Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song)

"Livin' It Up" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case. It was officially serviced to US urban radio on September 10, 2001, as the lead single from Ja Rule's third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001), following several weeks of early airplay.^[1] The song, produced by Lil' Rob and Irv Gotti, samples Stevie Wonder's 1982 song "Do I Do". Issued through Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records,

"Livin' It Up"
Single by Ja Rule featuring Case
from the album Pain Is Love
Released	September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10)
Studio	The Crackhouse (New York City)
Length	4:20
Label	Def Jam Murder Inc.
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Atkins Robert Mays Irving Lorenzo Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Lil' Rob Irv Gotti
Ja Rule singles chronology
"I'm Real" (Murder Remix) (2001) "Livin' It Up" (2001) "Always on Time" (2001)

"Livin' It Up" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and entered the top 10 in Australia, where it peaked at number six. In 2002, "Livin' it Up" received a re-issue in the United Kingdom and reached a new peak of number five on the UK Singles Chart after initially reaching number 27 in late 2001. Retired NBA All-Star Baron Davis and former pornographic actress Sunny Leone make appearances in the video.

Track listings

UK CD single (2001)[2] "Livin' It Up" (LP version) – 4:20 "Livin' It Up" (instrumental) – 4:20 "Put It on Me" (remix featuring Vita and Lil' Mo) – 4:22 "Livin' It Up" (video) UK CD single (2002)[3] "Livin' It Up" (album version) – 4:20 "Livin' It Up" (live at the London Astoria) – 4:51 "Always on Time" (Agent X mix featuring Ashanti) – 5:10 "Livin' It Up" (video) – 4:30

French CD single[4] "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) – 4:18 "Livin' It Up" (video) European maxi-CD and Australasian CD single[5] "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) – 4:18 "Livin' It Up" (instrumental) – 4:19 "I Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo) – 5:18 "Livin' It Up" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Pain Is Love album booklet.^[6]

Studios

• Recorded at The Crackhouse (New York City)
• Mixed at Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

• Ja Rule – writing (as Jeffrey Atkins)
• Robert Mays – writing
• Irv Gotti – writing (as Irving Lorenzo), production, mixing
• Stevie Wonder – writing ("Do I Do")
• Case – featured vocals
• 7 – all instruments
• Lil' Rob – production
• Milwaukee Buck – recording
• Supa Engineer DURO – mixing
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 6 Australian Urban (ARIA)[8] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 27 France (SNEP)[10] 32 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 20 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 25 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 29 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 32 Scotland (OCC)[15] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 5 UK Dance (OCC)[17] 6 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[18] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 6 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 4 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[21] 4 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 8 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 4 Chart (2013) Peak position UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[24] 36

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Urban (Music Week)[25] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[26] 79 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[27] 51 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 47 Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA)[29] 25 Australian Urban (ARIA)[30] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 112 UK Airplay (Music Week)[32] 40 US Billboard Hot 100[33] 76 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 43 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 64

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36]	Platinum	70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	Gold	400,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 10, 2001	Urban crossover radio	Murder Inc. Def Jam	[1]
	October 16, 2001	Contemporary hit rhythmic contemporary radio		[39]
United Kingdom	October 29, 2001	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[40]
Australia	November 12, 2001	CD		[41]
United Kingdom (re-release)	July 22, 2002	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[42]