"Betty (Get Money)", also referred to as just "Betty", is a song by American rapper

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, released through

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on June 10, 2022, as the

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from his third studio album, ''Marvelous''. It was written by Yung Gravy and produced by Nick Seeley,

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and Dwilly, along with the credit for its prominent

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's "

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". The song and its music video, featuring Yung Gravy dancing in a white fur coat, went viral on

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shortly after its release, being used in over 300,000 videos.

Background

The song interpolates the

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, chorus and melody of the 1987 song "

" by English singer

; as a result, Mike Stock, Matthew Aitken, and

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, the writers of the song, are credited as songwriters. Music publishing company

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owned a percentage of the rights to the song, and Justin Shukat, the president of the company, pitched the idea of interpolating it to

's management. A day later, they had received an instrumental and within two days Gravy had rapped over the beat. Originally, the record was called 'Get Pussy' with the publishing company requesting a redo of the title and some of the lyrics. "Betty (Get Money)" is the second song by Gravy to receive viral attention on

, with his 2020 track "Oops!" also seeing some success on the application. Of the over 100,000 videos made since its June 2022 release, many include the bridge "Damn Gravy you so vicious, you so clean, so delicious / How come you ain't got no missus?"

Lawsuit

Although Gravy had obtained a license for the music and lyrics to "Never Gonna Give You Up", he had not been able to obtain a license for the original recording, and had not obtained permission from Astley to copy his voice. On January 26, 2023, Astley filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court, objecting to Gravy's use of an impersonator. The lawsuit cited the 1998 case '' Midler v. Ford Motor Co.'', where an impersonator was hired to copy a celebrity; Astley was represented by Richard S. Busch who also handled the '' Pharrell Williams v. Bridgeport Music'' case regarding the sampling of

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on "

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". The case was settled in September 2023, with no details of the settlement divulged.

Music video

The music video, released alongside the song on June 10, 2022, also saw viral attention. It includes "fake backdrops, turtlenecks, and a groovy two-step".

Commercial performance

"Betty (Get Money)" is Yung Gravy's first entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, debuting at number 68 in July 2022.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{reflist 2022 singles 2022 songs Yung Gravy songs Republic Records singles Song recordings produced by Dillon Francis Songs written by Mike Stock (musician) Songs written by Pete Waterman Songs written by Matt Aitken