Got Your Money

"Got Your Money" is a song by American rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, released in 1999 as the only single from his second studio album, Nigga Please. Both the single and the album were the last to be released by Ol' Dirty Bastard, before his death in 2004. The song, produced by the Neptunes, features American R&B singer Kelis, who sings the chorus. It marked her first appearance on record, before the release of her debut single the following month. "Got Your Money" is listed at number 255 on NME's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", published in 2014.^[1]

"Got Your Money"
Single by Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis
from the album Nigga Please
Released	September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14)
Length	4:01
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Chad Hugo Russell Jones Pharrell Williams
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (1998) "Got Your Money" (1999)
Kelis singles chronology
"Got Your Money" (1999) "Caught Out There" (1999)
Music video
"Got Your Money" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Got Your Money" uses footage from the 1975 blaxploitation film Dolemite. No new footage of ODB was filmed for the video. Footage of ODB was taken from the 1995 music video for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya". It also features Kelis, with Beverly Peele and Tangi Miller as backup dancers.^[2][3] Pitchfork Media included the video on its list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s".^[4]

Track listings

US maxi-CD single[5] "Got Your Money" (amended version) "Got Your Money" (instrumental) "Got Your Money" (acappella) "I Can't Wait" (amended version) "I Can't Wait" (instrumental) "I Can't Wait" (acappella) "Cold Blooded" (amended version) UK cassette single[6] "Got Your Money" (dirty version) – 4:03 "Got Your Money" (DJ Dee Kline and ED209 Breakbeat Mix) – 5:20

UK CD single[7] "Got Your Money" (dirty version) – 4:03 "Got Your Money" (DJ Dee Kline and ED209 Breakbeat Mix) – 5:20 "Got Your Money" (DJ Dee Kline and ED209 Vocal Mix) – 5:20 "Got Your Money" (enhanced video) German CD single[8] "Got Your Money" (amended version) – 4:03 "Got Your Money" (original version) – 4:03 "Rollin' wit You" (original version) – 3:56

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 45 France (SNEP)[10] 82 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 96 Scotland (OCC)[12] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 11 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[14] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 33 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 19 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[17] 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[18] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 100 Chart (2000) Position US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[20] 24 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	September 14, 1999	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Elektra	[23][24]
	February 1, 2000	CD		[25]
United Kingdom	June 26, 2000	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[26]

Other versions

In 2012, a parody of the song was made by ADHD called "Where You Hide Your Money" with 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as the subject of the song.^[27][28]

Altered versions of the song appeared in 2013 television advertisements for Boost Mobile^[29] and a 2015 trailer for the film Get Hard. The song has also been sampled by the Chemical Brothers in their song "Galaxy Bounce".

Another parody of the song was featured in the 2020-2021 television commercial "Got Your Laundry", for the LG WashTower.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Max Bemis from Say Anything (band) covered the song as part of the Punk Goes Crunk compilation album.

References

1. Barker, Emily (January 31, 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 300–201". NME. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
2. "Tangi Miller – Other works – www.imdb.me/tangimiller". IMDb.
3. "Tangi Miller Biography (1974-)".
4. Plagenhoef, Scott. "The Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s". Pitchfork.
5. Got Your Money (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Ol' Dirty Bastard. Elektra Records. 2000. 67022-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Got Your Money (UK cassette single sleeve). Ol' Dirty Bastard. Elektra Records. 2000. E7077C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Got Your Money (UK CD single liner notes). Ol' Dirty Bastard. Elektra Records. 2000. E7077CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. Got Your Money (German CD single liner notes). Ol' Dirty Bastard. Elektra Records. 1999. 7559-63719-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 29. July 15, 2000. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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14. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
15. "Ol Dirty Bastard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
16. "Ol Dirty Bastard Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
17. "Ol Dirty Bastard Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
18. "Ol Dirty Bastard Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
19. "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 53.
20. "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-58.
21. "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 56.
22. "British single certifications – Ol' Dirty Bastard ft Kelis – Got Your Money". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
23. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1316. September 10, 1999. p. 54. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
24. "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2272. September 13, 1999. p. 11.
25. "Got Your Money / I Can't Wait". Amazon. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
26. "New Releases – For Week Starting June 26, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. June 24, 2000. p. 27. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
27. "WHERE YOU HIDE YOUR MONEY – MUSIC VIDEO". YouTube. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
28. Hoffberger, Chase (October 22, 2012). "Romney raps in hilarious parody—"Where You Hide Your Money"". Daily Dot.
29. "TV Spot – Boost Mobile – Motorcycle Thieves". commercial. youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2014.