"Let's Get Married" is a song by American

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group Jagged Edge from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1999). Released on April 11, 2000, the song spent three weeks atop the US ''

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chart in 2000 and reached number 11 on the ''Billboard''

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. In 2001, the song was issued in Australia as a

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with "

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" and reached number two on the

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. The music video features

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and Kent Masters-King as the fictional couple deciding on whether they should get married or not. The song's official remix features DJ Run of Run-D.M.C. and samples the group's debut single " It's Like That". The official video for the remix was directed by

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and Bryan Barber. The group performed the single at the

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wedding of

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and

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on the September 21, 2007, episode of

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. Another "Reception" remix was produced by

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and samples

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' song " Grounds for Separation".

Track listings

US maxi-CD single # "Let's Get Married" (album version) – 4:23 # "Let's Get Married" (Reception remix) – 3:50 # "Let's Get Married" (Remarqable remix featuring

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) – 4:09 # "Let's Get Married" (Metromix radio remix) – 3:31 # "Let's Get Married" (Metromix club remix) – 7:38 # "Let's Get Married" (Metromix dub) – 7:38 European CD single # "Let's Get Married" (album version) – 4:23 # "Let's Get Married" (Remarqable remix featuring Run) – 4:09 Australian CD single # "Let's Get Married" (Remarqable remix featuring Run) # "

" (Cool JD remix featuring

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) # "Let's Get Married" # "Promise" # "Promise" (Speakeasy extended remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end-charts

Certifications

References

External links

"Let's Get Married" (remix) video at YouTube
{{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles Columbia Records singles Jagged Edge (American group) songs So So Def Recordings singles Song recordings produced by Bryan-Michael Cox Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri Songs about marriage Songs written by Bryan-Michael Cox Songs written by Jermaine Dupri