Get Down Saturday Night
"Get Down Saturday Night" is a song by American artist Oliver Cheatham, released in 1983 as the first single from his second album Saturday Night. That spring, the song reached number 37 on the US R&B chart.,[2] as well as reaching #38 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as well as in the 2014 film Ex Machina.
| "Get Down Saturday Night" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Oliver Cheatham | ||||
| from the album Saturday Night | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Post-disco, funk | |||
| Length | 7:32 (12" version) 4:00(7" version) | |||
| Label | MCA (U.S.) Ariola (Germany) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Oliver Cheatham, Kevin McCord[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | A.D.K. | |||
| Oliver Cheatham singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
1983 releases
- 12" vinyl[4]
- US: MCA / L33-1103
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down Saturday Night" | 7:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down Saturday Night" | 7:32 |
- 12" vinyl
- UK: MCA / MCAT-828[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Down Saturday Night" (Special Extended Version) | 7:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something About You" | 4:42 |
Other releases
- 1988 – "Get Down Saturday Night (You Can Do It)"
- 1989 – "Get Down Saturday Night (Get Down in the 90's)"
- 1998 – "Get Down Saturday Night '98"
- 1999 – "Get Down Saturday Night '99"
- 2002 – "Get Down Samedi Soir" (DJ Abdel feat. Rohff & Oliver Cheatham)
- 2003 – "Get Down Saturday Night (Stand for Love)"
- 2005 – "Get Down Saturday Night" (Unreleased Promo Mix) (Edit by Thomas Bangalter)
- 2007 – "Get Down Saturday Night" (Special extended version)
Chart positions
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] | 37 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 38 |
Use in sampling
The song has been sampled for other songs, particularly in electronic dance music.
- Barrio Debajo - "Gotta Let Yourself Go" (1993)
- Smokin Beats - "Make Love Until the Morning Come" (1995)
- DJ Kom - "Git Down Saturday" (1997)
- Bon Garçon - "If You Need a Man" (1998)
- Ideal featuring Li'l Mo & RL - "Whatever" (1999)
- DJ Flex featuring Ken Norris - Good Feelin' (2000)
- Master Freakz - "Make Luv (Let Yourself Go)" (2000)
- Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham - "Make Luv" (2003)
- Michael Gray - "The Weekend" (2004)
- Rytmus - Kures Funk (2006)
- The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On (Almighty Funky Mix)
- POLICEMAN - "Poliman Monogatari" (2011)
- The Wonderful Sound of Induce - "Get Down Saturday Night" (2012)
- Lino Di Meglio - "I Can't Live Without" (2013)[6]
- DJ Prodígio Feat. Raphael Prince Of Soul cover house remix version Deep House (2018)
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References
- Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). All music guide to soul: the definitive guide to R&B and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 135. ISBN 0-87930-744-7. ISBN 978-0-87930-744-8.
- Get Down Saturday Night at AllMusic.
- "Get Down Saturday Night" on Official Charts.
- ""Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, US) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ""Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, UK) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- from YouTube
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