Get Down Tonight

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

"Get Down Tonight" is a song released in 1975 on the self-titled album by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The song became widely successful, becoming the first of their five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart [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).

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Composition

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

In 1998, the song was sampled by the house production act Bamboo for the hit single "Bamboogie". The song reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1998. [9]

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold75,000^
United States (RIAA) [26] Platinum1,000,000

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

See also

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