Get Down on It
single
"Get Down on It" is a 1981 song by Kool & the Gang. It was taken from their 13th studio album Something Special. It went to number 10 in the United States and the Netherlands, number 1 in South Africa and number 3 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
"Get Down on It" | ||||
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Single by Kool & the Gang | ||||
from the album Something Special | ||||
B-side | "Steppin' Out", "Summer Madness" (UK), "No Show" (France) | |||
Released | November 24, 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Genre | Funk,[1] post-disco[2] | |||
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Label | De-Lite | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronald Nathan Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Earl Bell, Eumir Deodato | |||
Producer(s) | Eumir Deodato in association with Kool & the Gang | |||
Kool & the Gang singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Get Down on It” on YouTube |
Track listing
changeFrench 12-inch Vogue Records – 310933, De-Lite Records – 310933[3] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Get Down on It" | 6:07 | |||||||
2. | "No Show" | 4:19 |
Get Down on It/Steppin' Out, De-Lite Records – DE 818[4] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Get Down on It" | 3:33 | |||||||
2. | "Steppin' Out" | 3:28 |
Get Down on It/Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It), De-Lite Records – DG2607:[5] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Get Down on It" | 3:33 | |||||||
2. | "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" | 3:59 |
Peter Andre version
change"Get Down on It" | ||||
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Single by Peter Andre featuring Past to Present | ||||
from the album Natural | ||||
B-side | "Tell Me When" | |||
Released | February 12, 1996[6] | |||
Length | 4:47 | |||
Label | Melodian | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bell, Taylor, Brown, Hickens, Nash, Giftens, Thomas, Smith, West | |||
Producer(s) | Ashley Cadell | |||
Peter Andre singles chronology | ||||
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In 1996, Australian singer Peter Andre covered Get Down on It from his second studio album Natural. It went to number 1 in New Zealand and number 5 in Australia.
Track listings
changeAustralian CD1[7]
- "Get Down on It"
- "Tell Me When"
- "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix)
Australian CD2 and cassette single[8][9]
- "Get Down on It" (single version)
- "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix)
- "Get Down on It" (instrumental)
- "Get Down on It" (extended version)
- "Get Down on It" (The Toyboy Mix)
- "Get Down on It" (no rap)
References
change- ↑ Big Gigantic (September 20, 2016). "The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Kool & The Gang – Gangthology". Uncut. June 1, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Get Down on It/No Show". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Get Down on It/Steppin' Out". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Get Down on It/Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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