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Get The Party Started was the first single from Pink's second album, Missundaztood. It was released on 9th October 2001 (US) & 14th January 2002 (UK). It became an internation hit and reached the top ten in many countries. At the time, it was Pink's highest selling single. It was released to positive reviews from critics and after the single release it was confirmed that Pink would be releasing her second studio album, Missundaztood.

The song was written by 4 Non Blondes frontwoman, Linda Perry. According to Linda, she was going through a "weird phase" during which she wanted to learn how to play drums, and the process of making the song was "so unlike me". She programmed her first beat, picked up a bass guitar, and, in her words, "did what the beat was asking me to do." She decided to put "every wrong instrument" in the song, and consequently acquired a horn sample. "I was doing the music, the melody was already coming to me in what I wanted the song to be." She finished the song by including in the song "every catch phrase you possibly could imagine", before laughing at the realization that she had written a potential hit single and her first dance song. "You create something in your bedroom or your house, and it's just a fun thing that you're doing," she said. "Then all of a sudden, you hear that song that you started in your house, and it's on the radio. And people are now acknowledging it. It's just trippy."

Get The Party Started reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 29th December 2001, becoming Pink's second biggest solo hit in the US, Most Girls also reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 and So What reaching number one in 2008. It peaked at number two in the UK, where it was narrowly denied the top spot by the posthumous release of George Harrison's My Sweet Lord. It reached number one in Australia and number two in many European countries, most notably Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, being held off from the top position by Shakira's smash hit Whenever Wherever.

Get the Party Started was certified gold in Australia, Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, and in Norway it received a platinum certification. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 in the category of "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", which it lost to Norah Jones's Don't Know Why. It won the award for "Favourite Song" at the Kids' Choice Awards of 2002, and at the MTV Europe Music Awards of 2002 it won the award for "Best Song". Get the Party Started is often considered one of Pink's signature songs as she tends to finish her shows with this song in her encore section. In December, the song was listed as number 81 on Rolling Stone's Top Songs of the 2000s.

The music video was shot by director Dave Meyers in Los Angeles in late September 2001. At one minute and 46 seconds into the video, an American Flag is shown, a nod to the September 11 attacks just days earlier. In the video Pink is showering and getting ready to go out, trying on different outfits. One of her friends picks her up, and they drive in a car bobbing their heads to the music. However, the car breaks down. They get out of the car and steal two skateboards from two boys, after which Pink falls off her skateboard because men in a car are whistling at her. The women arrive at the club but are refused entry by the bodyguard, so to get in they use a scaffold to reach the top of the building. Inside the club the bartender is played by Linda Perry. Pink changes her clothes and starts to party, and at the end Pink dances with two other dancers. She takes off her earrings and necklace and gives it to a person. One of the dancers in the video is Kevin Federline, who would eventually marry (and divorce) Britney Spears. Also seen is Georvohn Lambert; he became a dancer for other R&B artists. The video uses an abbreviated version of the song, cutting out the last chorus, and also cutting out the instrumentals. The video was nominated at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for "Best Pop Video" and won the awards for "Best Female Video" and "Best Dance Video".

Pink teamed up with Redman and Rockwilder for a remix of "Get the Party Started", using elements of the Eurythmics song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". The remix was released as a single only in France, where it reached number four and was certified gold. Pink performed the remix during her I'm Not Dead Tour in 2006 and 2007. The remix was also featured on the 9th installment of the U.S. version of the Now That's What I Call Music! series.

Cover versions
- A cover by Stretch Arm Strong was recorded for the 2002 compilation album Punk Goes Pop.
- A fast, remixed eurodance version by Nancy And The Boys was recorded for the 2002 dance compilation Dancemania Speed 10.
- Irish artist Damien Rice recorded a cover version with Lisa Hannigan for the 2003 compilation Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1.
- German singer Sascha Schmitz covered the song (as Dick Brave & The Backbeats) for his 2003 album Dick This.
- A recent cover version of this song was produced by Dan Winter, a German Hard dance producer.
- The Chinese pop singer Jolin Tsai recorded a cover for her English album Love Exercise.
- David Cassidy performed the song as fictional Vegas performer Boone Vincent in the "Vegas" episode of the TV series Malcolm in the Middle.[11]
- Zebrahead covered the song on their all-covers album Panty Raid.
- The Crash covered it on their demo album Crash!
- Dame Shirley Bassey recorded a cover for a spy-themed 2006 Marks & Spencer Christmas television advertising campaign.[6] Her version became a cult hit[7] and was included on her 2007 album, also titled Get the Party Started.

Appearances in other media
- In early 2002, Pink teamed up with Bally Total Fitness to promote Bally Total Fitness memberships. The title of the advertising campaign was "Get This Body Started", and in early 2002 there were several Bally Total Fitness commercials in the United States that used the Pink song.
- The track was used extensively by the NBA during the 2002–2003 season. For the Finals, ABC used the song as the introduction music in 2003.
- Used on The Ellen DeGeneres Show when Paris Hilton appeared on Ellen's show once.
- Used in Pump it Up:the PREX 3, a dancing rhythm game.
- The Shirley Bassey version of the song is also considered the official anthem for the 2010 sequel, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.