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Charts, Certifications & Awards
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| Charts
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| America
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| USA: Billboard Hot R&B
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27 Jul. 1991
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6
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17
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| USA: Billboard Hot Dance Music - Club Play
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10 Aug. 1991
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1(1)
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13
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| USA: Billboard Hot 100
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17 Aug. 1991
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21
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14
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| Europe
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| Austria: Single Top 75
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22 Sep. 1991
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9
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10
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| Belgium: Ultratop Flanders
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7 Sep. 1991
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13
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8
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| Germany:MusikWoche Top 100 Singles
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28 Aug. 1991
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13
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15
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| The Netherlands: Top 100
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24 Aug. 1991
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3
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13
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| The Netherlands: Dutch Top 40
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31 Aug. 1991
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4
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8
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| Norway: Topp 20 Single
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Week 36/1991
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7
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4
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| Sweden: Top 60 Singles
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9 Sep. 1991
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13
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6
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| Switzerland: Top 75
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8 Sep. 1991
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3(?)
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15
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| UK: Top 40
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31 Aug. 1991
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4
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7
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| UK: Gallup Single Chart
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31 Aug. 1991
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4
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8
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| Pacific
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| Australia: ARIA Top 50 Singles
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29 Sep. 1991
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8
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16
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| New Zealand: Top 40 Singles
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6 Oct. 1991
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13
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8
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| Certifications
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| Institution, Country
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Date
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Certification
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| RIAA, USA
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23 Oct. 1991
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Gold (500,000)
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| Awards
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| This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere
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Gett Off was the first single to be released from the album Diamonds And Pearls, by Prince and the New Power Generation, released worldwide. It was the first musical release to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation (the first time Prince had given his band co-credit since the disbanding of The Revolution in 1986).
Initially released to DJs as a promo on Prince’s 33rd birthday, 7 June 1991, there was no plan to release the single commercially (or to include the track on the album Diamonds And Pearls), and only 1,500 copies of the one-sided 12" promo were made (included here for the sake of clarity).
Based on the positive reaction, however, it was decided that Gett Off would be included on the album and released as the lead-off single.
The track it replaced on the album, Horny Pony, became the b-side of the single. The maxi-single released included three tracks which are largely based on Gett Off, but can be considered songs in their own right: Violet The Organ Grinder, Gangster Glam and Clockin’ The Jizz (Instrumental), as well as a slew of remixes by Prince and other remixers (some of which were given different names in different countries - see Gett Off song entry for details).
The single was re-released as part of the Diamonds And Pearls Singles collection in 2023. The one-sided 12" promo with the original (near) 10-minute version was re-released on 24 November 2023 for the Black Friday Record Store Day.
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Releases
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| 7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
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Additional Information
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Promotion (at time of release)
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Triva
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- The Gett Off video was played heavily, and drew a lot of controversy. The resulting media coverage only drew more interest to the song and single.
- Prince and the New Power Generation made their first TV performance playing Gett Off live on the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards, in a set similar to the Gett Off video. This again drew controversy, due to the sexual nature of the images, and Prince’s costume, which was open at the rear to show his bare buttocks.
- US Press Advert:
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References
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- http://lista.vg.no
- Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 by Joel Withburn (ISBN 0-89820-190-X)
- Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-136-5)
- Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
- British Hit Singles by Martin Roach (ISBN 978-0-7535-1537-2)
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1990: Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got ◄
