Get Down on It
| "Get Down on It" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Disco, Funk,[1] post-disco[2] | |||
| Length |
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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 | ||||
"Get Down on It" is a 1981 song by American group 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. The song was sung by lead singer James "JT" Taylor.
Track listing
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down on It" | James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & the Gang | 6:07 |
| 2. | "No Show" | George Brown, James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool and the Gang | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down on It" | James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & the Gang | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Steppin' Out" | Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool & the Gang | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down on It" | James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & the Gang | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" | Claydes Charles Smith, James Taylor & George Brown | 3:59 |
Peter Andre version
[change | change source]| "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
[change | change source]Australian 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 | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Peter Andre feat. Past to Present – Get Down on It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ↑ Get Down on It (Australian CD1 liner notes). Peter Andre. Melodian. 1996. D1312.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Get Down on It (Australian CD2 liner notes). Peter Andre. Melodian. 1996. D1312.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Get Down on It (Australian cassette single sleeve). Peter Andre. Melodian. 1996. C1312.
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