Giddy Up!
{{short description|2023 single by Shania Twain}}
{{infobox song
| name = Giddy Up!
| artist = Shania Twain
| album = Queen of Me
| type = single
| cover = Giddy Up.jpeg
| alt =
| recorded =
| studio = 8 World Studios (London, England)
| released = {{start date|2023|01|05}}
| format =
| label = Republic
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=42}}
| genre = {{hlist|Country pop|dance-pop}}
| writer = {{hlist|Shania Twain|Samuel Romans|Jessica Agombar|David Stewart}}
| producer = David Stewart
| chronology = Shania Twain singles
| prev_title = Waking Up Dreaming
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Unhealthy
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|-6BGu-GyKWQ|"Giddy Up!"}}}}
}}
"Giddy Up!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on January 5, 2023, by Republic Records as the second single from her sixth studio album Queen of Me (2023).{{cite web |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Shania Twain Releases New Single & Video, 'Giddy Up!' |url=https://kcountry937.com/2023/01/05/shania-twain-releases-new-single-video-giddy-up/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |work=K Country 93.7}} The song was written by Twain, Romans, Jessica Agombar, and David Stewart and produced by the latter.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/55ur1fpimHIf1A63SP2Xwy?si=URx9_60ySWCEtgbm8VuUow |title=Giddy Up! - Single by Shania Twain|work=Spotify|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 7, 2023}}
Background
Twain wanted the phrase "Giddy Up!" to evoke similar positive emotions as her famous line "Let's Go Girls!" from her 1999 hit "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!".{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/05/shania-twain-giddy-up-music-video/10997835002/|title=Shania Twain channels 'uplifting' '90s hit in 'Giddy Up!': 'I want people to feel good'|first=Edward|last=Segarra|date=January 5, 2023|work=USA Today|access-date=January 8, 2023}} She remarked that she wanted to "set a celebratory tone and ‘Giddy up!’ is a way to call to the audience and say 'let's get ready for some fun,'" while adding that the lines came to her while "thinking about how to put a little 'pep in my step'".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/shania-twain-giddy-up-1234656228/|title=Shania Twain Gets the Dance Floor Going With New Single 'Giddy Up!'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 5, 2023|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|access-date=January 8, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/shania-twain-giddy-up/|title=Shania Twain's 'Giddy Up' Spreads Joy, Pure and Simple [Listen]|date=January 5, 2023|first=Carena|last=Liptak|work=Taste of Country|access-date=January 8, 2023}}
Critical reception
Edward Segarra of USA Today called the song a "country-pop banger," noting its "infectious chorus". Rachel DeSantis of People described the song as a "catchy tune". Mary Siroky of Consequence Sound named "Giddy Up!" the outlet's song of the week for January 6, 2023, noting Twain's "voice and undeniably charismatic touch".{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/01/giddy-up-shania-twain-song-of-the-week/|title=Song of the Week: Shania Twain Kicks the Dust Up with "Giddy Up"|first=Mary|last=Siroky|work=Consequence Sound|date=January 6, 2023|access-date=January 8, 2023}} Hattie Lindert of A.V. Club stated that the track "can sound 'Old Navy commercial' at times," but nonetheless, it "embodies the hope and levity of Twain’s catalog, and finds her nostalgic and grateful for her dollar-and-a-dream roots".{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/shania-twain-new-song-giddy-up-music-video-1849953716|title=With a new video and single, Shania Twain is still the foremost expert on playing as hard as you work|first=Hattie|last=Lindert|date=January 5, 2023|work=A.V. Club|access-date=January 8, 2023}} Madeleine O'Connell of Country Now said that the song "summons [Twain's] classic fun-loving sound and striking vocal range," adding that it is "yet another irresistible track for the dance floor".{{cite web|url=https://countrynow.com/shania-twain-drops-new-song-giddy-up-and-reveals-details-behind-new-queen-of-me-album/|title=Shania Twain Drops New Song, 'Giddy Up!' And Reveals Details Behind New 'Queen Of Me' Album|date=January 5, 2023|first=Madeleine|last=O'Connell|work=Country Now|access-date=January 8, 2023}} Cillea Houghton of American Songwriter stated that "Giddy Up!" is "sure to be a crowd-pleaser during [Twain's] live show," adding that it "continues to stay in feel-good energy" like her previous single "Waking Up Dreaming".{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/shania-twain-brings-the-energy-new-single-giddy-up/|title=Shania Twain Brings the Energy with New Single 'Giddy Up!'|first=Cillea|last=Houghton|work=American Songwriter|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 8, 2023}}
Music video
The official music video for "Giddy Up!" premiered on January 5, 2023.{{cite web|title=Shania Twain - Giddy Up! (Official Dance Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6BGu-GyKWQ|website=YouTube|date=January 5, 2023|format=video|accessdate=January 8, 2023}} It was directed by Justin Marmorstein of Marmo Films and features dance scenes shot in multiple locations, including a diner, a bar, a grocery store, and a honky tonk.{{cite web|url= https://people.com/country/shania-twain-shares-giddy-up-music-video-reveals-topless-shoot-was-scary-but-empowering/|title=Shania Twain Shares Infectious Single 'Giddy Up!' as She Reveals Topless Shoot Was 'Scary' but 'Empowering'|first=Rachel|last=DeSantis|date=January 5, 2023|work=People|access-date=January 8, 2023}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/shania-twain-giddy-up-single-video-1235194486/|title=Shania Twain Unleashes a Countrified Dance Dance Revolution in Joyous 'Giddy Up!' Video|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=January 5, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 8, 2023}} In each location, people break out into a choreographed dance.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/shania-twain-gets-down-and-dirty-in-giddy-up-music-video-196800|title=Shania Twain Gets Down and Dirty in 'Giddy Up' Music Video|first=Meredith B.|last=Kile|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 8, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cmt.com/news/uwb80f/watch-shania-twain-drops-new-song-giddy-up-and-a-dance-video-to-go-with-it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108192142/https://www.cmt.com/news/uwb80f/watch-shania-twain-drops-new-song-giddy-up-and-a-dance-video-to-go-with-it|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 8, 2023|title=WATCH: Shania Twain Drops "Giddy Up!" and a High Energy Dance Video to Go With It|date=January 5, 2023|first=Cindy|last=Watts|work=CMT|access-date=January 8, 2023}} Twain promoted the video on social media by sharing a behind-the-scenes video of her attempting to work on an engine of a car.{{cite web|url=https://ca.style.yahoo.com/shania-twain-incredible-behind-the-scenes-giddy-up-191619661.html|title=Shania Twain looks 'incredible' in behind-the-scenes post from 'Giddy Up' music video|work=Yahoo! Style|first=Chris|last=Stoodley|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 8, 2023}}
Charts
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| scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/adult-contemporary-songs/|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
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References
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Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by David Stewart (Dynamite producer)
Category:Songs written by David Stewart (Dynamite producer)