"Get Down on It" is a 1981 song by American band

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. It was originally released on their '' Something Special'' album in 1981. The single was certified Gold by the

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The song hit the top 10 of the US Pop and R&B charts in ''Billboard'' in early 1982. It entered the UK charts in December 1981 and reached number three, their highest-charting hit in the UK at that time. It spent a total of 12 weeks on the British play list. Ten years later, it was re-released in the UK charts – on the Mercury label – but only charted for a week (at number 69).

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Peter Andre version

"Get Down on It" was re-recorded and released as the third overall single from English-Australian singer

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's second studio album, ''

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''. The single features the band Past to Present and reached No. 5 in Australia and No. 1 in New Zealand, achieving Platinum status there in April 1996.

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Australian CD1 # "Get Down on It" # "Tell Me When" # "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix) Australian CD2 and cassette single # "Get Down on It" (single version) # "Get Down on It" (The One World Mix) # "Get Down on It" (instrumental) # "Get Down on It" (extended version) # "Get Down on It" (The Toyboy Mix) # "Get Down on It" (no rap)

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Blue version

In 2004, British pop group

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recorded the song as a collaboration with

and released it as the second single from their greatest hits compilation ''

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.'' This version also features American rapper

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. Although the song did not chart in Blue's native United Kingdom, it became a moderate hit in mainland Europe, especially in Spain, where it reached number three and spent eight weeks in the top 20.

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European CD1 # "Get Down on It" (radio edit) – 3:36 # "Get Down on It" (Obi & Josh mix) – 4:01 European CD2 # "Get Down on It" (radio edit) – 3:36 # "Get Down on It" (Obi & Josh mix) – 4:01 # "Elements" – 3:40 # "Welcome to the Show" – 3:30 # "Ballad Medley" – 5:24 # Special content

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* In 1997, German rapper and DJ Der Wolf covered it in German in the song "Gib's doch gar nicht". *

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covered the song at their midnight set at

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". * In 2008, the song was performed by

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on their

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. * The Canadian-American boy band 3Deep recorded a cover of the song in 1999 for their debut album ''Yes Yes Yes...No No No'', featuring guest vocals from Canadian hip hop artist

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. *This song was sampled by

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in "

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" (1997) for the ''

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'' soundtrack. *This song was sampled by

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in "Do You Wanna Dance" from ''

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''. *

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", though it does not strictly sample "Get Down on It", does use an identical chord progression to the Kool & The Gang selection, especially in the refrain. *This song was sampled by The Game in "Up on the Wall" from ''

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Blue version

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