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key confidence high · relative A major · tempo confidence high · half-time 53.9 · low end 46% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Covered[unknown]source
- Written byBernard Edwardssource
- Written byBernard Edwards & Nile Rodgerssource
- Written byDavid Portersource
- Written byJoey Robinson, Jr.source
- Remixed bymrSimon, Getin’ Oily Wid Itsource
- Remixed bymrSimon, Getin’ Oily Wid Itsource
- Written byNile Rodgerssource
- CoveredPhishsource
- Written bySamuel Barnessource
- SamplesSister Sledge, He’s the Greatest Dancersource
- SamplesSister Sledge, He’s the Greatest Dancersource
- SamplesThe Bar-Kays, Sang and Dancesource
- SamplesThe Bar-Kays, Sang and Dancesource
- CoveredThe Countdown Dance Masterssource
- Written byWill Smithsource
- Remixed byWill Smith, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (DJ Scratch Remix)source
- Remixed byWill Smith, Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It (San Holo remix)source
- Remixed byWill Smith, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (DJ Scratch Remix)source
- Remixed byWill Smith, Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It (San Holo remix)source
Why it is here
- The track builds its verse from a sample of Sister Sledge's "He's the Greatest Dancer" and its chorus from the Bar-Kays' "Sang and Dance," with record-scratching lifted from Whistle's "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'." source
- It spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1999. source
- The music video, directed by Hype Williams and shot on the Las Vegas Strip, won the 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video. source
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