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 high-speed xenon 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.

In an April 2023 interview with Comedy Hype, Jazze Pha stated that "Get Up" was originally written and intended for Janet Jackson, but somehow ended up in the hands of Ciara and was reworked for the Step Up soundtrack.

[1] In an interview with MTV News, Ciara confirmed that she wrote and produced the song with mentor and previous collaborator Jazze Pha, and would be included on the soundtrack to the film, Step Up, starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.

Music UK said that songs such as "Get Up," "That's Right," and "Like A Boy" "revive the minimalist crunk grind which helped her debut sell three million copies.

"[12] Although he said the song lacked "emotional impact" and that it "cries out for bass," Matt Cibula of PopMatters said the track was "bidding far to be the big dance hit from this album," calling Chamillionaire's rap "nifty.

[14] The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.

White reflectors on the street sweep around Ciara and she is surrounded by dancers, many of whom are from the film, as they ascend a dark staircase and enter the club.

[2] When everyone arrives on the roof, Ciara meets up with Chamillionaire for his verse, and thereafter Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, the stars of Step Up, make appearances in dance sequences.

[22] She later appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform the song on December 5, 2006,[23] as well as the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[24] the 2006 St. Lucia Jazz Festival,[25] and MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007.