I Get Around (Tupac Shakur song)

"I Get Around" is a song by American rapper 2Pac from his second studio album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993). It was released on June 10, 1993 as the album's second single and features Shakur's mentor Shock G and Money-B of Digital Underground, Shakur's old group. It was produced by Shock G, who produced it under the alias, The D-Flow Production Squad.[2] AllMusic notes that in the song Shakur "brags about his sexual conquests".[2] Chart-wise, it was the album's most successful single reaching number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

"I Get Around"
25
Single by 2Pac featuring Digital Underground
from the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
A-side"Nothing but Love"
ReleasedJune 10, 1993
Recorded1992[1]
Genre
Length4:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The D-Flow Production Squad
2Pac singles chronology
"Gotta Get Mine"
(1993)		 "I Get Around"
(1993)		 "Keep Ya Head Up"
(1993)
Digital Underground singles chronology
"No Nose Job"
(1992)		 "I Get Around"
(1993)		 "The Return of the Crazy One"
(1993)
Music video
"I Get Around" on YouTube

Composition and writing

In the 2009 book How to Rap, Shock G recalled that Shakur wrote the lyrics to the beat after hearing it for a while (rather than with no beat),[3] and that Shakur also ghostwrote Shock G's verse.[4]

Commercial success

"I Get Around" peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It spent 25 weeks on the charts and peaked number 5 on the US R&B charts. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold 900,000 copies.[5][6]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
The Source United States The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time 1998 *
Ego Trip Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1980-98 1999 6
Blender Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s 2005 307
Bruce Pollock The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 2005 *
Pitchfork The Pitchfork 500 2008 *
Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s 2010 107

Live performances

Shakur performed the song live on The Arsenio Hall Show on July 19, 1993. He also performed the song live on January 4, 1996 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland during the Tribute to Eazy-E tour.

Track listing
  • 12"
  1. "I Get Around" (LP version) – 4:19
  2. "I Get Around" (vocal version) – 6:07
  3. "Nothing but Love" – 5:04
  4. "I Get Around" (remix) – 6:06
  5. "I Get Around" (remix instrumental) – 6:04
  6. "I Get Around" (7" remix) – 3:36

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Sal Manna. "Official Biography". Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r168663
  3. Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 169.
  4. Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 230-231.
  5. "American certifications – 2 Pac – I Get Around". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "2Pac Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  10. "2Pac Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  11. "Billboard Top 100 – 1993". Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  12. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  13. "American single certifications – 2 Pac – I Get Around". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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