"If Ya Gettin' Down" | ||||
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Single by Five | ||||
from the album Invincible | ||||
B-side | "When I Remember When" "Everyday" |
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Released | 19 July 1999 | |||
Format | CD single, cassette single | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, dance-pop, funk | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Writer(s) | Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Jason "J" Brown, Sean Conlon, Richard Breen, Michael Cleveland | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher | |||
Five singles chronology | ||||
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"If Ya Gettin' Down" is a single by English boy band Five. It was released in July 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album, Invincible (1999). It was co-written by band members J Brown, Sean Conlon and Abz Love, and Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and co-produced by Stannard and Rowe. The song samples Indeep's 1982 hit song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life".
The song was certified Silver in the United Kingdom for sales of over 200,000 copies. The song charted at number two in the UK and Australia, and reached number one in New Zealand.
The official music video was directed by Cameron Casey.
The song reached number two in the United Kingdom, being kept off the top spot by Ricky Martin's "Livin' la Vida Loca", where it was certified Silver for sales of over 200,000 copies. It also was certified Platinum in Australia, where it reached number two. The song topped the charts in New Zealand as well.