Peak
1
Weeks
32
Score
5,997
Chart Year
1998
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by American director Hype Williams[9][10][11] and was filmed at various hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, including the New York-New York Hotel and Casino, The Mirage, and the foyer of the Luxor Las Vegas. The video features a series of tableaux including a Deee-Lite-inspired sequence, a glitzy Puffa jacket-style choreographed studio dance routine, a sequence set in Ancient Egypt and a volcano-backed Hawaiian/ Māori segment. Other music styles, including Bollywood, are referenced. The video closes with Smith dancing beneath the Statue of Liberty replica at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino. "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" won the 1998 MTV Vide
"Jiggy" is a term meaning to be cool and trendy. It's often associated with a style of dress, and in the context of this song means dancing effectively and also making a name for yourself. It also became a term for sex. The song was produced by the team of Jean-Claude Olivier and Samuel Barnes, who were known as Poke & Tone. Poke came up with the title after the team put the track together. "I said we should call it 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It' and I started doing this cute dance," he said. The title stuck, and when the song became a huge hit, "Jiggy" made the leap from street vernacular to the popular lexicon. This samples the beat from "He's The Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge (1979), and the "na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na" hook from a song called "Sang and Dance" by the Bar-Kays (1970). It also incorporates some lyrical elements from the 1980 song "Love Rap" by Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three (the "to the east to the west... yes yes y'all" part). Thanks to the samples and interpolation, 12 different writers are credited as composers on "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It." Here's the breakdown: The seven guys who wrote "Sang and Dance," which was six members of the Bar-Kays (James Alexander, Ben Cauley, Larry Dodson, Willie Hall, Harvey Henderson and Winston Stewart) plus the Stax Records songwriter David Porter. Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, who wrote "He's The Greatest Dancer." They were founders of the group Chic; Rogers enjoyed a career resurgence in 2013 after he worked on the Daft Punk album Random Access Memories. Joe Robinson, who ran Sugarhill Records with his wife Sylvia. Robinson wrote "Love Rap" for Spoonie Gee, who was signed to the label. Samuel Barnes, who was half of the production team Poke & Tone, which produced this track. Will Smith, who wrote the lyrics. The lyrics, "since I moved up like George and Weezie" are a reference to the TV show The Jefferson's and the show's theme song, "Movin' On Up." Will Smith certainly knew his sit-coms - he starred in one called The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for six years. Smith won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance for this song. The previous year, he won the same award for "Men In Black," which was his first song produced by Poke & Tone and his first release without DJ Jazzy Jeff. According to some sources, this Pop-Rap track was co-written by the New York rapper Nas. His name is not listed on the official credits, although he is listed on two other Big Willie Style tracks: "Chasing Forever" and "Yes Yes Y'all." Nas clarified his small contribution during a 2014 Reddit AMA: "I hung out with Will in the studio," he explained. "And watched him write it. It was a fun studio session, and I said a line or two or three to him. It wasn't that serious. Will Smith wrote that song." The music video, directed by veteran hip-hop director Hype Williams (Missy Elliott's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly"), was shot throughout the Las Vegas Strip. It won the 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video.
Bring it Woo Uh, uh, uh, uh Haha, haha What? What? What? What? Uh On your mark, ready, set, let's go Dancefloor pro, I know you know I go psycho when my new joint hit (woo) Just can't sit Gotta get jiggy wit' it, ooh, that's it Now honey, honey, come ride DKNY all up in my eye You gotta Prada bag with a lotta stuff in it (uh, uh, uh) Give it to your friend, let's spin Everybody lookin' at me, glancin' the kid Wishin' they was dancin' the jig Here with this handsome kid Ciga-cigar right from Cuba-Cuba I just bite it It's for the look, I don't light it Illway the an-may on the ance-day oor-flay Give it up jiggy, make it feel like foreplay (woo) Yo, my cardio is infinite Ha ha Big Willie style's all in it Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) What? You wanna ball with the kid? Watch your step, you (woo) might fall Trying to do what I did Mama, uh, mama, uh, mama, come closer In the middle of the club with the rub-a-dub, uh No love for the haters, the haters Mad 'cause I got floor seats at the Lakers See me on the fifty yard line with the Raiders Met Ali, he told me I'm the greatest I got the fever for the flavor of a crowd pleaser DJ, play another from the prince of this Your highness, only bad chicks ride in my whips South to the West to the East to the North Bump my hits and watch 'em go off, go off Yes, yes, y'all, you don't stop (woo) In the winter or the (summertime) I makes it hot Gettin' jiggy wit' 'em (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) 850is, if you need a lift Who's the kid in the drop? Who else? Will Smith Livin' that life some consider a myth Rock from South Street to One Two Fifth Women used to tease me Give it to me now, nice and easy Since I moved up like George and Weezy C.R.E.A.M. to the maximum, I be askin' 'em "Would you like to bounce with the brother that's platinum?" Never see Will attackin' 'em (uh-uh) Rather play ball with Shaq and 'em, flatten 'em Psyche, kiddin' Thought I took a spill, but I didn't Trust, the lady of my life she hittin' Hit her with a drop top with the ribbon Crib for my mom on the outskirts of Philly You? Tryna flex on me? Don't be silly Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) Gettin' jiggy wit' it (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na), uh, uh (Na-na, na, na, na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na) (Na-na, na, na, na-na)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 28, 1998 | 3 | 123 |
| 2 | Mar 7, 1998 | 2 | 124 |
| 3 | Mar 14, 1998 | 1 | 125 |
| 4 | Mar 21, 1998 | 1 | 125 |
| 5 | Mar 28, 1998 | 1 | 125 |
| 6 | Apr 4, 1998 | 8 | 118 |
| 7 | Apr 11, 1998 | 11 | 115 |
| 8 | Apr 18, 1998 | 16 | 110 |
| 9 | Apr 25, 1998 | 18 | 108 |
| 10 | May 2, 1998 | 22 | 104 |
| 11 | May 9, 1998 | 23 | 103 |
| 12 | May 16, 1998 | 19 | 107 |
| 13 | May 23, 1998 | 17 | 109 |
| 14 | May 30, 1998 | 17 | 109 |
| 15 | Jun 6, 1998 | 18 | 108 |
| 16 | Jun 13, 1998 | 19 | 107 |
| 17 | Jun 20, 1998 | 23 | 103 |
| 18 | Jun 27, 1998 | 24 | 102 |
| 19 | Jul 4, 1998 | 30 | 96 |
| 20 | Jul 11, 1998 | 24 | 102 |