Got Me Going
Encyclopedia
Got Me Going is the debut single from the latest Making the Band
group, Day26
. It is the first single from their debut album Day26
. The song was released digitally in January.
dressed in black. The camera then switches to the guys walking into a room to find a note left by Diddy
on top of 5 black notebooks. They have to write lyrics to a song that they would be recording. As their turns come up each one has a setting with a beautiful model either in a luxurious bedroom or living room. The video also includes choreography with all members dressed in black. As the song comes to an end they finish their lyrics, close their notebooks, smile, get up, and walk out with their notbeooks in hand. While walking out to the right of the door there is a calendar set to August. The camera zooms in on the 26th circling it with "Got Me Going" written on that date.
The video, which was directed by Syndrome, premiered on BET
's 106 & Park
on March 24, 2008, the day before the album's release. The video debuted on 106 & Park on April 3, 2008 at the tenth position and bested at the third position.
The video features ad-libs by Qwanell that is not in early versions found on file sharing networks.
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart at number 72 and has climbed as high as number 30. The single entered the Billboard
Hot 100 at number 79 on the issue date of April 12, 2008 and dropped to 87 the following week and 98 for the last week making its chart position not very impressive for the group's debut single. Got Me Going did not live up to the success of Danity Kanes' first single Show Stopper which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...
group, Day26
Day26
Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed on August 26, 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Andrews, Willie Taylor, and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when Andrews,...
. It is the first single from their debut album Day26
Day26 (album)
Day26 is the debut album by Day26 released on March 25, 2008.-Chart performance:Day26 debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first week sales of about 190,000 copies, making it the third number one album from Making The Band winners. The album also debuted at the top of Top...
. The song was released digitally in January.
Music video
The music video starts with an appearance by DiddySean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
dressed in black. The camera then switches to the guys walking into a room to find a note left by Diddy
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
on top of 5 black notebooks. They have to write lyrics to a song that they would be recording. As their turns come up each one has a setting with a beautiful model either in a luxurious bedroom or living room. The video also includes choreography with all members dressed in black. As the song comes to an end they finish their lyrics, close their notebooks, smile, get up, and walk out with their notbeooks in hand. While walking out to the right of the door there is a calendar set to August. The camera zooms in on the 26th circling it with "Got Me Going" written on that date.
The video, which was directed by Syndrome, premiered on BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
's 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
on March 24, 2008, the day before the album's release. The video debuted on 106 & Park on April 3, 2008 at the tenth position and bested at the third position.
The video features ad-libs by Qwanell that is not in early versions found on file sharing networks.
Chart performance
The single entered the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart at number 72 and has climbed as high as number 30. The single entered the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 at number 79 on the issue date of April 12, 2008 and dropped to 87 the following week and 98 for the last week making its chart position not very impressive for the group's debut single. Got Me Going did not live up to the success of Danity Kanes' first single Show Stopper which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 79 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
30 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
75 |