Get Ur Freak On - wikipedia Get Ur Freak On This article is about the 2001 album by Missy Elliott. For the 1995 album by Rare Essence, see Get Your Freak On. `` Get Ur Freak On '' Single by Missy Elliott from the album Miss E... So Addictive Released March 6, 2001 ( 2001 - 03 - 06 ) Format CD single 12 '' Recorded 2001 ; Westlake Recording Studios ( Los Angeles, California ) Genre Alternative hip hop dance bhangra Length 3 : 56 Label Goldmind Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Melissa Elliott Tim Mosley Producer ( s ) Timbaland Missy Elliott singles chronology `` Is That Your Chick '' ( 2000 ) `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( 2001 ) `` Lick Shots '' ( 2001 ) `` Is That Your Chick '' ( 2000 ) `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( 2001 ) `` Lick Shots '' ( 2001 ) Music video `` Get Ur Freak On '' on YouTube `` Get Ur Freak On '' is a song by American recording artist Missy `` Misdemeanor '' Elliott. It was written and produced by Elliott and Timbaland for her third studio album Miss E... So Addictive ( 2001 ). Based on heavy bhangra elements, a popular music and dance form from the Punjab state of India, the song features a six - note base that is a Punjabi melody played on a tumbi and rhythm and bassline played on tabla. Released as the album 's first single in 2001, the track reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Internationally, `` Get Ur Freak On '' became a top ten success in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where it became her first solo top ten hit, peaking at number four. A remix of the song featuring Nelly Furtado was a dance club hit during this period, and was used both in the soundtrack and in the background of the movie Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) starring Angelina Jolie. The song is also heard in The Rundown ( 2003 ) starring Dwayne Johnson ( remixed with AC / DC 's `` Back in Black '' ) and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin ( 2005 ) starring Steve Carell. In December, the song was listed 14th on Rolling Stone 's Best Songs of the Decade ranking, and later at number 466 on their The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time updated list of 2010. In 2002, `` Get Ur Freak On '' was named the best single released in the year 2001 by The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop annual year - end critics ' poll. The song also lists at number seven on Pitchfork Media 's Top 500 Songs of the 2000s and number 16 on VH1 's Greatest Songs of Hip - Hop. In 2011, NME placed it at number 17 on its list `` 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years ''. In April 2014, the song was remixed with The Black Keys ' song `` Keep Me '' for the original soundtrack to Neighbors ( 2014 ). On the Billboard magazine issue dated February 21, 2015, `` Get Ur Freak On '' re-entered at # 40, more than a decade after its original chart run. This re-entry was spawned by Missy Elliott 's performance at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show that occurred earlier in the month. Contents 1 Background 2 Cover versions 3 Formats and track listings 3.1 US single 3.2 European single 3.3 UK single 3.4 German single 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications 5 References 6 External links Background At the beginning of the song, a man says in Japanese : 「 これから みんな で めちゃくちゃ 踊っ て 騒ご う 、 騒ご う. 」 `` Kore kara minna de mechakucha odotte. Sawagou, sawagou ''. Translated into English, it means : `` Everyone start dancing together wildly now. Let 's make some noise, let 's make some noise. '' Before the second chorus ( after Missy says `` Let me throw you some '' ), the song samples German artist Karunesh 's song `` Solitude '' from the album Global Spirit. The outro of the song features the man who speaks Japanese saying `` Ichi, ni, san, shi '', translating to `` One, two, three, four. '' The music video was directed by Dave Meyers. Rappers Ludacris, LL Cool J, Timbaland, Ja Rule, Busta Rhymes, Master P, Spliff Star, Lil ' Romeo, Eve, Nate Dogg and singer Nicole Wray make cameo appearances in the video. This tune was also utilized in Bubba Sparxxx 's debut single `` Ugly '', in whose video Elliott makes a cameo. Cover versions In 2005, Scottish acoustic rocker KT Tunstall released her version of `` Get Ur Freak On '' performed for BBC Radio Live Lounge on certain versions of the single for `` Suddenly I See ''. Shawn Lee 's Ping Pong Orchestra released a surf rock rendition on the 2007 album `` Hits the Hits. '' American rock band Eels also