Batter Up (St. Lunatics song)

"Batter Up"
Single by St. Lunatics featuring Nelly
from the album Country Grammar and Free City
B-side"Luven Me"
ReleasedJuly 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)
Length
  • 5:27 (album version)
  • 4:12 (radio edit)
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve "Blast" Wills
Nelly singles chronology
"Where the Party At"
(2001) 		"Batter Up"
(2001) 		"#1"
(2001)
St. Lunatics singles chronology
"Midwest Swing"
(2001) 		"Batter Up"
(2001) 		"Money Talks"
(2010)
Music video
"Batter Up" on YouTube

"Batter Up" is a song by American hip hop group St. Lunatics, with member Nelly credited as a featured artist. The track was produced by Steve "Blast" Wills and first appeared on Nelly's debut solo album, Country Grammar (2000). It was later included on the group's album Free City (2001) as a bonus track. A remixed version of "Batter Up" appears on Nelly's album Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention (2003).

The song's hook interpolates "Movin' On Up", the theme song of the television sitcom The Jeffersons.[1] The show's star Sherman Hemsley appears in the music video for "Batter Up",[1] initially as a sports announcer and later dancing with members of St. Lunatics.

Track listings

US 12-inch single[2]

A1. "Batter Up" (clean version) – 5:27
A2. "Batter Up" (dirty version) – 5:27
A3. "Batter Up" (instrumental) – 5:27
B1. "Luven Me" (clean version) – 4:07
B2. "Luven Me" (dirty version) – 4:07
B3. "Luven Me" (instrumental) – 4:07

UK CD single[3]

  1. "Batter Up" (Full Phatt radio edit) – 4:05
  2. "Batter Up" (album version) – 5:27
  3. "Icey" – 4:14
  4. "Batter Up" (video)

UK 12-inch single[4]

A1. "Batter Up" (Full Phatt radio edit)
B1. "Batter Up" (album version)
B2. "Batter Up" (instrumental)

European CD single[5]

  1. "Batter Up" (radio edit) – 4:12
  2. "Batter Up" (Full Phatt radio edit) – 4:07

Australasian CD single[6]

  1. "Batter Up" (radio edit) – 4:12
  2. "Batter Up" (Full Phatt radio edit) – 4:07
  3. "Batter Up" (instrumental) – 5:31
  4. "Batter Up" (Corporate's Burnt Bean mix) – 4:41

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 10, 2001
Universal [24]
July 31, 2001 Contemporary hit radio [25]
United Kingdom September 3, 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [26]
Australia January 7, 2002 CD [27]

References

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  3. ^ Batter Up (UK CD single liner notes). St. Lunatics. Universal Records. 2001. MCSTD 40261, 015243-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Batter Up (UK 12-inch single sleeve). St. Lunatics. Universal Records. 2001. MCST 40261.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Batter Up (European CD single liner notes). St. Lunatics. Universal Records. 2001. 015 201-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Batter Up (Australasian CD single liner notes). St. Lunatics. Universal Records. 2002. 015 200-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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  22. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002". ARIA. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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