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Get Down Tonight

"Get Down Tonight"is a song released in1975on theself-titled albumby thediscogroupKC and the Sunshine Band.The song became widely successful, becoming the first of their five No. 1 hits on theBillboardHot 100.It also reached the top of theHot Soul Singleschart[5]and was an international chart hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada and charting in Australia (No. 44), Belgium (No. 11), the Netherlands (No. 5), and the UK (No. 21).

"Get Down Tonight"
French 7-Inch Single Cover
SinglebyKC and the Sunshine Band
from the albumKC and the Sunshine Band
B-side"You Don't Know"
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1975
Genre
Length
  • 3:21(single version)
  • 5:19 (album version)
LabelTK
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Harry Wayne Casey
  • Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Bandsingles chronology
"I'm a Pushover"
(1974) 		"Get Down Tonight"
(1975) 		"Shotgun Shuffle"
(1975)
Official audio
"Get Down Tonight"onYouTube

Composition

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The song displays some of the signature characteristics of the disco era such as a fast tempo and repeating lyrics. The song also features a distinctive introduction, employing a guitar solo rendered at double-speed.[6][7]

The song was originally titled "What You Want Is What You Get" before KC changed the title to "Get Down Tonight".[8]

Sampling

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In 1998, the song was sampled by thehouseproduction actBamboofor the hit single "Bamboogie".The song reached No. 2 in theUK Singles Chartin January 1998.[9]

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Gold 75,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000‡

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Yorke, Ritchie(1976).The History of Rock'n'roll.Methuen.p. 169.ISBN978-0-8467-0186-6.And that's the way fans like it, as KC and the Sunshine Band came through with the top disco hit of the year, Get Down Tonight.
  2. ^Echols, Alice (March 29, 2010). "I Hear a Symphony: Black Masculinity and the Disco Turn".Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture.W. W. Norton & Company.p. 28.ISBN978-0-393-06675-3.
  3. ^Henderson, Alex."KC & the Sunshine Band – KC and the Sunshine Band".AllMusic.RetrievedMay 23,2013.
  4. ^Weeks, Marcus (2015). "KC & The Sunshine Band –" That's the Way (I Like It) ". In Dimery, Robert (ed.).1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.New York:Universe.p. 350.
  5. ^Whitburn, Joel(2004).Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004.Record Research. p. 315.
  6. ^"KC and the Sunshine Band's Sped Up Guitar on 'Get Down Tonight'".KOOL-FM.April 7, 2011.RetrievedMay 22,2016.
  7. ^"K.C. & The Sunshine Band History".WODC.April 8, 2016.RetrievedMay 22,2016.
  8. ^Joe Bosso (July 15, 2014)."Classic tracks: Harry Wayne Casey on KC And The Sunshine Band's Get Down Tonight".MusicRadar.
  9. ^Roberts, David (2004).British Hit Singles & Albums(17th ed.). London:Guinness World Records Limited.ISBN0-85112-199-3.
  10. ^"Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989".Australian-charts. Hung Medien.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
  11. ^"KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight "(in Dutch).Ultratop 50.Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  12. ^"Top RPM Singles: Issue 4035a."RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  13. ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1975"(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  14. ^"KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight "(in Dutch).Single Top 100.Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  15. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  16. ^abc"KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards".AllMusic.RetrievedJune 5,2013.
  17. ^"CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending AUGUST 23, 1975".Cash Box.Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2012.
  18. ^"The Singles Chart"(PDF).Record World.September 6, 1975. p. 25.ISSN0034-1622.RetrievedSeptember 17,2017.
  19. ^"Top 200 singles of 1975 as compiled from RPM charts by Brendan Lyttle".RPM.Vol. 24, no. 14. December 27, 1975.RetrievedMay 16,2016.
  20. ^"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975"(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
  21. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975"(in Dutch).Single Top 100.Hung Medien.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
  22. ^"Top 100 Hits for 1975".The Longbored Surfer.RetrievedJune 18,2014.
  23. ^"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 1975".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon December 11, 2007.
  24. ^"The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975".Cash Box.Archived fromthe originalon September 20, 2012.
  25. ^"Canadian single certifications – K.C. and the Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight".Music Canada.RetrievedJune 16,2023.
  26. ^"American single certifications – KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedDecember 14,2022.
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