"Got Your Money" is a song by American rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, released in September 1999 as the only single from his second studio album, Nigga Please. Both the single and the album were the last to be released by Ol' Dirty Bastard, before his death in 2004. The song, produced by the Neptunes, features American R&B singer Kelis, who sings the chorus—it marked one of her first appearances on record, before the release of her debut single the following month. "Got Your Money" charted in several countries, peaking at number 33 in the United States and number 11 in the United Kingdom. The song was ranked number 255 on NMEs "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", published in 2014.
Music video The music video for "Got Your Money" uses footage from the 1975 blaxploitation film Dolemite. No new footage of ODB was filmed for the video. Footage of ODB was taken from the 1995 music video for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya". It also features Kelis, with Beverly Peele and Tangi Miller as backup dancers. Pitchfork Media included the video on its list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s".
Track listings US maxi-CD single "Got Your Money" "Got Your Money" "Got Your Money" "I Can't Wait" "I Can't Wait" "I Can't Wait" "Cold Blooded"
UK cassette single "Got Your Money" – 4:03 "Got Your Money" – 5:20
UK CD single "Got Your Money" – 4:03 "Got Your Money" – 5:20 "Got Your Money" – 5:20 "Got Your Money"
German CD single "Got Your Money" – 4:03 "Got Your Money" – 4:03 "Rollin' wit You" – 3:56
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)45
Year-end charts Chart (1999)PositionUS Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)100 Chart (2000)PositionUK Singles (OCC)171US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)24US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)27
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesSeptember 14, 1999ElektraFebruary 1, 2000CDUnited KingdomJune 26, 2000
Other versions In 2012, a parody of the song was made by ADHD called "Where You Hide Your Money" with 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as the subject of the song. Altered versions of the song appeared in 2013 television advertisements for Boost Mobile and a 2015 trailer for the film Get Hard. The song has also been sampled by the Chemical Brothers in their song "Galaxy Bounce".
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