released a version of `` Get Ur Freak On '' on Meet the Eels : Essential Eels Vol. I, having frequently performed it live during the Shootenanny ! tour several years previously. On the comedy show Fonejacker, the track was parodied by Kayvan Novak as he tried to get a record shop owner to identify the track by singing the tune with nonsensical lyrics. In Britney Spears ' Britney : Piece of Me revamped Vegas residency show, `` Get Ur Freak On '' was performed as a medley along with other Elliott songs. Though not covered, the melody of the song was sampled in the song `` ILoveYourAunt '' by American rappers A $ AP Ferg and $ ki Mask the Slump God. Japanese experimental music group Satanicpornocultshop sampled lyrics from `` Get Ur Freak On '' in their 2010 song `` ( r.i.p. ) Tide. '' Formats and track listings These are the formats and track listings of major single - releases of `` Get Ur Freak On. '' US single 12 '' single Side A `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( album version ) -- 3 : 57 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( amended version ) -- 3 : 57 Side B `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( instrumental ) -- 3 : 53 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( a cappella ) -- 3 : 10 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( TV track ) -- 3 : 58 CD promo `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( amended version ) `` Get Ur Freak On '' `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( album version ) `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( instrumental ) `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( TV track ) `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( amended a cappella ) European single CD promo `` Get Ur Freak On '' Swagger -- 3 : 31 UK single 12 '' special edition `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( Superchumbo 's Superfreakon Remix ) -- 8 : 53 CD maxi - single `` Get Ur Freak On '' -- 3 : 31 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( amended version ) -- 3 : 57 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( instrumental ) -- 3 : 53 German single 12 '' single Side A `` Get Ur Freak On '' -- 3 : 31 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( album version ) -- 3 : 57 Side B `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( instrumental ) -- 3 : 53 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( a cappella ) -- 3 : 11 `` Get Ur Freak On '' ( TV track ) -- 3 : 50 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2001 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 44 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 44 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 17 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 21 Brazil ( ABPD ) 65 Canada ( Nielsen SoundScan ) 12 France ( SNEP ) 39 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 19 Ireland ( IRMA ) 25 Italy ( FIMI ) 48 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 10 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 9 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 24 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 16 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 22 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 16 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK Dance ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 2001 ) Position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 98 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 78 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 62 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 68 US Billboard Hot 100 35 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived April 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. 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Retrieved 11 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Missy Elliott Chart History ( Canadian Digital Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 24. 