Gettin ' Jiggy Wit It - wikipedia Gettin ' Jiggy Wit It `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' Single by Will Smith from the album Big Willie Style B - side `` Big Willie Style '' Released January 27, 1998 Format CD single, Cassette Recorded Genre Hip hop, pop rap Length 3 : 48 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Will Smith Producer ( s ) Poke & Tone, L.E.S. ( co-prod. ) Will Smith singles chronology `` Just Cruisin ' '' ( 1997 ) `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( 1998 ) `` Just the Two of Us '' ( 1998 ) `` Just Cruisin ' '' ( 1997 ) `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( 1998 ) `` Just the Two of Us '' ( 1998 ) `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' is a single by American actor and rapper Will Smith, released as the third cut from his debut solo album Big Willie Style ( 1997 ). The verse is based around a sample of `` He 's the Greatest Dancer '' by Sister Sledge, and the chorus is sampled from `` Sang and Dance '' by the Bar - Kays. Released in January 1998, the song was Smith 's second hit produced by Poke & Tone and L.E.S., who replaced his long - time partner Jazzy Jeff, though the record - scratching techniques of Jazzy Jeff can be heard in the song. The song spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart from March 14, 1998. It also won a Grammy Award in 1999 for the Best Rap Solo Performance. It was ranked the 68th greatest song of the 1990s by VH1. However, it was ranked at # 19 on the list of AOL Radio 's 100 Worst Songs Ever in 2010. The song was included in Pitchfork Media 's 2010 list of `` the seven worst U.S. No. 1 singles of the 90s ''. Contents 1 Composition 2 Music video 3 References in popular culture 4 Track listing 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 6 References 7 External links Composition The song samples the 1979 Sister Sledge song `` He 's the Greatest Dancer ''. The `` mama - uh, mama - uh, mama come closer '' line is a reference to the song `` Soul Makossa '' by Manu Dibango, specifically the version adapted by Michael Jackson in `` Wanna Be Startin ' Somethin ' '' 's final bridge. The connotations associated with the expression getting jiggy were heavily influenced by this single. The term went from being used to acclaim one 's fashion or style towards being synonymous with dancing, and eventually back to the original association with sexual connotations. Smith has attested in an interview that his inspiration to alter the meaning for the purpose of the song came from his association of the term `` jiggy '' with `` jigaboo '', a derogatory term for African - Americans, which made the literal meaning of the title `` getting African - American with it '' and which was meant to reference the popular folk - myth of an innate sense of rhythm in black folks. The co-opting of a once offensive word also was racially empowering. The song was also sampled by a Russian pop group Hi - Fi in their 1999 song `` Pro Leto '' ( translated as `` About Summer '' ). Since the song 's release, many people have speculated if Nas helped compose `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '', as he also helped compose the songs `` Chasing Forever '', `` Yes Yes Y'all '' and `` Just Cruisin ' '' for Smith. In April 2014 on the social networking site Reddit, Nas finally put the rumor to rest : `` Alright, let 's clear this up once and for all. I hung out with Will in the studio. And watched him write it. It was a fun studio session, and I said a line or two or three to him. It was n't that serious. Will Smith wrote that song. But seriously, I watched him have fun making that record on his own, and Will is a true MC. '' Music video The music video was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed at various hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, including the New York - New York Hotel & Casino, The Mirage, and the foyer of the Luxor Hotel. The video features a series of tableaux including a Deee - Lite - inspired sequence, a choreographed studio dance routine, a sequence set in Ancient Egypt and a volcano - backed Hawaiian / Māori segment. The video closes with Smith dancing beneath the Statue of Liberty replica at the New York - New York Hotel and Casino. `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' won the 1998 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video. The song was also nominated for four additional awards, including Best Choreography, Viewer 's Choice, Best Dance Video, and Video of the Year, but these further nominations were lost to Madonna for her song `` Ray of Light ''. References in popular culture The song as well as the phrase `` Gettin ' Jiggy Wit It '' has been used and parodied in popular culture ever since its release. In the animated MTV series Daria, characters can be seen dancing to the song, in an episode released mere weeks after the song 's release. In the 1999 film Superstar, lead character Mary Catherine Gallagher gets advice from Jesus Christ, played by Will Ferrell, telling her to `` Get jiggy wit it, Na na na na na na ''. In the Seinfeld episode `` The Reverse Peephole '', Jerry is disappointed at not being selected as DJ for a