"Livin' It Up" | ||||
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Single by Ja Rule featuring Case | ||||
from the album Pain Is Love | ||||
Released | September 10, 2001 | |||
Studio | The Crackhouse (New York City) | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
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Ja Rule singles chronology | ||||
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"Livin' It Up" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case. It was officially serviced to US urban radio on September 10, 2001, as the lead single from Ja Rule's third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001), following several weeks of early airplay. [1] The song, produced by Lil' Rob and Irv Gotti, samples Stevie Wonder's 1982 song "Do I Do".
Issued through Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, "Livin' It Up" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and entered the top 10 in Australia, where it peaked at number six. In 2002, "Livin' it Up" received a re-issue in the United Kingdom and reached a new peak of number five on the UK Singles Chart after initially reaching number 27 in late 2001. Retired NBA All-Star Baron Davis and former pornographic actress Sunny Leone make appearances in the video.
UK CD single (2001) [2]
UK CD single (2002) [3]
French CD single [4]
European maxi-CD and Australasian CD single [5]
Credits are taken from the Pain Is Love album booklet. [6]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [36] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [37] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | September 10, 2001 | [1] | ||
October 16, 2001 | [39] | |||
United Kingdom | October 29, 2001 |
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Australia | November 12, 2001 | CD | [41] | |
United Kingdom (re-release) | July 22, 2002 |
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First single 'Livin' It Up' is hitting the airwaves now to great early response (Def Jam will go for Urban and Crossover adds on 9/10).