It is built around a sample of "Soul Power 74" by Maceo and the Macks, and was noted for its heavy use of saxophone and horn instrumentation.

American rapper Fabolous is featured on a separate version of the song which is present as a bonus track on Rebirth.

[1] Music critics generally commended the song's production, but felt that Lopez's "talk-singing" vocals were lackluster.

It featured Lopez playing eight different characters attending a nightclub; their short sub-storylines would all develop in the song's duration.

Lopez has performed "Get Right" live on multiple occasions, most notably in the Super Bowl LIV halftime show.

Following the release of her third studio album, This Is Me... Then (2002), and the media circus caused following the demise of her two-year relationship with American actor-director Ben Affleck, Lopez took a break from her career.

Once she felt like it was time to make her return, she began recording material for her fourth studio album, Rebirth (2005).

[4] However, one of the songs that missed the album's track listing was "Ride", composed by Harrison, although it was made available as a 12-inch club record and as a leaked internet download.

"[8] As "Ride" had been circulating online for months, following the release of "Get Right", club DJs began playing the songs back-to-back, "letting listeners hear two big-name singers going head-to-head over the same beat".

[9] "Get Right" is an upbeat dance and R&B song with jazz and funk influences, which has a duration of three minutes and forty-five seconds (3:45).

[14] A honking saxophone line, described as "wild" by The New York Times, is looped over and over again throughout the song[9] which also utilizes the use of repetitive horn rifts.

[18] The song's lyrical premise is about Lopez's invitations towards a potential dancer partner, incorporating themes of dance, sex and alcohol.

[citation needed] "[Harrison] turns a couple of notes from Maceo Parker into something both simpler and more chaotic than your average R&B hit.

[22] Mike Schiller of PopMatters noted the single to be "more jazzy and funky than a Jennifer Lopez song has any right to be".

"[23] In a mixed review, Commonsensemedia's Kathi Kamen Goldmark said the song, "percolates with manic horn riffs and the kind of infectious energy that makes thin vocals irrelevant.

"[24] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine agreed, while criticizing her voice, said the "incessant Maceo Parker horn loop of 'Get Right' is obnoxious at best".

[35] In the United Kingdom, "Get Right" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart on February 20, 2005 – for the week ending date February 26, 2005 – selling 49,928 copies in its first week of release and dethroning U2's "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" from the top of the chart[36][37] to become her twelfth top-ten hit in Britain, as well as her second number one song in the country after "Love Don't Cost a Thing" in January 2001.

[42] Soon, the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique certified "Get Right" gold for sales of 200,000 copies in France.

[44][45] In Australia, "Get Right" peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart, and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 140,000.

[1] A cloned Lopez portrays a DJ, a "diva" Jennifer who is "detached" in a VIP section, as well as patrons on a girl's night out and a bartender among numerous other characters.

[50] While Lopez was filming the music video, her friend and comedian Ellen DeGeneres made a humorous visit to the clip's set in Los Angeles, California.

[52] On December 31, 2004, Lopez celebrated New Year's Eve by unveiling an exclusive sneak peek look at the music video for "Get Right" on MTV.

On January 6, the full music video aired on Total Request Live, where Lopez appeared herself,[3] as well as the FUSE networks.

It registered as the most-streamed music video at numerous websites including Yahoo!, MTV.com, MSN, Vh1 and Rolling Stone.

[56][failed verification] It also received heavy airplay on television, with cable networks such as Vh1, MTV and BET heavily screening it.

The upset Chola bolts to the dance-floor to confront her lover, nearly accidentally causing the waitress to trip in the process.

Towards the song's bridge, the diva sports a smile as she witnesses the shy woman dancing and letting loose.

[1][49] On January 24, 2005, Lopez performed "Get Right" for the first time live at the 2005 NRJ Music Awards held in Cannes, France.

[61][62] According to Hans Nicholas Jong of The Jakarta Post, the crowd were very receptive of the performance as they let out "rapturous" cheers while grooving to the song's beat.