Get Down Saturday Night
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| "Get Down Saturday Night" | ||||
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| Single by Oliver Cheatham | ||||
| from the album Saturday Night | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | R&B, Boogie | |||
| Length | 7:32 (12" version) 4:00(7" version) |
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| Label | MCA (U.S.) Ariola (Germany) |
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| Writer(s) | Oliver Cheatham, Kevin McCord[1] | |||
| Producer | A.D.K. | |||
| Oliver Cheatham singles chronology | ||||
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"Get Down Saturday Night" is a song by American R&B artist Oliver Cheatham, released in 1983 as the first single from his second album Saturday Night. That spring, the song reached number 37 on the US R&B chart.[2], as well as reaching #38 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] 1983 releases
- 12" vinyl[4]
- US: MCA / L33-1103
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Get Down Saturday Night" | 7:32 | |||||||
| Side three | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Get Down Saturday Night" | 7:32 | |||||||
- 12" vinyl
- UK: MCA / MCAT-828[5]
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Get Down Saturday Night" (Special Extended Version) | 7:32 | |||||||
| Side three | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Something About You" | 4:42 | |||||||
[edit] Other releases
- 1988 – "Get Down Saturday Night (You Can Do It)"
- 1989 – "Get Down Saturday Night (Get Down in the 90's)"
- 1998 – "Get Down Saturday Night '98"
- 1999 – "Get Down Saturday Night '99"
- 2002 – "Get Down Samedi Soir" (DJ Abdel feat. Rohff & Oliver Cheatham)
- 2003 – "Get Down Saturday Night (Stand for Love)"
- 2007 – "Get Down Saturday Night" (Special extended version)
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] | 37 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 38 |
[edit] Use in sampling
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The song has been sampled for other songs, particularly in electronic dance music.
- Barrio Debajo - "Gotta Let Yourself Go" (1993)
- DJ Kom - "Git down Saturday" (1997)
- Ideal (featuring Li'l Mo & RL) - "Whatever" (1999)
- DJ Flex - Good Feelin' (2000)
- Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham - "Make Luv" (2003)
- Michael Gray - "The Weekend" (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). All music guide to soul: the definitive guide to R&B and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 135. ISBN 0879307447, ISBN 9780879307448. http://books.google.com/books?id=o552g5xRRiwC&pg=PA135.
- ^ a b Get Down Saturday Night at Allmusic.
- ^ a b "Get Down Saturday Night" on ChartStats.
- ^ ""Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, US) on Discogs". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Oliver-Cheatham-Get-Down-Saturday-Night/release/1342427. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ ""Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, UK) on Discogs". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Oliver-Cheatham-Get-Down-Saturday-Night-Something-About-You/release/245173. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
