"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a song written by Enrique "Kiki" Garcia and
Gloria Estefan, and released by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine in 1987 as the lead single from the album ''
Let It Loose'' (and the European version of the album ''Anything for You'').
It was their fourth top 10 (and second top five) single on the U.S.
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number five. In the UK, it took a year and a half for the single to become a chart hit.
First released in May 1987 as the first single from ''Let It Loose'', the song failed to chart; a reissue came in February 1988 after the song featured in ''
Stakeout'', once again the song failed to chart. However, after the success of the follow-up singles "
Anything for You" and "
1-2-3", the song was re-released in December 1988 just before Christmas and became a UK top 20 hit, peaking at number 16 in January 1989. The song was also featured in promos for ''
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'', with lyrics changed to "Wheel's Gonna Get You".
An extended remix was released on a 12" single in the US.
It was sampled in a 1989 Bollywood film, ''
Tridev
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The film was critically and commercial ...
'', in the song "Oye Oye-Tirchi Topiwale" and "Gajar ne Kiya Ishara". It was later sampled by Estefan's own 1998 single "
Oye".
In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the
National Recording Registry
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by the
Library of Congress
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as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."
Charts
Official versions and remixes
Original versions
# Album Version (aka 7" Version / Radio Version / Single Version) — (3:54)
Pablo Flores
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Remixes for Gloria Estefan
* " Abriendo Puertas"
* " Bad Boy"
* "Bailando!'" (Special edition Megamix)
* " Betcha Say That"
* "Cherchez La Femme"
* " Como Me Duele Perde ...
remixes
# 12" Version (aka Extended Version / O-eh O-eh Edit) — (7:09)
# Dub Mix — (5:58)
2006 remixes
# Radio Mix — (3:34)
# Extended Mix — (6:16)
# Instrumental Dub — (3:34)
2020 version
# Album Version (available on ''
Brazil305
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'') — (3:45)
Release dates
References
{{Gloria Estefan singles
Gloria Estefan songs
1987 singles
Songs written by Gloria Estefan
1987 songs
Epic Records singles
Songs written by Enrique Garcia (songwriter)
United States National Recording Registry recordings