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Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Livin' It Up'" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case, released in October 2001 through Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, as the lead single from Ja Rule's third studio album, 'Pain Is Love' (2001). The song, produced by Lil Rob and Irv Gotti, samples Stevie Wonder's 1982 song "Do I Do". In the United States, "Livin' It Up" peaked at number six on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. It received a re-issue in the United Kingdom in 2002 and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Retired NBA All-Star Baron Davis and former pornographic actress Sunny Leone make appearances in the video.
Track listings
'UK CD single (2001)'
# "Livin' It Up" (LP version) 4:20
# "Livin' It Up" (instrumental) 4:20
# "Put It on Me" (remix featuring Vita and Lil' Mo) 4:22
# "Livin' It Up" (video)
'UK CD single (2002)'
# "Livin' It Up" (album version) 4:20
# "Livin' It Up" (live at the London Astoria) 4:51
# "Always on Time" (Agent X mix featuring Ashanti) 5:10
# "Livin' It Up" (video) 4:30
'French CD single'
# "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) 4:18
# "Livin' It Up" (video)
'European maxi-CD and Australasian CD single'
# "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) 4:18
# "Livin' It Up" (instrumental) 4:19
# "I Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo) 5:18
# "Livin' It Up" (video)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the 'Pain Is Love' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at The Crackhouse (New York City)
* Mixed at Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
* Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
'Personnel'
* Ja Rule writing (as Jeffrey Atkins)
* Robert Mays writing
* Irv Gotti writing (as Irving Lorenzo), production, mixing
* Stevie Wonder writing ("Do I Do")
* Case featured vocals
* 7 all instruments
* Lil' Rob production
* Milwaukee Buck recording
* Supa Engineer DURO mixing
* Brian Gardner mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2001 songs
Category:2001 singles
Category:2002 singles
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Ja Rule songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Irv Gotti
Category:Songs written by Irv Gotti
Category:Songs written by Ja Rule
Category:Songs written by Stevie Wonder
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