Get Busy Living

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Get Busy Living
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
Recorded2009 - 2010
StudioGoldfish Studios
Genre Electronica
Label Goldfish Music – GM0002
Sony Music
Goldfish chronology
Perceptions of Pacha REMIXED
(2009)
Get Busy Living
(2010)
Goldfish
(2012)

Get Busy Living is a studio album by Goldfish. Released on September 20, 2010 [1] through Goldfish Music and Sony Music, in 2011 it won Best Global Dance Album at the 17th South African Music Awards. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Goldfish.

No.Title{{{extra_column}}}Length
1."Crunchy Joe" (feat. Sakhile Moleshe) 3:19
2."Get Busy Living" (feat. Emily Bruce) 5:40
3."Show You How" 3:21
4."Call Me" (feat. Monique Hellenberg) 3:50
5."Humbug" (feat. Sakhile Moleshe) 3:44
6."Brush Your Hair" 5:03
7."We Come Together" (feat. Sakhile Moleshe) 3:48
8."In Too Deep" (feat. Emily Bruce) 5:07
9."My Rainbow" 7:21
10."Big Band Wolf" 5:32
11."Get Busy Living" (feat. Emily Bruce)Radio Edit3:50

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
2011 17th South African Music Awards Get Busy LivingBest Global Dance Album [2] Won
Record of the Year [2] Nominated
GoldfishBest Producer [2] Nominated

Personnel

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References

  1. "Get Busy Living". iTunes. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2011 SAMA Nominations". SAMA. BaasDeBeer's Blog. 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.