"Get Up" is a song by

Mary Mary Mary Mary is an American urban contemporary gospel duo formed in 1998, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell. Their name is inspired by two biblical figures: Mary, mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. They ar ...

, released as the

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from their fourth studio album '' The Sound''. The single was written and produced by both Mary Mary and producer

Warryn Campbell Warryn Stafford Campbell, Jr. (born August 21, 1975) is an American record producer. He has worked with a number of contemporary gospel, gospel, hip hop and Contemporary R&B, R&B artists. Campbell originally got his start as a session musician a ...

, husband of member

Erica Campbell Erica Monique Campbell (''née'', Atkins; born April 29, 1972) is an American Gospel singer and songwriter. Specializing in the urban contemporary gospel, Christian R&B, and contemporary R&B genres, she started her music career in the late 1990s ...

. The song is known as "the movement anthem". According to the group, the song was written and produced to appeal to young generations with a mainstream sound that still captures the message of the gospel. The group's goal was achieved when the song received moderate success in dance clubs worldwide, while holding the #1 spot on the U.S.'s

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chart. The song was also used on the syndicated morning show ''Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell'' hosted by Campbell herself. In December 2008, the song received two

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nominations for the

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of 2009 in the categories " Best Gospel Song" and " Best Gospel Performance". On February 8, 2009,

won the Grammy for Best Gospel Performance.

Music video

The

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for "Get Up" starts off with the girls sitting down and singing, and later getting up to represent the song's lyrics. The video's main character is a young girl (the late Simone Battle) auditioning for a dance contest. She feels frightened, but motivates herself and goes in front of the judges. The videos has many cameos of dancers and family and friends of the girls. Mary Mary's lawyer also appears in the video. The production of the clip was tracked by

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'' television series, with the final cut eventually premiering on

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on August 21, 2008 at the end of its ''Access Granted'' episode and online at 3:00 pm PT on

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Get Up". U.S. promo CD # "Get Up" (main version) – 3:14 # "Get Up" (instrumental) – 3:16 ;Digital Remix EP # "Get Up" (karmatronics club) – 6:01 # "Get Up" (karmatronics instrumental) – 6:01 # "Get Up" (fusion remix) – 7:07 # "Get Up" (fusion dub) – 5:53 # "Get Up" (fusion instrumental) – 7:06 # "Get Up" (mark alston club) – 7:20 # "Get Up" (mark alston dub) – 7:18 # "Get Up" (mark alston instrumental) – 7:20 # "Get Up" (jamie j sanchez club remix) – 8:31

Chart performance

The single was officially released to U.S. radios on July 5, 2008. The single soon release digitally July 15, 2008 via

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and other music websites. It has peaked within the top 30 of the national R&B/hip hop, club play, and gospel charts, and also the global dance charts.

Awards

The song won a

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for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards
at CBN.com

References

External links

Music video for "Get Up" on YouTube
{{authority control 2008 singles Mary Mary songs Songs written by Warryn Campbell 2008 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Eric Dawkins