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Get Down Saturday Night

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Released
  
1983

Producer(s)
  
A.D.K.

Format
  
7", 12"

Length
  
7:32 (12" version) 4:00(7" version)

Label
  
MCA (U.S.) Ariola (Germany)

Writer(s)
  
Oliver Cheatham, Kevin McCord

"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., as well as reaching #38 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as well as in the 2015 film Ex Machina.

Contents

1983 releases

12" vinyl
  • US: MCA / L33-1103
    • 12" vinyl
  • UK: MCA / MCAT-828

    • 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)"
  • 2007 – "Get Down Saturday Night" (Special extended version)

    • 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)
  • Ideal (featuring Li'l Mo & RL) - "Whatever" (1999)
  • DJ Flex - 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)

    • References

    Get Down Saturday Night Wikipedia
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