"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[4] 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" | ||||
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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 | |||
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"Get Down Tonight" on YouTube |
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.[5][6]
The song was originally titled "What You Want Is What You Get" before KC changed the title to "Get Down Tonight".[7]
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.[8]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[24] | Gold | 75,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[25] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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.