Sean Paul
Rockwerchter festival
Werchter, Belgium
06/30/2006
Get busy
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques, OD (born 9 January 1973)[2] is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist and producer who is regarded as one of the genre's most prolific artists.
Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the charts in the United States and most of his albums have been nominated for the Grammy's Best Reggae Album, with Dutty Rock winning the award. Paul has also been featured in many other singles including chart-toppers "Baby Boy" by Beyoncé, "What About Us" by The Saturdays, "Rockabye" by Clean Bandit and "Cheap Thrills" by Sia.
"Get Busy" is a dancehall song by Jamaican reggae toaster Sean Paul, from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim, produced by then-newcomer Steven "Lenky" Marsden, and was the only song that never made the "Diwali" rhythm album on Greensleeves Records as it was more than likely a late entry.
Paul described it as "mainly a party song. It's not all about smoking weed". "Get Busy" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from 10 May 2003, preceded by "In da Club" by 50 Cent and replaced by "21 Questions" by 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg. It was performed live on Saturday Night Live in May 2003.
The song was used in the DANCE! Online online game, and in the game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. The song's remix was played in the club scene of the 2003 film Grind. The song also briefly appeared in the season two episode of The Wire, Hot Shots. The song was used in DJ Hero 2. The song was featured in a scene from the 2004 film Chasing Liberty. An acoustic version of the song appeared on season 2 of The Office. The song was also played in a dance scene in the film Baby Mama. The song also featured in a scene in the season two episode of Bad Education.
It was used in the first trailer for the 2015 DreamWorks film Home.
Written by Steven Marsden and Sean Paul Henriques
Mastered by Paul Shields
Executive producers: Christopher Chin, Jeremy Harding, Murray Elias, and Sean Paul Henriques
Produced by Steven "Lenky" Marsden
