Let's Get Married (Jagged Edge song)

"Let's Get Married"
Single by Jagged Edge
from the album J.E. Heartbreak
Released	April 11, 2000 (2000-04-11)[1]
Length	4:23
Label	So So Def, Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Brian Casey, Brandon Casey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Jagged Edge singles chronology
"He Can't Love U" (1999) "Let's Get Married" (2000) "Promise" (2000)

"Let's Get Married" is a song by American contemporary R&B group Jagged Edge from their second studio album, J.E. Heartbreak (1999). Released on April 11, 2000, the song spent three weeks atop the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in 2000 and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001, the song was issued in Australia as a double A-side with "Promise" and reached number two on the Australian Singles Chart. The music video features Fredro Starr and Kent Masters-King as the fictional couple deciding on whether they should get married or not.

The song's official remix features DJ Run of Run-D.M.C. and samples the group's debut single "It's Like That". The official video for the remix was directed by Tim Story and Bryan Barber. The group performed the single at the kayfabe wedding of Theodore Long and Kristal Marshall on the September 21, 2007, episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.^[2] Another "Reception" remix was produced by Kanye West and samples Hall & Oates' song "Grounds for Separation".^[3]

Track listings

US maxi-CD single^[3]

1. "Let's Get Married" (album version) – 4:23
2. "Let's Get Married" (Reception remix) – 3:50
3. "Let's Get Married" (Remarqable remix featuring Run) – 4:09
4. "Let's Get Married" (Metromix radio remix) – 3:31
5. "Let's Get Married" (Metromix club remix) – 7:38
6. "Let's Get Married" (Metromix dub) – 7:38

European CD single^[4]

1. "Let's Get Married" (album version) – 4:23
2. "Let's Get Married" (Remarqable remix featuring Run) – 4:09

Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Let's Get Married" (Remarqable remix featuring Run)
2. "Promise" (Cool JD remix featuring Loon)
3. "Let's Get Married"
4. "Promise"
5. "Promise" (Speakeasy extended remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] with "Promise" 2 Australian Urban (ARIA)[7] 1 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 10 Germany (GfK)[9] 61 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 11 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] 16

Year-end-charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard Hot 100[14] 46 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[15] 1 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] 5 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[17] 44 Chart (2001) Position Australia (ARIA)[18] 19 Australian Urban (ARIA)[19] 8 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] 39

Certifications

Certifications for "Let's Get Married" (Remix)

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22]	Gold	4,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	200,000^‡
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1345. April 7, 2000. p. 63. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
2. Difino, Lennie (September 18, 2007). "Jagged Edge is ready for a wedding". WWE. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
3. Let's Get Married (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Jagged Edge. So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records. 2000. 44K 79437.
4. Let's Get Married (European CD single liner notes). Jagged Edge. So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records. 2000. COL 669809 1.
5. Let's Get Married / Promise (Australian CD single liner notes). Jagged Edge. So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records. 2001. 671290 2.
6. "Jagged Edge – Let's Get Married / Promise". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
7. "Issue 597" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
8. "Jagged Edge Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
9. "Jagged Edge – Let's Get Married" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
10. "Jagged Edge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
11. "Jagged Edge Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
12. "Jagged Edge Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
13. "Jagged Edge Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
14. "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
15. "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-54.
16. "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. 30 December 2000. p. YE-60.
17. "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 56.
18. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001". ARIA. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
19. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2001". ARIA. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
20. "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
21. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
22. "Guld og Platin 2001". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on October 5, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
23. "British single certifications – Jagged Edge ft Run DMC – Let's Get Married". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

External links

• "Let's Get Married" (remix) video at YouTube