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British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Get Ur Freak On in the `` Search BPI Awards '' field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Missy Elliott -- Get Ur Freak On ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 May 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Missy Elliott singles Discography Production discography Awards and nominations Supa Dupa Fly `` The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) '' `` Sock It 2 Me '' `` Beep Me 911 '' `` Hit Em wit da Hee '' Da Real World `` She 's a Bitch '' `` All n My Grill '' `` Hot Boyz '' Miss E... So Addictive `` Get Ur Freak On '' `` Lick Shots '' `` One Minute Man '' `` Take Away '' `` 4 My People '' Under Construction `` Work It '' `` Gossip Folks '' `` Back in the Day '' This Is Not a Test ! `` Pass That Dutch '' `` I 'm Really Hot '' The Cookbook `` Lose Control '' `` Teary Eyed '' `` We Run This '' Other singles `` Fighting Temptation '' `` Ching - a-Ling '' `` Shake Your Pom Pom '' `` WTF ( Where They From ) '' `` Pep Rally '' `` I 'm Better '' Featured singles `` That 's What Little Girls Are Made Of '' `` Brand New '' `` Ooh, Ooh Baby '' `` The Things That You Do ( Bad Boy Remix ) '' `` Steelo '' `` Do Thangz ( Main Pass Remix ) '' `` You Do n't Have to Worry ( Remix ) '' `` Cold Rock a Party '' `` Can We '' `` Not Tonight ( Remix ) '' `` Up Jumps Da Boogie '' `` What About Us ? '' `` Make It Hot '' `` 5 Minutes '' `` Trippin ' '' `` I Want You Back '' `` Here We Come '' `` I Like Control '' `` Ya Di Ya '' `` Take That '' `` Is That Yo Chick '' `` Son of a Gun '' `` Bootylicious ( Rockwilder Remix ) '' `` Oops ( Oh My ) '' `` The Knoc '' `` Burnin ' Up ( Remix ) '' `` Crew Deep '' `` Honk Your Horn '' `` Cop That Shit '' `` Party to Damascus '' `` Tush '' `` Turn da Lights Off '' `` 1, 2 Step '' `` Car Wash '' `` Touch It ( Remix ) '' `` Love Me or Hate Me ( Remix ) '' `` Let It Go '' `` Do It ( Remix ) '' `` Bad Girl '' `` Need U Bad '' `` Whatcha Think About That '' `` Let 's Just Do It '' `` Work '' `` Fakin ' It '' `` Get Involved '' `` Nobody 's Perfect '' `` Bad Girls ( N.A.R.S & Switch Remixes ) '' `` How Ya Doin ' ? '' `` Without Me '' `` Niliria '' `` I Deserve It '' `` Ghostbusters ( I 'm Not Afraid ) '' Promotional singles `` Best, Best '' `` Last Friday Night ( T.G.I.F. ) ( Remix ) '' `` 9th Inning '' `` Triple Threat '' `` Burnitup ! '' NME Single of the Year 1975 -- 1979 Bob Marley and the Wailers - `` No Woman, No Cry '' 1976 Thin Lizzy - `` The Boys Are Back in Town '' 1977 Sex Pistols - `` Pretty Vacant '' 1978 Buzzcocks - `` Ever Fallen in Love ( With Someone You Should n't 've ) '' 1979 The Jam - `` Eton Rifles '' 1980 -- 1989 1980 Joy Division - `` Love Will Tear Us Apart '' 1981 The Specials - `` Ghost Town '' 1982 Grandmaster Flash - `` The Message '' Michael Jackson - `` Billie Jean '' 1984 Womack and Womack - `` Love Wars '' 1985 The Jesus & Mary Chain - `` Never Understand '' 1986 Prince - `` Kiss '' Prince - `` Sign o ' the Times '' Nick Cave - `` The Mercy Seat '' The Stone Roses - `` She Bangs the Drums '' 1990 -- 1999 Deee - Lite - `` Groove Is in the Heart '' 1991 Primal Scream - `` Higher Than the Sun '' Suede - `` The Drowners '' The Breeders - `` Cannonball '' Blur - `` Girls & Boys '' 1995 Black Grape - `` Reverend Black Grape '' Underworld - `` Born Slippy '' The Verve - `` Bitter Sweet Symphony '' 1998 Beastie Boys - `` Intergalactic '' 1999 Aphex Twin - `` Windowlicker '' 2000 -- 2009 2000 Eminem -- `` The Real Slim Shady '' Missy Elliot -- `` Get Ur Freak On '' 2002 Doves -- `` There Goes the Fear '' 2003 Beyoncé -- `` Crazy in Love '' The Libertines -- `` Ca n't Stand Me Now '' 2005 The Futureheads -- `` Hounds of Love '' 2006 Hot Chip -- `` Over and Over '' 2007 Klaxons -- `` Golden Skans '' 2008 MGMT -- `` Kids '' 2009 Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- `` Zero '' 2010 -- present Foals -- `` Spanish Sahara '' 2011 Lana Del Rey -- `` Video Games '' 2012 Palma Violets -- `` Best of Friends '' 2013 Daft Punk -- `` Get Lucky '' 2014 Future Islands -- `` Seasons ( Waiting on You ) '' 2015 Skepta -- `` Shutdown '' 2016 Rihanna -- `` Work '' 2017 Lorde - `` Green Light '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Get_Ur_Freak_On&oldid=860068655 '' Categories : 2001 singles Bhangra ( music ) songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance Missy Elliott songs Song recordings produced by Timbaland Songs written by Missy Elliott Songs written by Timbaland UK Dance Singles Chart number - one singles Dirty rap songs 2001 songs Elektra Records singles Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for UKdance Singlechart usages for UKrandb Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Singlechart usages for Billboardrapsongs Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Français Italiano Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 18 September 2018, at 03 : 33 ( UTC ). 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Question: what movie is the song get your freak on in
Answer: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider