About The Git Up

"The Git Up" is a song by American singer, songwriter and record producer Blanco Brown, released as his debut single on May 3, 2019. It has been described as the "sequel" to Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and the "next viral country rap song". Brown filmed himself performing a line dance to the song, which became a meme and was later used in its music video.[3] It debuted at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has since peaked at number 14. "The Git Up" serves as the lead single from Brown's upcoming debut album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs.

Brown has described the initial version of the track as similar to "Achy Breaky Heart" which influenced the dance element as he felt "You couldn’t take the song serious, but then you can’t make the song a joke either, because it was a smash." The release of the similar "Old Town Road" had a direct effect on the release of the song, as initially it "was supposed to be like a filler" from his EP. However after learning of "Old Town Road" he called his label's vice president telling him they needed to release the song.

Blanco Brown (born March 24, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who has produced for Chris Brown and Pitbull. Brown's debut single "The Git Up" was released in April 2019 and as of July 2019 has over 50 million streams on Spotify. In June 2019, Brown debuted on the Billboard charts, appearing at No. 41 on Emerging Artists. "The Git Up" later topped the Hot Country Songs chart and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Brown was raised in Atlanta, Georgia listening to hip hop artists, such as OutKast. In the summers, Brown would visit his grandmother in Butler, Georgia where he would listen to country music, such as Johnny Cash. Brown would go on to appreciate both forms of music.