About The Song
“Gett Off” is a song written and produced by American musician Prince, released in June 1991 by Paisley Park and Warner Bros. as the lead single from his thirteenth album, Diamonds and Pearls (1991). The album was his first with his backing band the New Power Generation. “Gett Off” was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number four in the United Kingdom; the maxi-single was too long and pricey to appear on the UK Singles Chart, so this release was classified as an album, peaking at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart in August 1991.
In the United States, the single reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. In addition, it was Prince’s seventh and final song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The music video for the song was directed by Randee St. Nicholas. “Gett Off” was ranked at number 97 on VH1’s list of the “100 Greatest Songs of the ’90s”.
“Gett Off” evolved from several earlier compositions, starting with the song “Glam Slam” from 1988’s Lovesexy. Prince created an unreleased remix in early 1991 called “Glam Slam ’91”, which used the chorus of “Glam Slam”, but with new music and lyrics that borrowed partially from Graffiti Bridge’s “Love Machine”. Prince toyed with the song some more, adding a new chorus, and involving the newly formed New Power Generation. The song was renamed “Gett Off”, which was very similar to a B-side/remix called “Get Off” from the maxi single release of “New Power Generation”, also from Graffiti Bridge. “Gett Off” also uses a few musical segments from “Get Off”. The new track features vocal contributions from Rosie Gaines and Tony M.,[citation needed] and flute by long-time Prince associate Eric Leeds. Prince also contributes a guitar solo.
Prince delivered the song exclusively to nightclubs on his 33rd birthday on a now valuable 12-inch single featuring the otherwise unavailable “Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Minutes Mix)” remix. It was so well-received that Prince decided to release the song commercially as a single with the rap song “Horny Pony” as its B-side, and also as a maxi single with several remixes, which varied from country to country. He also added it at the last minute to Diamonds and Pearls, replacing “Horny Pony” (on the packaging for Diamonds and Pearls, “Horny Pony” is written in red over “Gett Off”, to fit in with the narrative track listing that was already finished.) Coincidentally, “Gett Off” contains a sample from ‘Horny Pony’. As well as being conceived from other compositions, it served as the musical blueprint for “Blue Light” and “Get Wild”.
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Lyrics
Ahhhhah Ahhhhah Ooohhh
Club Mix
Club Mix
How can I put this in a way so as not to offend or unnerve?
But there’s a rumour goin’ all around that you ain’t been gettin’ served
They say that you ain’t “You know what” in, baby, who knows how long
It’s hard for me to say what’s right when all I wanna do is wrong
Gett off: (Twenty three positions in a one night stand)
Gett off: (I’ll only call you after if you say I can)
Gett off: (Let a woman be a woman and a man be a man)
Gett off: (If you want to, baby, here I am) Here I am (Here I am)
I clocked the jizz from a friend of yours named Vanessa Bet (Bet)
She said you told her a fantasy that got her all wet (Wet)
Something about a little box with a mirror and a tongue inside (Yeah)
What she told me then got me so hot, I knew that we could slide (Ooh)
Gett off: (Twenty three positions in a one night stand)
Gett off: (I’ll only call you after if you say I can)
Gett off: (Let a woman be a woman and a man be a man)
Gett off: (If you want to, baby, here I am) Here I am
One, two, three
Naw, little cutie, I ain’t drinkin’
But scope this, I was just thinkin’
You plus me, what a ride
If you was thinkin’ the same, we could continue outside
Lay your pretty body against a parkin’ meter
Strip your dress down like I was strippin’ a Peter Paul’s Almond Joy
Lemme show you, baby, I’m a talented boy
Gett off
So here we, so here we
So here we are, here we are in my paisley crib
Whatcha want to eat? (Ribs!)
Naw toy, I don’t serve ribs
You better be happy that dress is still on
I heard the rip when you sat down
Honey, them hips is gone
But that’s alright, I clock ’em that way
Remind me of somethin’ James used to say
“I like ’em fat, I like ’em proud
U got to have a mother for me
Now move your big ass ’round this way
So I can work on that zipper, baby”
Tonight you’re a star and I’m the Big Dipper
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na
How can I put this in a way so as not to offend or unnerve?
But there’s a rumor goin’ all around that you ain’t been gettin’ served
They say that you ain’t “You know what” in, baby, who knows how long?
It’s hard for me to say what’s right when all I wanna do is wrong
Gett off: (Twenty three positions in a one night stand)
Gett off: (I’ll only call you after if you say I can)
Gett off: (Let a woman be a woman and a man be a man)
Gett off: (If you want to, baby, here I am)
Come on