Get Down Tonight

"Get Down Tonight"
"Get Down Tonight"
	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"
Released	February 11, 1975
Genre	Disco; funk;
Length	3:21 (single version); 5:19 (album version);
Label	TK
Songwriter(s)	Harry Wayne Casey; Richard Finch;
Producer(s)	Harry Wayne Casey; Richard Finch;
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology

"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^[3] 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).

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.^[4]^[5]

The song was originally titled "What You Want Is What You Get" before KC changed the title to "Get Down Tonight".^{[citation needed]}

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.^[6]

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	1
France (IFOP)^[10]	74
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	1
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles^[14]	6
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[14]	1
US Cash Box^[15]	1
US Record World^[16]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1975)	Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[17]	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	74
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	62
US Billboard Hot 100^[20]	64
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[21]	3
US Cash Box^[22]	33

References[]

^ Yorke, Ritchie (1976). The History of Rock'n'roll. Methuen. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8467-0186-6. 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.
^ Henderson, Alex. "KC & the Sunshine Band – KC and the Sunshine Band". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
^ "KC and the Sunshine Band's Sped Up Guitar on 'Get Down Tonight'". KOOL-FM. April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
^ "K.C. & The Sunshine Band History". WODC. April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
^ Roberts, David (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
^ "Ultratop.be – KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4035a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "KC & the Sunshine Band" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1975" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending AUGUST 23, 1975". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
^ "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. September 6, 1975. p. 25. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ "Top 200 singles of 1975 as compiled from RPM charts by Brendan Lyttle". RPM. Vol. 24 no. 14. December 27, 1975. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
^ "Top 100 Hits for 1975". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 1975". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.
^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975". Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.

External links[]

[1] Yorke, Ritchie (1976). The History of Rock'n'roll. Methuen. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8467-0186-6. 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] Henderson, Alex. "KC & the Sunshine Band – KC and the Sunshine Band". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2013.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.

[4] "KC and the Sunshine Band's Sped Up Guitar on 'Get Down Tonight'". KOOL-FM. April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[5] "K.C. & The Sunshine Band History". WODC. April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.

[6] Roberts, David (2004). British Hit Singles & Albums (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 0-85112-199-3.

[7] "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

[sc_Flanders_KC_&_The_Sunshine_Band-8] "Ultratop.be – KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-9] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4035a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[10] "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "KC & the Sunshine Band" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[sc_Dutch40_-11] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1975" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_KC_&_The_Sunshine_Band-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[sc_UK_-13] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[awards-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[15] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending AUGUST 23, 1975". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.

[16] "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. September 6, 1975. p. 25. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

[17] "Top 200 singles of 1975 as compiled from RPM charts by Brendan Lyttle". RPM. Vol. 24 no. 14. December 27, 1975. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[18] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

[19] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

[20] "Top 100 Hits for 1975". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

[21] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 1975". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.

[22] "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1975". Cash Box. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.

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