Background and Release
| When I wrote it, I said "three best friends" because I was thinking about them. They make me laugh so hard, and we are so silly together. Like, we're trying to pretend that we're fierce, but in between takes, we're laughing at our inside jokes." | ||
| —Beyoncé Knowles, Billboard | ||
Knowles began working on her second solo album B'Day following the conclusion of filming for Dreamgirls. She revealed: " I had so many things bottled up, so many emotions, so many ideas". Knowles contacted American songwriter-producer Sean Garrett, and booked him at the Sony Music Studios in New York City, where "Get Me Bodies" was recorded. She also called American hip hop producer-rapper Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, her sister and singer, Solange, her cousin Angela Beyince, and songwriter Makeba Riddick. Knowles took inspiration from Solange, who helped in the song writing, and former Destiny's Child band-mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. In "Get Me Bodied", she mentioned "three best friends" because she was thinking of them while writing. While working on the lyrics, Swizz Beatz and the other producers in the team handled its production.
"Get Me Bodied" and "Green Light" were planned to be released as the next two singles from B'Day, following the lead single "Déjà Vu". Knowles aimed the tracks at the international markets and opted for "Ring the Alarm" as the second US-only single, which peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100. However, Irreplaceable" (2006) was officially serviced as the album's second international and third US single. Instead, "Get Me Bodied" was released as the seventh overall and final US single after the release of the album's deluxe edition's lead single, "Beautiful Liar" (2007). A two-track CD single was released on July 10, 2007 in the United States containing the radio edit and the extended mix of the song. A "Get Me Bodied" ringle was released on October 23, 2007.
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