"I Get Around" is the second single from 2Pac

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...

's second album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

2Pac's "Keep Ya Head Up " [previously-unreleased] from The Outlawz' 2Pac: Evolution 12-CD box set :goo.gl/5K81bEven more unreleased mp3s from the 2Pac: Evolution 12-CD box set:goo.gl/T5dw4...

, and features Shock G

Shock G

Gregory E. Jacobs , known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground...

 and Money-B

Money-B

Ron Brooks better known by his stage name Money-B, is an American rapper, best known for being a member of the funk and rap group Digital Underground. He is a member of Raw Fusion with DJ Fuze whom they had two albums, Live From the Styleetron and Hoochified Funk.He had a solo album named Talkin'...

 of Digital Underground

Digital Underground

Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....

, the group that introduced him. It was produced by Shock G and Allmusic notes that in the song 2Pac "brags about his sexual conquests".

Some vocals of "I Get Around" are sampled from the 1985 Zapp

Zapp (band)

Zapp is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Terry Troutman, Bobby Glover and Gregory Jackson [Cincinnati Ohio Funk Keyboardist]...

 song Computer Love and the instrumental samples "Step in the Arena" by Gang Starr

Gang Starr

Gang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop duo that consisted of the late MC Guru and DJ/producer DJ Premier. Their style combined elements of New York jazz and hip hop.-Background:...

.

Shock G recalls how the track was written, in the book How to Rap

How to Rap

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, mentioning that 2Pac wrote the lyrics to the beat after hearing it for a while (rather than with no beat), and that 2Pac also ghostwrote

Ghostwriter

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 Shock G's verse.

Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight

Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....

 sampled the song "Hold Me" on Anytime (1997). Nicole Wray

Nicole Wray

Nicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold.-Musical career:...

 sampled the song on her single, "I Like It".

Commercial success

The song sold well and became 2Pac's first Top 20 single. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and acquired certified gold status. The song was re-released on 2Pac's Greatest Hits album in 1998. The music video reached #16 on XXL

XXL (magazine)

XXL is a Hip-Hop magazine, published by Harris Publications.In 1997, XXL was founded by former Source staffers as well as other Harris Publication employees, who wanted to create their own magazine about the hip-hop music and culture using the model developed by the founders of The Source...

's and MTV2

MTV2

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's "25 Greatest West Coast Videos". The song is ranked #14 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It was also selected as one of many songs you must hear & download in the musical reference book, 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download.

Tracklisting

• 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

• 12"

1. «I Get Around» (remix) - 6:06
2. «I Get Around» (7" remix) - 3:36
3. «Holler If Ya Hear Me» (Broadway mix) - 4:31
4. «Flex» (featuring: Dramacydal
   Outlawz
   Outlawz, formally known as Outlaw Immortalz, is an American hip hop group founded by Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they are probably best known for appearing in the video "Hit 'Em Up", in a diss track aimed at Biggie Smalls and other New York...
   
   ) - 4:19
   • 12"
5. «I Get Around» (LP version) - 4:19
6. «Keep Ya Head Up» (radio version) - 4:25
7. «Keep Ya Head Up» (LP version) - 4:25
8. «I Get Around» (radio version) - 4:19

• CD

1. «I Get Around» (LP version) - 4:19
2. «I Get Around» (7" remix) - 3:36
   • CD
3. «I Get Around» (extra clean version) - 4:19

Charts

End of year chart (1993)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	11

External links

• Music video at MTV.com (Windows Media), Yahoo! Music (Flash)