Betty (Get Money)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Betty (Get Money)
| cover = Yung Gravy - Betty (Get Money).png
| alt = A nine-square grid featuring a different woman in each except the center square, which includes the word "Betty" in red text
| type = single
| artist = Yung Gravy
| album = Marvelous
| released = {{Start date|2022|6|10}}
| length = 2:26
| label = Republic
| writer = * Matthew Hauri
| composer = Rick Astley
| producer = * Nick Seeley
- Dillon Francis
- Dwilly
- Zach Zurn
| prev_title = Hot Tub
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = C'est la Vie
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|8oE5Z2GLhNc|"Betty (Get Money)"}}}}
}}
"Betty (Get Money)", also referred to as just "Betty",{{cite web|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2022/07/08/tiktok-is-obsessed-with-him-and-his-ginger-locks-but-who-is-the-viral-star-yung-gravy-260901|title=TikTok is obsessed with him and his ginger locks, but who is the viral star Yung Gravy?|website=The Tab|last=Mensah|first=Katelyn|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 19, 2022}} is a song by American rapper Yung Gravy, released through Republic Records on June 10, 2022, as the lead single from his third studio album, Marvelous. It was written by Yung Gravy and produced by Nick Seeley, Dillon Francis and Dwilly, along with the credit for its prominent interpolation of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up".{{cite web|url=https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/yung-gravy-betty-get-money|title=Yung Gravy Drops the Most Infectious Rick Roll With "Betty (Get Money)"|website=Ones to Watch|last=Kylene|first=Jazmin|date=June 10, 2022|access-date=July 19, 2022}} The song and its music video, featuring Yung Gravy dancing in a white fur coat, went viral on TikTok shortly after its release, being used in over 300,000 videos.{{cite web|url=https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/20790/tiktok-declares-this-is-music-with-some-help-from-stranger-things-character-eddie-munson|title=TikTok declares, 'This is music' with some help from 'Stranger Things' character Eddie Munson|website=Mashable SE Asia|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 19, 2022}}
Background
The song interpolates the synthesizer, chorus and melody of the 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" by English singer Rick Astley; as a result, Mike Stock, Matthew Aitken, and Pete Waterman, the writers of the song, are credited as songwriters. Music publishing company Primary Wave owned a percentage of the rights to the song, and Justin Shukat, the president of the company, pitched the idea of interpolating it to Yung Gravy's management. A day later, they had received an instrumental and within two days Gravy had rapped over the beat. Originally, the record was called 'Get Pussy' with the publishing company requesting a redo of the title and some of the lyrics.{{cite web | last=Greene | first=Jason | title=Everything Is Interpolated: Inside Music's Nostalgia-Industrial Complex | website=Pitchfork | date=2023-04-27 | url=https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/everything-is-interpolated-inside-musics-nostalgia-industrial-complex/ | access-date=2023-08-26}}
"Betty (Get Money)" is the second song by Gravy to receive viral attention on TikTok, with his 2020 track "Oops!" also seeing some success on the application. Of the over 100,000 videos made since its June 2022 release, many include the bridge "Damn Gravy you so vicious, you so clean, so delicious / How come you ain't got no missus?"
Lawsuit
Although Gravy had obtained a license for the music and lyrics to "Never Gonna Give You Up", he had not been able to obtain a licence for the original recording, and had not obtained permission from Astley to copy his voice.
On January 26, 2023, Astley filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court, objecting to Gravy's use of an impersonator.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rick-astley-yung-gravy-lawsuit-never-gonna-soundalike/ |title=Rick Astley Sues Rapper Yung Gravy Over Hit Song With Soundalike Singer: 'Flagrantly Impersonated'|magazine=Billboard|last=Donahue|first=Bill|date=January 26, 2023|access-date=January 27, 2023}} The lawsuit cited the 1998 case Midler v. Ford Motor Co., where an impersonator was hired to copy a celebrity; Astley was represented by Richard S. Busch who also handled the Pharrell Williams v. Bridgeport Music case regarding the sampling of Marvin Gaye on "Blurred Lines".{{cite web | last=Arcand | first=Rob | title=Rick Astley Enlists "Blurred Lines" Lawyer to Sue Yung Gravy Over Vocal Impersonation | website=Pitchfork | date=2023-01-27 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rick-astley-enlists-blurred-lines-lawyer-to-sue-yung-gravy-over-vocal-impersonation/ | access-date=2023-08-26}}
The case was settled in September 2023, with no details of the settlement divulged.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/rick-astley-sues-rapper-yung-gravy-over-voice-imitation-1235242253/|title=Rick Astley Settles Suit Against Rapper Yung Gravy Over Voice Imitation – Update|date=27 September 2023|work=Deadline|first=Bruce|last=Haring|access-date=29 September 2023}}
Music video
Commercial performance
"Betty (Get Money)" is Yung Gravy's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 68 in July 2022.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hot-100-first-timers-yung-gravy-1235115670/|title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Yung Gravy Rickrolls His Way Onto Hot 100 With 'Betty (Get Money)'|magazine=Billboard|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=July 19, 2022}}
Charts
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| scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/canadian-hot-100/|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 99 |
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| scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/pop-songs/|title=Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}
| 48 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|certyear=2023|access-date=April 6, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Yung Gravy|title=Betty (Get Money)|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=July 16, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Yung Gravy|title=Betty (Get Money)|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=April 2, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Yung Gravy|title=Betty (Get Money)|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|award=Gold|type=single|source=radioscope|access-date=March 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Yung Gravy|title=Betty (Get Money)|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=February 3, 2023}}
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