Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song) explained

Livin' It Up
Cover:	Livin it Up.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Ja Rule featuring Case
Album:	Pain Is Love
Studio:	The Crackhouse (New York City)
Length:	4:20
Chronology:	Ja Rule
Prev Title:	I'm Real (Murder Remix)
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Always on Time
Next Year:	2001

"Livin' It Up" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case, released in July 2001 through Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, as the lead single from Ja Rule's third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001). The song, produced by Lil Rob and Irv Gotti, samples Stevie Wonder's 1982 song "Do I Do". In the United States, "Livin' It Up" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It received a re-issue in the United Kingdom in 2002 and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Retired NBA All-Star Baron Davis and former pornographic actress Sunny Leone make appearances in the video.

Track listings

UK CD single (2001)^[1]

1. "Livin' It Up" (LP version) – 4:20
2. "Livin' It Up" (instrumental) – 4:20
3. "Put It on Me" (remix featuring Vita and Lil' Mo) – 4:22
4. "Livin' It Up" (video)

UK CD single (2002)^[2]

1. "Livin' It Up" (album version) – 4:20
2. "Livin' It Up" (live at the London Astoria) – 4:51
3. "Always on Time" (Agent X mix featuring Ashanti) – 5:10
4. "Livin' It Up" (video) – 4:30

French CD single^[3]

1. "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) – 4:18
2. "Livin' It Up" (video)

European maxi-CD and Australasian CD single^[4]

1. "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) – 4:18
2. "Livin' It Up" (instrumental) – 4:19
3. "I Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo) – 5:18
4. "Livin' It Up" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Pain Is Love album booklet.^[5]

Studios

• Recorded at The Crackhouse (New York City)
• Mixed at Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

• Ja Rule – writing (as Jeffrey Atkins)
• Robert Mays – writing
• Irv Gotti – writing (as Irving Lorenzo), production, mixing
• Stevie Wonder – writing ("Do I Do")
• Case – featured vocals
• 7 – all instruments
• Lil' Rob – production
• Milwaukee Buck – recording
• Supa Engineer DURO – mixing
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
UK Urban (Music Week)^[7]	5
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[9]	51
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	47

Chart (2002)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	25
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[12]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	112
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[14]	40
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	76
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[16]	43
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[17]	64

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	October 16, 2001			^[18]
United Kingdom	October 29, 2001			^[19]
Australia	November 12, 2001	CD		^[20]
United Kingdom (re-release)	July 22, 2002			^[21]

Notes and References

1. Livin' It Up. Ja Rule. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 588 814-2.
2. Livin' It Up. Ja Rule. 2002. UK CD single liner notes. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 063 978-2.
3. Livin' It Up. Ja Rule. 2001. French CD single liner notes. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 588 841-2.
4. Livin' It Up. Ja Rule. 2001. European maxi-CD & Australasian CD single liner notes. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 588 741-2.
5. Pain Is Love. Pain Is Love. Ja Rule. 2001. US CD album booklet. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 384 586 437-2.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 20. 33. 7. August 10, 2002. March 10, 2021.
7. Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2001. Music Week. 26. January 19, 2002. August 4, 2023.
8. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2001. billboardtop100of.com. November 10, 2021.
9. The Year in Music: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 113. 52. YE-44. December 29, 2001. December 17, 2023.
10. Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 48. December 21, 2001.
11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002. ARIA. May 27, 2020.
12. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2002. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415012252/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2002.htm. April 15, 2020. March 10, 2021.
13. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2002. UKChartsPlus. May 27, 2020.
14. Most Broadcast of 2002 – Airplay Top 50. Music Week. 31. January 18, 2003. August 4, 2023.
15. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2002. billboardtop100of.com. May 27, 2020.
16. Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2002. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 12. December 20, 2002.
17. Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2002. Airplay Monitor. 10. 51. 22. December 20, 2002.
18. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1423. 47, 53. October 12, 2001. April 24, 2021.
19. New Releases – For Week Starting October 29, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 31. October 27, 2001. August 16, 2021.
20. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12 Nov 2001. ARIA. 25. November 12, 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue611.pdf. February 20, 2002. April 24, 2021.
21. New Releases – For Week Starting 22 July 2002: Singles. Music Week. 31. July 20, 2002. August 26, 2021.