Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song)

"Livin' It Up"
Single by Ja Rule featuring Case
from the album Pain Is Love
ReleasedJuly 16, 2001 (2001-07-16)
StudioThe Crackhouse (New York City)
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ja Rule singles chronology
"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
(2001) 		"Livin' It Up"
(2001) 		"Always on Time"
(2001)

"Livin' It Up" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case, released in July 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

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Pain Is Love album booklet.[5]

Studios

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 400,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 16, 2001
[37]
United Kingdom October 29, 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [38]
Australia November 12, 2001 CD [39]
United Kingdom (re-release) July 22, 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [40]

References

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  3. ^ Livin' It Up (French CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 2001. 588 841-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  5. ^ Pain Is Love (US CD album booklet). Ja Rule. Murder Inc., Def Jam Recordings. 2001. 384 586 437-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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