Get Me Off

"Get Me Off" is a song by British electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released on 17 June 2002 as the fourth single from their second studio album, Rooty. The song reached number 22 in the United Kingdom, number 43 in Australia, and number 47 in Ireland. It is their only single from 1996–2005 that wasn't included on their greatest hits album, The Singles.

"Get Me Off"
Single by Basement Jaxx
from the album Rooty
Released	17 June 2002 (2002-06-17)
Genre	House
Length	4:49
Label	XL Astralwerks
Songwriter(s)	Simon Ratcliffe Felix Buxton Merrill Beth Nisker
Producer(s)	Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx singles chronology
"Where's Your Head At" (2001) "Get Me Off" (2002) "Do Your Thing" (2002)

It was originally intended for Janet Jackson after she contacted the duo to collaborate for her seventh album, All for You.

Background

Upon expressing admiration for the Basement Jaxx's debut album Remedy, Janet Jackson contacted the duo to collaborate.[1] Jackson was offered the song for the album, though declined.[2][3] "She told us she loved our stuff," recalls Buxton, "but she thought we were Zero 7. We wished her every success in hooking up with a British dance duo eventually and said, ‘Cheerio, Celine.'"[4]

"There wasn't a lot of laughter because she was so uptight."

Chart performance

"Get Me Off" debuted and peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart before falling to number 34 in its second week. The song spent a total of three weeks in the Top 75.[5] The song also reached the top 50 in Australia and Ireland.[6][7]

Track listings

UK CD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Me Off (Jaxx 2002 Remix Radio Edit)"	4:04
2.	"Do Your Thing (Jaxx Club Remixx)"	6:38
3.	"Broken Dreams (Los Amigos Invisibles Remix)"	3:33

UK CD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Me Off (Jaxx 2002 Club Mix)"	7:25
2.	"Get Me Off (Peaches Remix)"	3:14
3.	"Get Me Off (Supergetoff Remix)"	9:17

Charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	43
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8]	31
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	47
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[9]	4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10]	27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	22
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[11]	1
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[12]	4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] Superchumbo & Peaches Remixes	26

Covers and remixes

Canadian electronic musician Peaches included her remix of "Get Me Off" as a bonus track for her album Fatherfucker.

References

1. "Janet Jackson on MTV TRL Pt1 - YouTube". YouTube. July 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. "All right Jaxx - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
3. "New Jaxx Swing: Basement Jaxx". Inthemix.com.au. July 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. "The pop idol's pop idols". The Scotsman. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
6. "Australian-charts.com – Basement Jaxx – Get Me Off". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Basement Jaxx". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
8. "Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. 26 July 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
9. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 27 June 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
12. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
13. "Basement Jaxx Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics