# Gettin' Jiggy wit It
**Gettin' Jiggy wit It** (often styled "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It") is a 1997 hip-hop song by the American actor and rapper [Will Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/will-smith), released by Columbia on November 25, 1997 as part of his album *[Big Willie Style](https://www.edgepedia.org/big-willie-style)* and issued as a three-track single on February 10, 1998.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-single/163357659) The track runs about 3 minutes 48 seconds at 107 BPM and is classified as Hip-Hop/Rap.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | Will Smith (vocals) |
| Album | *Big Willie Style*, released November 25, 1997 by Columbia[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) |
| Single | February 10, 1998; 3 songs, 11 minutes[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-single/163357659) |
| Producers | Poke and Tone; co-producer L.E.S.[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4) |
| Sampled artists | Sister Sledge, Spoonie Gee, and The Bar-Kays[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) |
| Songwriters | Will Smith, Samuel Barnes, David Porter, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, and Joey Robinson Jr[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) |
| Recording site | Right Track Studios, Manhattan, New York[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4) |
## Production and personnel
The beat was produced by the team Poke and Tone, with L.E.S., identified by [MusicBrainz](https://www.edgepedia.org/musicbrainz) as a Queensbridge hip hop producer, credited as co-producer.[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4) Ken "Duro" Ifill served as recording engineer, Rich Travali mixed the track with Chris Ribando assisting, and Herb Powers mastered it.[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4) • [1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) The recording was made at Right Track Studios in Manhattan.[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4)
The credited session musicians give the track a live-instrument feel layered over its samples: Lanar "Kern" Brantley on bass guitar, David Foreman on lead guitar, Timothy "Tyme" Riley on keyboards, and Smith's longtime collaborator [DJ Jazzy Jeff](https://www.edgepedia.org/dj-jazzy-jeff) on scratches.[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4) James Lassiter, Ann Carli, and [Benny Medina](https://www.edgepedia.org/benny-medina) are credited as executive producers.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
## Title and lyrics
Per a SongSense analysis, New York slang already included the word **jiggy** prior to the song's release, and producer Poke came up with its title, even inventing a brief dance to accompany it in the studio, an act that shaped the track's overall feel.[4](https://songsense.io/will-smith/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) The same analysis describes the rhyme scheme as generally simple and effective, using couplets (AABB) with straightforward end rhymes to keep the flow catchy and easy to follow.[4](https://songsense.io/will-smith/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) The opening verse runs, "On your mark, ready, set, let's go, dance floor pro / I know you know I go psycho / When my new joint hit, just can't sit / Got to get jiggy wit it," and the lyrics drop fashion-brand references such as DKNY and Prada.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
The songwriter credits reflect the sampling: alongside Will Smith and Samuel Barnes, the list includes David Porter, Bernard Edwards, and [Nile Rodgers](https://www.edgepedia.org/nile-rodgers), writers whose catalog work underlies the sampled material, and Joey Robinson Jr.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
## Release and afterlife
The album version appeared on *Big Willie Style* in late 1997, and the single followed on February 10, 1998 with three songs totaling 11 minutes.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-single/163357659) A music video for the song was released in 1998.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6720818/soundtrack/) Remix versions circulated on the single, and the track later returned to Smith's live repertoire: in February 2015 he performed it on the *Late Show with David Letterman*, backed by [Paul Shaffer](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-shaffer) and the house band.[6](https://time.com/3714848/will-smith-david-letterman-gettin-jiggy-wit-it/) The song remains in streaming catalogs, where Shazam tags it Hip-Hop/Rap and lists its key audio features, including its 107 BPM tempo.[1](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
## References
1. [Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts, Shazam](https://www.shazam.com/song/161525098/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
2. [Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Single - Album by Will Smith, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/gettin-jiggy-wit-it-single/163357659)
3. [Release "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" by Will Smith, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6ba5512-039f-416a-b63e-81818e9f66d4)
4. [Meaning of "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" by Will Smith, SongSense](https://songsense.io/will-smith/gettin-jiggy-wit-it)
5. [Will Smith: Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (Music Video 1998) - Soundtracks, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6720818/soundtrack/)
6. [Watch Will Smith Perform 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It' on the Late Show with David Letterman, TIME](https://time.com/3714848/will-smith-david-letterman-gettin-jiggy-wit-it/)
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