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Get Along with You

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"Get Along with You"
Single by Kelis
from the album Kaleidoscope
ReleasedApril 10, 2000 (2000-04-10)
StudioMaster Sound (Virginia Beach)
Genre
Length4:27
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Kelis singles chronology
"Caught Out There"
(1999)
"Get Along with You"
(2000)
"Good Stuff"
(2000)

"Get Along with You" is a song by American singer Kelis from her debut studio album, Kaleidoscope (1999). A staccato, Pop and R&B ballad, "Get Along with You" describes how someone's love for and the need to "get along with" their love interest is more substantial than material possessions and even the world itself.

Released as the second single from Kaleidoscope in the US on April 10, 2000, "Get Along with You" was not a commercial success, failing to enter the US Billboard Hot 100. It was later released as the on third and final single in Europe in October 2000, peaking at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

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The music video for "Get Along with You", directed by Paul Hunter, begins with Kelis, who is donning an all-black, gothic-like attire, standing in place. She proceeds to open her laced jacket to reveal a new "world" within herself. This "new world" shows Kelis standing in an empty street. She sings the first verse while flying around in a dark and gloomy city, as an orange gas comes out of her mouth every time she speaks. She then flies to a flower shop and looks inside where she sees dead flowers that quickly come back to life. After coming out of a well, Kelis walks in a heavily wooded area, filled with trees. She then stands upon a giant telescope. Kelis wanders aimlessly to a beach and sits holding a parasol, singing. The camera pans to Kelis' feet and she is shown flying over the ocean of which she was previously viewing with dolphins swimming beneath her. After entering another iron gate, Kelis is shown as a doll and begins to disassemble herself. A light begins to emit from her dismembered, clay body; the light begins to shine very brightly, illuminating the seas and the city within herself. In closing of the song, the camera pans out and Kelis closes the open "window" to her inner self.

The video premiered on BET the week ending on March 26, 2000.[3]

Track listings

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  • UK CD single
  1. "Get Along with You" (Album Version) – 4:27
  2. "Get Along with You" (DJ Dodge Soul Inside Radio Mix) – 3:58
  3. "Get Along with You" (Bump & Flex Radio Edit) – 3:52
  4. "Get Along with You" (Morales Radio Edit) – 3:46
  5. "Get Along with You" (video)
  • European CD single
  1. "Get Along with You" (Pharrell Edit Version) – 4:12
  2. "Get Along with You" (Bump & Flex Club Mix) – 6:29

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 93
Scotland (OCC)[6] 71
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 51
UK Dance (OCC)[8] 7
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 6
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 57

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Get Along with You"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 10, 2000 Rhythmic contemporary radio Virgin
France October 3, 2000 Maxi CD EMI
United Kingdom October 9, 2000 Virgin

References

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  1. ^ Capper, Andy (February 28, 2000). "Kelis – Kaleidoscope". NME. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved June 23, 2022. Take for instance the staccato, moody pop gem 'Get Along With You', yearning and dreaming like TLC used to do.
  2. ^ Jaymes, Cyd (October 10, 2000). "Kelis - 'Get Along With You'". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on March 29, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2022. 'Get Along With You' is a mellow, thoughtful R&B number.
  3. ^ "Video Monitor". Billboard. April 8, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dagblaðið Vísir - DV - Fókus (17.11.2000)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). November 17, 2000. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kelis – Get Along with You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Kelis: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Kelis Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Kelis Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Crossover Nation: New Releases - Going For Adds 4/10" (PDF). Hits. April 7, 2000. p. 66. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ "Get along with you – Kelis – CD maxi single" (in French). France: Fnac. October 3, 2000. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 9, 2000: Singles". Music Week. October 7, 2000. p. 29.