Blanco Brown mostly known for his song “The Git Up” was spotted in Fort Myers.

Since it’s released in May, promptly started its own viral dance craze and has since racked up 42 million streams on Spotify, currently sitting at number one on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

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Following the response of the sensational viral song, Brown took to Instagram to deliver a message to his fans.

“I posted this video a couple weeks ago and had no idea that it would get over 3 million views, crazy how God works! Thank y’all for rocking with me, have you learned the dance? #TheGitUp Song now available on all major platforms.”

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  Many claim the success of “The Git Up” can be partially attributed to the success of Old Town Road.

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  In a interview with Big Mama and The Wild Bunch, the Georgia native also spoke about the struggles he faced growing up. "It was three to four families in one house. Every wall was brick. The floors were like hard concrete, no soft landing."

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  In a recent interview, BBR executive vp Jon Loba says the reaction to Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus sped up the process for the song release. The original release was scheduled to happen after his several tv appearances.
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  Currently, the Youtube dance tutorial video stands over 14M views. While the official audio stands at over 27M views.

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