Got Your Money Explained

Got Your Money
Cover:Ol' Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis
Album:Nigga Please
Length:4:01
Label:Elektra
Producer:The Neptunes
Chronology:Ol' Dirty Bastard
Prev Title:Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
Prev Year:1998

"Got Your Money" is a song by American rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, released in 1999 as the only single from his second studio album, Nigga Please. Both the single and the album were the last to be released by Ol' Dirty Bastard, before his death in 2004. The song, produced by the Neptunes, features American R&B singer Kelis, who sings the chorus. It marked her first appearance on record, before the release of her debut single the following month. "Got Your Money" is listed at number 255 on NMEs "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", published in 2014.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Got Your Money" uses footage from the 1975 blaxploitation film Dolemite. No new footage of ODB was filmed for the video. Footage of ODB was taken from the 1995 music video for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya". It also features Kelis, with Beverly Peele and Tangi Miller as backup dancers.[2] [3] Pitchfork Media included the video on its list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s".[4]

Track listings

US maxi-CD single[5]

  1. "Got Your Money"
  2. "Got Your Money"
  3. "Got Your Money"
  4. "I Can't Wait"
  5. "I Can't Wait"
  6. "I Can't Wait"
  7. "Cold Blooded"

UK cassette single[6]

  1. "Got Your Money" – 4:03
  2. "Got Your Money" – 5:20

UK CD single[7]

  1. "Got Your Money" – 4:03
  2. "Got Your Money" – 5:20
  3. "Got Your Money" – 5:20
  4. "Got Your Money"

German CD single[8]

  1. "Got Your Money" – 4:03
  2. "Got Your Money" – 4:03
  3. "Rollin' wit You" – 3:56

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[11] 24
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesSeptember 14, 1999Elektra[13] [14]
February 1, 2000CD[15]
United KingdomJune 26, 2000[16]

Other versions

In 2012, a parody of the song was made by ADHD called "Where You Hide Your Money" with 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as the subject of the song.[17] [18]

Altered versions of the song appeared in 2013 television advertisements for Boost Mobile[19] and a 2015 trailer for the film Get Hard. The song has also been sampled by the Chemical Brothers in their song "Galaxy Bounce".

Another parody of the song was featured in the 2020-2021 television commercial "Got Your Laundry", for the LG WashTower.

In 2008, Max Bemis from Say Anything (band) covered the song as part of the Punk Goes Crunk compilation album.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 300–201. Barker. Emily. NME. January 31, 2014. August 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Tangi Miller – Other works – www.imdb.me/tangimiller. .
  3. Web site: Tangi Miller Biography (1974-).
  4. Web site: The Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s. Plagenhoef. Scott. Pitchfork.
  5. Got Your Money. Ol' Dirty Bastard. 2000. US maxi-CD single liner notes. Elektra Records. 67022-2.
  6. Got Your Money. Ol' Dirty Bastard. 2000. UK cassette single sleeve. Elektra Records. E7077C.
  7. Got Your Money. Ol' Dirty Bastard. 2000. UK CD single liner notes. Elektra Records. E7077CD.
  8. Got Your Money. Ol' Dirty Bastard. 1999. German CD single liner notes. Elektra Records. 7559-63719-2.
  9. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 29. 7. July 15, 2000. August 20, 2020.
  10. Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1999. Airplay Monitor. 7. 52. 53. December 24, 1999.
  11. The Year in Music 2000: Hot Rap Singles. Billboard. 112. 53. YE-58. December 30, 2000.
  12. Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000. Airplay Monitor. 8. 51. 56. December 22, 2000.
  13. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1316. 54. September 10, 1999. August 3, 2021.
  14. Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates. Gavin Report. 2272. 11. September 13, 1999.
  15. Web site: Got Your Money / I Can't Wait. Amazon. August 3, 2021.
  16. New Releases – For Week Starting June 26, 2000: Singles. Music Week. 27. June 24, 2000. August 3, 2021.
  17. Web site: March 3, 2020. WHERE YOU HIDE YOUR MONEY – MUSIC VIDEO. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/UDGalHcshQI. 2021-12-12 . live. October 22, 2012. YouTube.
  18. Web site: Chase. Hoffberger. Romney raps in hilarious parody—"Where You Hide Your Money". October 22, 2012. Daily Dot.
  19. Web site: TV Spot – Boost Mobile – Motorcycle Thieves. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/wAbwyliEc8w. 2021-12-12 . live. commercial. youtube.com. March 16, 2014.