"Get Low" is a song by American electronic music producer
Dillon Francis
Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987), also known by the stage name DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ.
Early life
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and French DJ and producer
DJ Snake
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called "Turn Do ...
. 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
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channel on May 22, 2014.
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
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called "Turn Do ...
. 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.
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
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.
Lyrics
The entire song consists of the following lyrics, "Get low when the whistle blow", while interspersed with some exclamations like "Barbie, yell Habib" (an Arabic phrase translating to "Let go, my love"), tongue rolling and feminine yelling. The song is an available track on the rhythm game ''
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'' and is featured in the film ''
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'' and its affiliated video game, ''
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''. The official remix features additional vocals by
Rae Sremmurd
Rae Sremmurd ( ; "Drummers Ear" spelled backwards) is an American hip hop duo originating from Tupelo, Mississippi, formed by two brothers, Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee. In 2013, they signed a record deal with Mike Will Made It's EarDrummers imp ...
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 Barbies.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2014 songs
2014 singles
Dillon Francis songs
DJ Snake songs
Columbia Records singles
Ministry of Sound singles
Songs written by Dillon Francis
Songs written by DJ Snake