"Makin' It" is a 1979 disco song performed by

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, his only musical release. It was the theme song for the television series ''Makin' It'', in which Naughton starred. It was written by the successful songwriting team

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and Dino Fekaris. It was released as both a

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, with an instrumental version of the song titled "Still Makin' It" as the B-side. Early pressings of this record stated that it was from the ''Makin' It'' television show. Later pressings stated it was from the comedy film ''

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. "Makin' It" appeared in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for 16 weeks, and in the top 10 for five weeks. It debuted at #89 on March 31, peaking at #5 for two weeks, July 21 and July 28. On ''Billboard's'' Disco Action Top 40 Chart, the song peaked at number 11 in its March 10, 1979, issue during its 17-week run.

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*The song also appeared on the soundtrack of the comedy film ''

'' (1979) *It appears in a

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television commercial for Subway, promoting an Autumn Carved Turkey sandwich *It appears in the movie Detroit Rock City.

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{{authority control 1979 songs 1979 singles Comedy television theme songs American disco songs Songs written by Freddie Perren Songs written by Dino Fekaris RSO Records singles Song recordings produced by Freddie Perren