Everybody Get Up

Five

About Everybody Get Up

"Everybody Get Up" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released on 21 August 1998 as the fourth single from their debut studio album Five (1998). The song was written by Five, Herbie Crichlow, Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and produced by Denniz Pop and Jake Schulze. Merrill and Hooker were credited as songwriters because it contains samples from Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". "Everybody Get Up" has received a Silver certification for sales of over 200,000 in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number two on 6 September 1998. Worldwide, the song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart on the week of 15 November and reached the top three 3 in Spain and the top five in Ireland, Sweden and Australia. 


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Everybody get up singing 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 

You gots to keep it real 
You gots to keep it raw 
I'm lyrically blessed 
So don't try to ignore 
Time for some action 
Creeping up your back and 
Keep the beat nasty 
Like Janet my reaction 
Hard I'm addictive 
Better lock your kids in 
Coming to you area 
Ya don't know what you're missing 
Go tell your family 
Here comes the enemy 
Blowing up the spot tech remedy

Everybody get up singing 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 

Keep it moving on 
Keep it moving on 
Keep it moving on 
Keep it moving on 
Keep it moving on 
Keep it moving on 
Keep it moving on 

I'll be the resident, president 
I'm the 5th element 
Jimmy fly snooka stone 
Cold is how I'm 
Hittin' em' better get together 
Put your hands in the sky 
Stick em up punk 
Hit em low, hit em high 
Now I'm the bad boy 
That you invite for dinners 
Ain't got no manners 
'cause I eat with my fingers 
Lost boys terrorize the neighbourhood 
And hounds of the Baskerville will be up to no good 
So come on, come on 
Everybody keep checking us 
Coming with the funk 
Bring it on wickedness

Everybody get up singing 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 

Everybody better recognize 
We got the funky rhymes 
Keep it together, baby 
Don't even try to organize 
We be the roughnecks 
No concept, no business 
We here to get down 
And make em grab your biscuits 
So everybody, anybody, somebody 
Put your hands together 
Represent like John Gotti
Paragraph after grammar for gas 
The party's Armageddon
Hit em with the heavy class
I'm bugging 
Hitting with the hooligan bamn 
I know I wanna stand-up 
So baby jump!

Everybody get up singing 
Five will make you get down now 
Everybody get up singing 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 

Everybody get up singing 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now 
1, 2, 3, 4, Five will make you get down now  

Five will make you get down

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Five

Five (stylised as 5ive) are an English boy band consisting of Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Abz Love and Sean Conlon. They were formed in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The band were most known as a five-piece, consisting of Robinson, Neville, Love, Conlon and Jason "J" Brown. more »

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Written by: SEAN CONLON, JASON BROWN, RICHARD BREEN, SCOTT ROBINSON, JAKE HOOKER, ALAN MERRILL, RICHARD NEVILLE DOBSON

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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13 facts about this song

Song Origin
"Everybody Get Up" is a song by the British boy band Five (also stylized as 5ive).
Release Date
The song was released initially on August 22, 1998, and was the band's fifth single.
Album Information
"Everybody Get Up" is from the boy band's debut album, which is titled '5ive.'
Chart Success
Upon its release, the song soared up to the number two spot on the UK Singles Chart.
Writer's Credit
The song was written by Five, Herbie Crichlow, Alan Merrill, and Jake Hooker.
Inspiration
The song is loosely based on Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n Roll".
Music Video
The music video for the song is typically 1990s, with the band members dancing and singing in a flashy, sci-fi setting.
International Recognition
Apart from the UK, the song also saw significant success internationally, peaking in the top 10 in several countries.
Certification
The song was later certified Gold by BPI.
Legacy
"Everybody Get Up" ranks 85th in the list of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK, making it one of Five's most enduring hits.
Critics Review
Critics often commend the song for its catchy chorus and energetic performance, something that aptly represents the late 90s boy band era.
Live Performances
Five often includes "Everybody Get Up" in their setlists during live performances due to its popularity among fans.
Comeback
In 2013, after more than a decade of their split, Five, with only four members, performed "Everybody Get Up" in the ITV2 series The Big Reunion, proving the song's staying power.

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