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)
ReleasedNovember 24, 1981
Recorded1981
GenreDisco, Funk,[1] post-disco[2]
Length
  • 4:52 (album version)
  • 4:36 (video version)
  • 3:33 (single version)
LabelDe-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
"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 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

French 12-inch Vogue Records – 310933, De-Lite Records – 310933[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Down on It"James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & the Gang6:07
2."No Show"George Brown, James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool and the Gang4:19
Get Down on It/Steppin' Out, De-Lite Records – DE 818[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Down on It"James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & the Gang3:33
2."Steppin' Out"Ronald Bell, James Taylor & Kool & the Gang3:28
Get Down on It/Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It), De-Lite Records – DG2607:[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Down on It"James Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & the Gang3:33
2."Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"Claydes Charles Smith, James Taylor & George Brown3:59

Peter Andre version

"Get Down on It"
Single by Peter Andre featuring Past to Present
from the album Natural
B-side"Tell Me When"
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)[6]>
Length4:47
LabelMelodian
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)

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

Australian CD1[7]

  1. "Get Down on It"
  2. "Tell Me When"
  3. "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix)

Australian CD2 and cassette single[8][9]

  1. "Get Down on It" (single version)
  2. "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix)
  3. "Get Down on It" (instrumental)
  4. "Get Down on It" (extended version)
  5. "Get Down on It" (The Toyboy Mix)
  6. "Get Down on It" (no rap)

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Kool & The Gang – Gangthology". Uncut. June 1, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Get Down on It/No Show". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Get Down on It/Steppin' Out". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Get Down on It/Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Peter Andre feat. Past to Present – Get Down on It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ 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)
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. ↑ Get Down on It (Australian cassette single sleeve). Peter Andre. Melodian. 1996. C1312.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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