dillon Francis YouTube channel on May 22, 2014.^[2] The song was remade by T-Series and was named Khallas for the movie Veerappan, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.

"Get Low"
Single by Dillon Francis and DJ Snake
from the album Money Sucks, Friends Rule
Released	February 11, 2014
Genre	EDM trap[1]
Length	3:32
Label	Mad Decent Columbia Ministry of Sound (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Steve Guess Dillon Francis William Grigahcine Martin Bresso
Producer(s)	Dillon Francis DJ Snake Tchami
Dillon Francis singles chronology
"Without You" (2013) "Get Low" (2014) "When We Were Young" (2014)
DJ Snake singles chronology
"Turn Down for What" (2013) "Get Low" (2014) "You Know You Like It" (2014)
Music video
"Get Low" on YouTube

Background

In 2013, after Francis confirmed that his debut album will be released the following year, Francis announced a new song in collaboration with DJ Snake. On February 11, Francis had already launched his new song titled "Get Low", in which he confirmed that the song is the lead single of his debut album. On April 22, he confirmed that the title of his debut album is Money Sucks, Friends Rule. On 22 May, Francis released the official video of the song.^[3]

On 2 June 2014, Francis released an EP which features 5 remixes of the song: "The Rebirth in Paris" version and remixes by W&W, TrollPhace, Aazar and Neo Fresco. On 7 April 2015, Francis released the remix of the song, featuring hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd.^[4]

Lyrics

The entire song consists of the following lyrics,^[5] "Get low when the whistle go", while interspersed with some exclamations like "Barbès, Yalla Habibi" (an Arabic phrase translating to "Let's go, my love"), tongue rolling and feminine yelling. The song is an available track on the rhythm game Just Dance 2015 and is featured in the film Furious 7 and its affiliated video game, Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious, which is a standalone expansion of the open-world racing video game Forza Horizon 2. The official remix features additional vocals by Rae Sremmurd and is featured as the theme song of the Robert Duvall film Get Low.

Composition

The song features Chigwell style folk music of North Tasmanian suburb origin, including a sample mix of Algerian folk band Orchestre National de Barbès.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Low"	3:33

Digital download^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Low"	3:33
2.	"Get Low" (Edit)	2:50

Digital download – Edit^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Low" (Edit)	2:50

Digital download – Remixes EP^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Low" (Rebirth in Paris)	3:05
2.	"Get Low" (W&W Remix)	3:33
3.	"Get Low" (TrollPhace Remix)	3:34
4.	"Get Low" (Aazar Remix)	4:22
5.	"Get Low" (Neo Fresco Remix)	4:42

Digital download – Remix (Included In The “Money Sucks, Friends Rule” Album)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Low" (Remix) (featuring Rae Sremmurd)	3:34

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 44 Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[12] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 55 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[14] 8 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 31 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 48 France (SNEP)[17] 93 Germany (GfK)[18] 79 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] 2 Scotland (OCC)[20] 64 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 88 UK Dance (OCC)[23] 23 UK Indie (OCC)[24] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[25] 61 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 5 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] 50 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[28] 30

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[29] 52 Chart (2015) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[30] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Platinum	80,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	Gold	7,500*
United States (RIAA)[34]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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2. "Dillon Francis & DJ Snake Reveal "Get Low" Music Video | RaverRafting". 23 May 2014.
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8. "Get Low - Single de Dillon Francis & DJ Snake sur Apple Music". iTunes (in French). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
9. "Get Low (Edit) - Single by Dillon Francis & DJ Snake on Apple Music". iTunes. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
10. "Get Low (Remixes) - EP by Dillon Francis & DJ Snake on Apple Music". iTunes. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
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19. "Greece Digital Songs - May 30, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2015.(subscription required)
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21. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 17, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
22. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
23. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
24. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
25. "Dillon Francis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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27. "Dillon Francis Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
28. "Dillon Francis Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
29. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
30. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
31. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
32. "Canadian single certifications – Dillon Francis & DJ Snake – Get Low". Music Canada. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
33. "New Zealand single certifications – Dillon Francis feat. DJ Snake – Get Low". Radioscope. Retrieved December 22, 2024. Type Get Low in the "Search:" field.
34. "American single certifications – Dillon Francis & DJ Snake – Get Low". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 16, 2016.