house party, stating, `` I was ready to get jiggy with it. '' The song is also featured in the video game Backyard Football ' 08. The song has also been spoofed and covered by various artists. DJ Screw created a `` Chopped and Screwed '' version of the song. Jam band Phish covered the song on their 1999 album Hampton Comes Alive. King Crimson referred to the song in `` The World 's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum '' on 2000 's the construKction of light album. Cassetteboy released a short spoof version of the song in the wake of the 2015 Piggate scandal ( the allegation that the British Prime Minister David Cameron once placed `` a private part of his anatomy '' into the mouth of a dead pig 's head ) entitled Gettin Piggy With It. Track listing UK CD1 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' -- 3 : 46 `` Men in Black '' ( New Video Mix ) -- 3 : 41 `` Big Willie Style '' ( Snippets ) -- 2 : 56 CD2 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' -- 3 : 46 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( Jay Scratch Mix ) -- 3 : 41 `` Big Willie Style '' ( featuring Lisa Lopes ) -- 3 : 35 Cassette `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' -- 3 : 46 `` Men in Black '' ( New Video Mix ) -- 3 : 41 Europe Single CD `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' -- 3 : 46 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( DJ Scratch Remix ) -- 3 : 20 Maxi - CD `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' -- 3 : 46 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( DJ Scratch remix ) -- 3 : 20 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( So So Def remix ) -- 3 : 36 `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( DJ Scratch remix instrumental ) -- 3 : 19 America `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' -- 3 : 46 `` Men in Black '' ( DJ Scratch Remix ) -- 3 : 45 Digital download `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' ( So So Def remix version 2 ; featuring Jermaine Dupri, Big Pun, R.O.C. & Cam'ron ) -- 4 : 17 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1998 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 6 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 26 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 10 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 12 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 5 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 9 France ( SNEP ) 15 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 18 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 6 Norway ( VG - lista ) 5 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 12 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) 37 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 6 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) US Latin Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 17 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 5 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1998 ) Position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 17 US Billboard Hot 100 14 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 France ( SNEP ) Gold 250,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 0 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 900,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Angel '' by Joée Canadian RPM Dance number - one single February 2, 1998 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Broken Bones '' by Love Inc. Preceded by `` Together Again '' by Janet Jackson Canadian RPM Dance number - one single March 2, 1998 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Broken Bones '' by Love Inc. Preceded by `` My Heart Will Go On '' by Celine Dion Billboard Hot 100 number - one single March 14 -- 28, 1998 Succeeded by `` All My Life '' by K - Ci & JoJo References Jump up ^ Arnott, Jack ( August 5, 2008 ). `` Is hip - hop haunted by ghostwriters ? ''. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Wilkening, Matthew ( September 11, 2010 ). `` 100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Five of Five ''. AOL Radio. Retrieved December 24, 2010. Jump up ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7856-a-feature-about-nothing-the-1990s-in-lists/2/ Jump up ^ `` jiggy. ( n.d. ) ''. Dictionary.com Unabridged ( v 1.1 ). Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 26. ^ Jump up to : Joyner, Michael ( 1998 ). `` Gettin ' Jiggy Wit Will Smith ''. Feature. 4 ( 9 ) : 7. Jump up ^ `` I am Nas. AMAA ''. messageboard. reddit.com. 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Recorded Music NZ. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Will Smith -- Gettin ' Jiggy wit It ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Gettin ' Jiggy wit It in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Smith, Will -- Gettin % 27 Jiggy with It ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Best - Selling Records of 1998 ''. Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 ( 5 ) : 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015. 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Question: when did getting jiggy with it come out
Answer: January 1998