I Get Off Explained

I Get Off
Cover:Halestorm - I Get Off.png
Type:single
Artist:Halestorm
Album:Halestorm
Genre:Hard rock
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Howard Benson
Next Title:It's Not You
Next Year:2009

"I Get Off" is the debut single by American hard rock band Halestorm, released on March 10, 2009, from their 2009 self-titled debut album.[1] The song was written by lead singer Lzzy Hale with its producer, Howard Benson, and Dana Calitri, Kathy Sommer, and Nina Ossoff. Lyrically, the song describes deriving pleasure from sexual exhibitionism.

Critical reception

Tim Grierson of About.com wrote that "I Get Off" is "low-grade stripper-rock" that finds Hale "belting her sexual devotion in a rather unappealing way."[2] Nick at TuneLab conversely described the song as "instantly catchy" and wrote that "its ever-building verses blending seamlessly into soaring choruses."[3]

Commercial performance

"I Get Off" reached number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock airplay chart, earning the band their first top-ten single. It additionally reached number 17 on the magazine's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and number 28 on the Alternative Airplay chart. The song remains their only single to impact the latter chart. In October 2023, the song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streams of over 1,000,000 equivalent units.

Music video

The video for "I Get Off" was directed by Phil Mucci and premiered October 2, 2009.[4] It shows the band playing in a room and shows the lead singer, Lzzy Hale, in a secret room being watched by a male.[5]

Other appearances

In November 2017, "I Get Off" was made available as a playable song for the music rhythm game, Rocksmith 2014.[6] "I Get Off" was one of five songs re-recorded for the band's 2020 extended play, Reimagined, that saw the group re-interpreting their earlier recordings.[7]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I Get Off - Single by Halestorm . . May 30, 2021.
  2. News: Grierson . Tim . Review of Halestorm Rock Band . May 29, 2021 . . 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406115638/http://rock.about.com/od/reviews/fr/HalestormAlbum.htm . April 6, 2015.
  3. Web site: Nick . Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm' . TuneLab . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629053804/http://tunelab.com/2009/04/26/review-halestorm-halestorm/ . June 29, 2009 . April 26, 2009.
  4. Web site: Halestorm - I Get Off (2009) . IMVDb . May 29, 2021.
  5. Web site: I Get Off - Halestorm Videos . Halestormrocks.com . 2014-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326112449/http://www.halestormrocks.com/video/i-get-off/ . 2012-03-26 . dead .
  6. Web site: Rocksmith 2014 - Halestorm - I Get Off . . May 29, 2021.
  7. News: Morton . Luke . EP Review: Halestorm - Reimagined . May 29, 2021 . . August 14, 2020.
  8. Web site: Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2009. Billboard. January 26, 2022.