"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 number 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" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) European 7" single cover | ||||
| 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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The song was sampled in two UK chart hits in the 2000s; in "Make Luv" by Italian DJ Room 5 which reached No. 1 in 2003, and in "The Weekend" by British DJ Michael Gray which reached No. 7 in 2004. French house producer DJ Kom also sampled the song in his 1997 single "Git Down Saturday,"[4] which was used as part of Daft Punk's 1997 Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1.[5]
Track listing
1983 releases
- 12" vinyl[6]
- 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[7]
| 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)" Ger # 23
- 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)"
- 2003 – "Get Down Saturday Night (LMC Remix) Rock the Dancefloor 8
- 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 (OCC)[3] | 38 |
References
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