Get A Grip is a song by the alternative rock band Semisonic

Semisonic

Semisonic is an American alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995. The band consisted of three members: Dan Wilson , John Munson , and Jacob Slichter...

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Music Video and Popularity

The music video for this song takes place in a gym and has some CGI features with the guitar apparition. Many sex jokes appear throughout the video. The song was a maintake along with Chemistry overseas but not so great in America. A promotional handout was given out to people that alerted people that Get A Grip was coming out in June 2001. Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson (musician)

Daniel Dodd "Dan" Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer...

 told Q Magazine

Q (magazine)

Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...

 that he wanted this song to be considered one of the best songs about "wanking"

Masturbation

Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...

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