My Getaway

"My Getaway" is a song by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Brycyn "Juvie" Evans from the Rugrats in Paris Movie Soundtrack. Watkins said of her involvement, "I'm a big fan of Tommy and Chuckie and the rest of the Rugrats, and I'm honored to be on this soundtrack".^[1] The song is played in the scene where Angelica is listening to her personal stereo during the flight to Paris on the plane, and in the end credits of Rugrats in Paris: The Movie with "Who Let the Dogs Out?" and "When You Love".

"My Getaway"
Single by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
from the album Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music From the Motion Picture
Released	October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
Studio	Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
Length	3:51
Label	Maverick
Songwriter(s)	Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Brycyn "Juvie" Evans
Producer(s)	Soulshock and Karlin
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins singles chronology
"Ghetto Love" (1997) "My Getaway" (2000) "Let's Just Do It" (2009)

Release as a single to rhythmic contemporary radio on October 3, 2000, the song peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, "My Getaway" peaked at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also available as a CD and vinyl single, being distributed to radio stations by the Maverick Recording Company. The artwork has T-Boz on the front and the Rugrats on the back.^[1]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Christopher Erskin.^[2] The video consists of T-Boz sitting in a Rugrats-like parade float led by her dancers wearing Chuckie costumes with balloon versions of the characters up above her while singing the song. Aside from taking clips from Rugrats in Paris, intercut scenes of T-Boz dancing with children wearing Rugrats attire are shown while being a giantess holding bubblegum ropes and lying down on a pavement. At one point, a balloon version of T-Boz appears in the sky and lands in a forest setting where she comes out of the balloon. The children then play in the forest while T-Boz dances with them as the video ends.

Track listing

European CD single^[3]

1. "My Getaway" (album version) – 3:51
2. "My Getaway" (instrumental) – 3:51
3. "My Getaway" (acapella) – 3:49

Charts

Chart performance for "My Getaway"

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	86
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5]	14
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6]	11
Germany (GfK)[7]	98
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	44
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	79
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11]	31

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 3, 2000	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Maverick	[12]
Japan	December 13, 2000	CD		[13]
United Kingdom	April 2, 2001	CD cassette		[14]

References

1. "Rugrats in Paris -- the Soundtrack of the Movie". Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
2. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com – T-Boz – "My getaway"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
3. My Getaway (European CD single liner notes). Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins. Maverick Records. 2000. W549CD, 9362 44944-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 297.
5. "Tionne %22T-Boz%22 Watkins – My Getaway" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
6. "Tionne %22T-Boz%22 Watkins – My Getaway" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
7. "Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins – My Getaway" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
9. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
10. "T-Boz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
11. "T-Boz Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
12. "CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1370. September 29, 2000. p. 109. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
13. "New Release" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
14. "New Releases – For Week Starting April 2, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 31, 2001. p. 31. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/T-Boz-My-Getaway/master/172375