Get Down (B4-4 song)

"Get Down" is the debut single by Canadian boy band b4-4. It was released in May 2000 as the first single from their debut self-titled album. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at number 4 on Canada's Singles Chart.[1] The song was written and produced by Jason Levine and James McCollum, who were nominated for "Best Producer" at the 2001 Juno Awards for their work on the track.[2] The song was featured on MuchDance 2001.

## Contents

* 1 Content
* 2 Music video
* 3 In popular culture
* 4 Charts
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Content

Since its release, the song has become infamous for its suggestive lyrics, which are thinly veiled references to oral sex. Ed the Sock, a MuchMusic denizen, castigated the song as a "sugar-coated fellatio fest".[3]

Ryan and Dan Kowarsky later admitted the song was about oral sex.[4]

## Music video

The music video begins with a young boy walking and seeing a homeless man on the street, who asks for money. The boy has no money and continues walking until he stumbles upon a View-Master stereoscope left in the garbage. After looking through the lens of the stereoscope, he gains popularity and wealth as b4-4 dance and sing. At the end, he gives the stereoscope to the homeless man.

## In popular culture

Ethan Klein of the YouTube channel h3h3Productions lampooned the song and its music video in a video titled "Ethan Joins a 90s Boy Band," uploaded on 16 April 2016. In the video, he also imitated b4-4's image and created a parody of the song with Schmoyoho. As of 1 October 2019, the video has over 6 million views.[5]

## Charts

Chart (2000)  | Peak
position

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Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] | 58
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] | 4

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Top Singles - Volume 71, No. 12, July 24, 2000". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7187&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=lbbjsji7ber76lcig219kbfe50. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
2. ↑ "Awards". junoawards.ca. http://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=2001&to-year=2001&nomination-category=best-producer&wins-only=no&artist=. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
3. ↑ Fromage. December 2000. MuchMusic.
4. ↑ Casey, Brad (April 16, 2013). "We Spoke to B4-4 about Bullies and Blowjobs". Vice. https://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/we-spoke-to-b4-4-about-bullies-and-blowjobs. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
5. ↑ h3h3Productions (August 22, 2016). Ethan Joins a 90s Boy Band. YouTube. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
6. ↑ Canada AC peak

## External links

* Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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