Get Down on It

"Get Down on It"
Single by Kool & The Gang
from the album Something Special
Released	December 1981
Format	7"
Recorded	1981
Genre	Funk, R&B
Length	4:52 3:33 (7")
Label	De-Lite Records
Kool & The Gang singles chronology
"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" (1981) "Get Down on It" (1981) "Steppin Out" (1982)

"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
Genre	Dance-Pop, R&B
Length	4:47
Label	Melodian Records
Writer(s)	Bell, Taylor, Brown, Hickens, Nash, Giftens, Thomas, Smith, West
Producer	Ashley Cadell
Peter Andre chronology
"Mysterious Girl" (1995) "Get Down On It" (1996) "Only One" (1996)

"Get Down on It"
Single by Blue
from the album Best of Blue
Released	3 January 2005 (UK)
Format	CD Single
Recorded	June 2004
Genre	Pop
Length	3:36
Label	Innocent
Producer	Stargate
Blue singles chronology
"Curtain Falls" (2004) "Get Down on It" (2005) "Only Words I Know" (2005)

"Get Down on It" is a song originally recorded by the funk/R&B/pop band Kool & The Gang on their album Something Special in 1981. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard charts in early 1982, displaying some of the characteristics of a blend of pop and funk, with the title of the song repeating continuously. The song entered the UK charts on 19 December 1981 on the record label De-Lite and reached number 3, their highest chart hit in the UK at that time. It spent a total of 12 weeks in the charts before drifting out of sight. Ten years later it was re-released in the UK charts on the record label Mercury but only reached number 69 and was on the chart for only one week. In 1997 the German rapper and DJ Der Wolf covered it for the German song “Gib's doch gar nicht”. In 2004, the song was re-recorded as part of a collaboration with Blue. 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". In 2008, the song was performed by Westlife on their Back Home Tour.

Peter Andre version

"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 song features a rap from Australian group Past To Present. The single was released on February 12, 1996 through Melodian Records, exclusively in Australia, as an alternate to the British-only single Only One. The single peaked at #5 on the Australian Singles Chart, achieving Gold status in March 1996.

Tracklisting

CD1 / 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

CD2 / 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

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[citation needed]	5

Blue version

In 2005, 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. The song peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Get Down On It" (Radio Edit) - 3:36
2. "Ballad Medley" - 5:24

UK 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

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	41
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	24
Dutch Singles Chart	8
German Singles Chart	29
Finland Singles Chart	16
Ireland Singles Chart	47
Spanish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	35