What is "get up"

"rise," mid-14c. As a noun, "equipment or costume," from 1847; also get-up, getup. Meaning "initiative, energy" recorded from 1841.

vb. 1 (literally) To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb. 2 To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up) 3 To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up. 4 To materialise; to grow stronger. 5 To bring together, amass. 6 To gather or grow larger by accretion. 7 (context sports English) To go towards the attacking goal.

1. v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn: arise, rise, uprise, stand up] [ant: sit down, lie down]

2. get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: turn out, arise, uprise, rise] [ant: go to bed, go to bed]

3. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, bring up] [ant: lower]

4. cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

5. develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" [syn: work up]

6. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress] [ant: dress down]

7. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare, devise, machinate]

8. study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, mug up, swot up, bone]

"Get Up" was the fourth and final single to be released by R.E.M. from the band's sixth studio album Green. It was included in the limited edition Singleactiongreen box set released in November 1989. The song was released as a single only in the U.S. but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was written by Michael Stipe about Mike Mills. Mills always seemed to sleep late during their recording sessions for Green. This was Stipe's call for Mills to get up and work. However, Mills did not find this out until a concert in the late 1990s, when Michael Stipe introduced the song as being about him.

The video for the song was created by a young filmmaker named Eric Darnell, who had recently graduated from the CalArts program in experimental animation and who went on to co-direct the mainstream computer animated features Antz and Madagascar.

In the film Tourfilm, which features footage from R.E.M.'s tour in 1989, Michael Stipe introduces this song as his favorite.

During the bridge, several music boxes are played at once. This was the idea of Bill Berry, who had originally envisioned this in a dream.

Get Up can refer to:

"Get Up" is a song by American recording artist Ciara. Released on July 25, 2006, the song serves as the first single from the original soundtrack to the film Step Up (2006), as well as the lead single for her second album, Ciara: The Evolution. It features American rapper Chamillionaire. The song was written by the singer and rapper with her mentor Jazze Pha, who produced the song. The song is a hip-hop number, accompanied by R&B and dance music sounds, while integrating a mild crunk beat. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who compared it to her previous work, namely " 1, 2 Step."

The single received generally positive reviews from music critics with most of them praising the production of the song and the songs genre; the song was noted for containing "minimalist crunk grind which helped her debut sell three million copies". Additionally, the song was noted for being one of the highlights of the album being called "catchy, blipping track." "Get Up" peaked in the top ten in the New Zealand and the United States, becoming her seventh top ten hit. It was later certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The song's accompanying music video, which takes place in a club surrounded by a cityscape, makes use of several visual effects including CGI animation and Unilux strobes. Ciara performed the song a number of times, including at the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance.

"Get Up" is a single by rapper 50 Cent, produced by Scott Storch. It was initially released as the official first single from his fourth studio album Before I Self Destruct, but it was later replaced by " Baby by Me" and was only released in digital download on October 7, 2008 via Shady Records, Aftermath and Interscope.

"Get Up" is the second single from the album Dress Me Slowly by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 2001 and reached number 44 on the Australian national charts and number 57 in that year's Hottest 100.

Get Up is the thirteenth album by guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen.

"Get Up" is the lead single for Mary Mary's fourth studio album The Sound. The single was written and produced by both Mary Mary and producer Warryn Campbell, husband of member Erica Campbell. The song is known as "the movement anthem". According to the group, the song was written and produced to appeal to young generations with a mainstream sound that still captures the message of the gospel. The group's goal was achieved when the song received moderate success in dance clubs worldwide, while holding the #1 spot on the U.S.'s Hot Dance Club Play chart.

In December 2008, the song received two Grammy Award nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards of 2009 in the categories " Best Gospel Song" and " Best Gospel Performance". On February 8, 2009, Mary Mary won the Grammy for Best Gospel Performance.

"Get Up" is the fifth and final single released from the Lost Boyz' debut album, Legal Drug Money. Clark Kent and Mr. Sex produced the song, which prominently sampled Stephanie Mills' 1978 hit, " What Cha' Gonna Do with My Lovin.

The single peaked at number sixty on the Billboard Hot 100, like previous Lost Boyz singles, it found its greatest success on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, where it reached number six.

"Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson. It was written by Clarkson and Ryan Williams, and co-written and produced by Josh Abraham and Oligee. It was originally released on August 13, 2012 as a free recording by Pepsi as part of their Pepsi NFL Anthems, an advertisement campaign with the National Football League to promote the Dallas Cowboys football team. It was re-released on October 2, 2012 by RCA Records.

"Get Up (Rattle)" is a song by Dutch dance & house DJ and production duo Bingo Players, featuring vocals from Asian-American hip hop quartet Far East Movement.

"Get Up" is a song by American singer Nate Dogg, released as the first single from his third self-titled studio album Nate Dogg (2003). The song features additional vocals from American rapper Eve and the song is produced by DJ Quik.

Get Up is a 2008 South Korean television film on the educational problems of adolescents in schools. It starred Lee Min-ho, Rhyme, and Choi Ah-jin.

Get Up (album) could refer to the following:

• Get Up! (Bryan Adams album), 2015 album by Bryan Adams
• Get Up! (Helix album), a 2007 album by Helix
• Get Up (Richie Kotzen album), a 2004 album by Richie Kotzen

Get Up is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released physically in Australia and New Zealand on October 2 and worldwide on October 16, 2015 by Universal Music. Produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and co-written with his long-time collaborator Jim Vallance, the album features nine new songs and four acoustic versions (total 13 tracks). The first single released was "You Belong to Me" featuring a music video. It was shot and directed by Adams using his black and white photography style, with only his guitar and “a muse” to assist him.

"Get Up" is a song by Dutch DJ and producer R3hab, featuring vocals by American R&B singer Ciara. It was written by R3hab and Ciara and produced by R3hab. It was released on January 29, 2016.