Get Up (You Am I song)

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"Get Up"
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Single by You Am I
from the album Dress Me Slowly
ReleasedMarch 2001
Studio Q Studios, Sydney
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:12
Label BMG Australia
Songwriter(s) Tim Rogers
Producer(s) Clif Norrell
You Am I singles chronology
"Damage"
(2000)
"Get Up"
(2001)
"Kick a Hole in the Sky"
(2001)

"Get Up" is the second single from the album Dress Me Slowly by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 2001 and reached number 44 on the Australian national chart [1] and number 57 in that year's Hottest 100. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Get Up" – 3:12
  2. "Older Guys" – 3:47
  3. "Tourism" – 3:31
  4. "Be Prepared" – 4:05
  5. "Damage" – 3:27

"Older Guys", "Tourism", "Be Prepared" and "Damage" are all You Am I originals (Rogers). "Older Guys" was initially recorded for Dress Me Slowly but was left off to make way for newer songs, while "Tourism" is a demo recording of an otherwise unreleased song. "Be Prepared" is a solo Tim Rogers song. "Damage" is the same as the album and single version. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Get Up"
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 44

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