# Get Nervous

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Get Nervous
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar)
| cover      = Get nervous.jpg
| alt        = photo scene of Pat Benatar with teased hair wearing a straightjacket looking very surprised, seated on the floor in a padded room
| border     = yes
| released   = October 29, 1982
| recorded   = 1982
| studio     = MCA Whitney Studios in [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California)
| genre      = * [Rock](/source/Rock_music)
* [hard rock](/source/hard_rock)
| length     = 39:07
| label      = [Chrysalis](/source/Chrysalis_Records)
| producer   = [Neil Giraldo](/source/Neil_Giraldo), Peter Coleman
| prev_title = [Precious Time](/source/Precious_Time_(album))
| prev_year  = 1981
| next_title = [Live from Earth](/source/Live_from_Earth)
| next_year  = 1983
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Get Nervous
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [Shadows of the Night](/source/Shadows_of_the_Night)
 | single1date = September 21, 1982
 | single2     = Little Too Late
 | single2date = January 19, 1983
 | single3     = Looking for a Stranger
 | single3date = April 23, 1983
 | single4     = Anxiety (Get Nervous)
 | single4date = July 1983 <small>(Europe only)</small>
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/get-nervous-mw0000649881 |title=Pat Benatar - Get Nervous review |last=Henderson |first=Alex |work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |publisher=[Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation) |accessdate=July 21, 2014 }}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/patbenatar/albums/album/321356/review/5940551/get_nervous |title=Album Reviews: Pat Benatar - Get Nervous |last=Schneider |first=Mitchell |magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) |date=November 25, 1982 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415220059/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/patbenatar/albums/album/321356/review/5940551/get_nervous |archivedate=April 15, 2008 |accessdate=July 21, 2014 }}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Get Nervous''''' is the fourth studio album by American [rock](/source/Rock_music) singer [Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar), released in October 1982. It debuted on the [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200) album chart the week ending November 20 and peaked at No. 4, staying on the charts for 46 weeks.<ref name="album" >{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/pat-benatar/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |accessdate=March 21, 2018 }}</ref>

Three songs from the album were released as singles: "[Shadows of the Night](/source/Shadows_of_the_Night)", "Little Too Late", and "Looking for a Stranger" all reached the US Top 40.<ref name="singles" >{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/pat-benatar/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |accessdate=March 21, 2018 }}</ref> In 1983, "[Shadows of the Night](/source/Shadows_of_the_Night)" garnered Benatar her third [Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Rock_Vocal_Performance).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3EjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6072,4942573&dq|title=Toto Tops Grammy Nominees|date=January 12, 1983|accessdate=June 4, 2010|work=[Pittsburgh Press](/source/Pittsburgh_Press)|publisher=[E. W. Scripps Company](/source/E._W._Scripps_Company)}}</ref>

This is the first Pat Benatar album to feature [Charlie Giordano](/source/Charles_Giordano) on keyboards, as guitarist [Scott St. Clair Sheets](/source/Scott_St._Clair_Sheets) left after ''[Precious Time](/source/Precious_Time_(album))'' was released.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = [Shadows of the Night](/source/Shadows_of_the_Night)
| writer1 = David Leigh Byron
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Looking for a Stranger
| writer2 = [Franne Golde](/source/Franne_Golde), Peter McIan
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = Anxiety (Get Nervous)
| writer3 = [Neil Giraldo](/source/Neil_Giraldo), [Billy Steinberg](/source/Billy_Steinberg)
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Fight It Out
| writer4 = Giraldo, Steinberg
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = The Victim
| writer5 = Giraldo, Steinberg
| length5 = 4:43
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Little Too Late
| writer6 = Alex Call
| length6 =  4:06
| title7 = I'll Do It
| writer7 = Giraldo, [Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar)
| length7 = 4:09
| title8 = I Want Out
| writer8 = Giraldo, Steinberg
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = Tell It to Her
| writer9 = Roger Bruno, Ellen Schwartz
| length9 = 3:44
| title10 = Silent Partner
| writer10 = Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
| length10 = 3:45
}}

==Personnel==

===Musicians===
*[Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar) – lead vocals
*[Neil Giraldo](/source/Neil_Giraldo) – guitars, backing vocals, producer
*[Charlie Giordano](/source/Charles_Giordano) – keyboards
*Roger Capps – bass, backing vocals
*Myron Grombacher – drums

===Production===
*Peter Coleman – producer
*Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer
*Steve Hall – mastering

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Get Nervous''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1982–1983)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report))<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |pages=32–33 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| 15
|-
{{album chart|Canada|16|chartid=6189a|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([Oricon](/source/Oricon_Albums_Chart))<ref>{{cite book |last=AA.VV. |title=Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005 |location=Tokyo |publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon) |date=April 25, 2006 |isbn=978-487-1-31077-2}}</ref>
| 48
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|15|artist=Pat Benatar|album=Get Nervous|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|18|artist=Pat Benatar|album=Get Nervous|rowheader=true|access-date=July 21, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|73|date=19830130|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [Rock Albums](/source/Top_Rock_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT29 |title=Rock Albums |magazine=Billboard |volume=94 |issue=51 |date=December 25, 1982 |page=30 |issn=0006-2510 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref>
| 3
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Get Nervous''
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4435&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4435.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4435 |title=The Top Albums of 1983 |magazine=RPM |volume=39 |issue=17 |date=December 24, 1983 |page=15 |issn=0033-7064 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
| 87
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1983/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>
| 16
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Pat Benatar|title=Get Nervous|award=Gold|certyear=1982|relyear=1982|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/aNf84lX.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Pat Benatar|title=Get Nervous|award=Platinum|certyear=1983|relyear=1982|accessdate=November 19, 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Pat Benatar|title=Get Nervous|award=Gold|certyear=1983|relyear=1982|source=infodisc|access-date=26 November 2021}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Pat Benatar|title=Get Nervous|award=Gold|id=1983-01-28|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1982}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Pat Benatar|title=Get Nervous|award=Platinum|certyear=1983|relyear=1982|accessdate=November 19, 2019}}
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==In popular culture==
*[Alvin and the Chipmunks](/source/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks) covered "Anxiety (Get Nervous)" for their 1985 ''[Alvin and the Chipmunks](/source/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_(1983_TV_series))'' episode "Court Action."
*[Disney Channel](/source/Disney_Channel)-star [Ashley Tisdale](/source/Ashley_Tisdale) recorded a version "Shadows of the Night" for the film ''[Picture This](/source/Picture_This_(2008_film))'' (2008).
*R&B vocalist [Mary J. Blige](/source/Mary_J._Blige) sings "Shadows of the Night" in the film ''[Rock of Ages](/source/Rock_of_Ages_(2012_film))'' of 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/mary-j-blige-rock-ages-the-help-rothc-123043/ |title=Mary J. Blige Talks 'Rock Of Ages' & 'The Help' |last=Cornet |first=Roth |publisher=Screen Rant.com |date=August 7, 2013 |accessdate=July 21, 2014 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203041534/http://screenrant.com/mary-j-blige-rock-ages-the-help-rothc-123043/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*["No Reins" lawsuit](/source/Still_Feels_Good)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=779752 "Get Nervous" at discogs]

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Category:Chrysalis Records albums

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