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"Get Down on It"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Something Special
B-side	"No Show"
Released	November 24, 1981
Format	Vinyl record, cassette single
Recorded	June 3, 1981
Genre	Soul jazz, post-disco[1]
Length	4:52 (album version) 3:33 (single version)
Label	De-Lite
Songwriter(s)	Ronald Nathan Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Earl Bell and Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Steppin' Out" (1981) "Get Down on It" (1981) "Big Fun" (1982)
Music video
"Get Down on It” on YouTube

"Get Down on It" is a 1981 song by American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their Something Special album in 1981. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA.

The song hit the top 10 of the US Pop and R&B charts in Billboard in early 1982. It entered the UK charts in December 1981 and reached number three, their highest-charting hit in the UK at that time. It spent a total of 12 weeks on the British play list. Ten years later, it was re-released in the UK charts – on the Mercury label – but only charted for a week (at number 69).

Track listing

Charts

Charts for Eiffel 65 remix

Cover versions

Peter Andre version

"Get Down on It"
Single by Peter Andre featuring Past to Present
from the album Natural
Released	February 12, 1996
Format	CD single, Cassette
Recorded	1995
Length	4:47
Label	Melodian
Songwriter(s)	Bell, Taylor, Brown, Hickens, Nash, Giftens, Thomas, Smith, West
Producer(s)	Ashley Cadell
Peter Andre singles chronology
"Mysterious Girl" (1995) "Get Down on It" (1996) "Only One" (1996)

"Get Down on It" was re-recorded and released as the third overall single from Australian singer Peter Andre's second studio album, Natural. The single featured the band Past to Present. The single reached No.1 in New Zealand and No. 5 on the Australian Singles Chart, achieving Gold status there in March 1996.^[15]

Track listing

CD 1 / Cassette 1

1. "Get Down on It" (Single Version) – 3:39


2. "Tell Me When" – 3:48


3. "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix) – 3:48

CD 2 / Cassette 2

1. "Get Down on It" (Single Version) – 3:39


2. "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix) – 3:48


3. "Get Down on It" (Instrumental) – 4:47


4. "Get Down on It" (Extended Version) – 4:47


5. "Get Down on It" (The Toyboy Mix) – 5:43


6. "Get Down on It" (No Rap Version) – 4:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Blue version

"Get Down on It"
Single by Blue featuring Kool & the Gang and Lil' Kim
from the album Best of Blue
Released	3 January 2005
Format	CD Single
Recorded	June 2004
Length	4:37
Label	Innocent
Songwriter(s)	Ronald Nathan Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Earl Bell and Eumir Deodato
Producer(s)	Stargate
Blue singles chronology
"Curtain Falls" (2004) "Get Down on It" (2005) "Only Words I Know" (2005)

In 2004, the British pop group Blue recorded the song as a collaboration with Kool & The Gang, and released it as the second single from their greatest hits compilation Best of Blue. This version also features American rapper Lil' Kim. Although the song did not chart in Blue's native United Kingdom, it became a moderate hit in mainland Europe, especially in Spain, where it reached number three and spent eight weeks in the top 20.

Track listing

European CD1

1. "Get Down on It" (Radio Edit) – 3:36


2. "Get Down on It" (Obi & Josh Mix) – 4:01

European CD2

1. "Get Down on It" (Radio Edit) – 3:36


2. "Get Down on It" (Obi & Josh Mix) – 4:01


3. "Elements" – 3:40


4. "Welcome to the Show" – 3:30


5. "Ballad Medley" – 5:24


6. "When Summer's Gone" (Live At Riverside – Video) – 3:33

Charts

Other versions and sampling

• In 1997, German rapper and DJ Der Wolf covered it in German in the song "Gib's doch gar nicht".


• 
  My Morning Jacket covered the song at their midnight set at Bonnaroo 2008. The concert featured many special covers, including "Hit It and Quit It" and "Across 110th Street".^[29]
  


• In 2008, the song was performed by Westlife on their Back Home Tour.


• The Canadian-American boy band 3Deep recorded a cover of the song in 1999 for their debut album Yes Yes Yes...No No No, featuring guest vocals from Canadian hip hop artist Michie Mee.

This song was sampled by Snoop Dogg in "We Just Wanna Party with You" (1997) for the Men in Black soundtrack.

This song was sampled by 98 Degrees in "Do You Wanna Dance" from 98 Degrees and Rising.

Nelly's "Ride wit Me", though it does not strictly sample "Get Down on It", does use an identical chord progression to the Kool & The Gang selection, especially in the refrain.

This song was sampled by The Game in "Up on the Wall" from The Documentary 2.5.

Appearances in other media

• The song was used in the film The Nice Guys (2016)^[30] and in the background of a scene from Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!
  

See also

• List of post-disco artists and songs


• Get down

References

External links

• 
  Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics