Get Up and Boogie (song)

"Get Up and Boogie"
"Get Up and Boogie"
	Artwork for German vinyl single
Single by Silver Convention
from the album Get Up and Boogie
B-side	"Son of a Gun"
Released	March 1976
Genre	Disco
Length	2:49 (single version); 4:00 (album version)
Label	Midland International
Songwriter(s)	Sylvester Levay; Stephan Prager;
Producer(s)	Stephan Prager
Silver Convention singles chronology

"Get Up and Boogie" is a song by German disco act Silver Convention from their 1976 second album of the same name. The song was written and composed by Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager, and produced by Prager.^[2] The song was released as the lead single from the album Get Up and Boogie (also titled Silver Convention in some countries) in 1976.

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Similar to their previous 1975 hit single "Fly, Robin, Fly", the lyrics of "Get Up and Boogie" consists only of two phrases, "Get up and boogie!" and "That's right!" repeated throughout the song.

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"Get Up and Boogie" hit number one on June 15, 1976 in Canada,^[3] and reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,^[4] being kept off the No. 1 spot by Wings' "Silly Love Songs".^[5] Billboard ranked it as the #24 song for 1976.^[6] "Get Up and Boogie" also became a hit during the late-1970s disco scene.

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Australian rock band Regurgitator sampled the "That's right!" vocal line from "Get Up and Boogie" in their 1998 song "! (The Song Formerly Known As)".
In the late 2000s, the song was retooled as "Get Up and Snuggie" for use in commercials advertising the "Snuggie" (sleeved blanket).^[7]
A cover of the song appeared on one edition of Static-X's 2007 album Cannibal.

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More information Chart (1976), Peak position ...

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[8]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[10]	10
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11]	28
France (IFOP)^[12]	33
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	15
Israel (IBA)^[14]	3
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[15]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17]	6
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[18]	33
Norway (VG-lista)^[19]	6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[20]	22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[21]	14
UK Singles Chart	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[22]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Disco Singles	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[23]	25
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[24]	1
West Germany (GfK)^[25]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[26]	98
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[27]	24
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[28]	37

All-time charts

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[29]	432

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[1]
Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (2000). Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
[2]
Bruce Pollock (18 March 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-135-46296-3.
[3]
"Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
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Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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"The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
[6]
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
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Busby, Christy (23 January 2011). "Snuggies options range from hot to cold". Texarkana Gazette. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
[8]
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
[9]
"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
[11]
Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Silver Convention". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 234. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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"Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1976-04-01. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Get Up and Boogie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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2 May 1976
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"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Silver Convention".
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"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 1976" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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Flavour of New Zealand, 16 July 1976
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"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
[20]
Davidalic (26 September 1976). "Listas de superventas: 1976". AFE. Listas De Superventas. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
[23]
Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 218.
[24]
"Top 100 1976-06-19". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
[25]
"Offiziellecharts.de – Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Silver Convention"
[26]
"National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
[27]
"Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
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"Top 100 Year End Charts: 1976". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
[29]
"Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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[Breithaupt_2000-1] [1]
Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (2000). Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s. St. Martin's Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.

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Bruce Pollock (18 March 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-135-46296-3.

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"Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-02-17.

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Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

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"The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.

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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976

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Busby, Christy (23 January 2011). "Snuggies options range from hot to cold". Texarkana Gazette. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Flanders_Silver_Convention-9] [9]
"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[sc_Wallonia_Silver_Convention-10] [10]
"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[11] [11]
Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Silver Convention". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 234. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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"Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1976-04-01. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[sc_Ireland2_-13] [13]
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Get Up and Boogie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[14] [14]
2 May 1976

[15] [15]
"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Silver Convention".

[sc_Dutch100_Silver_Convention-16] [16]
"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[sc_Dutch40_-17] [17]
"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 1976" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

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Flavour of New Zealand, 16 July 1976

[sc_Norway_Silver_Convention-19] [19]
"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie". VG-lista. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[20] [20]
Davidalic (26 September 1976). "Listas de superventas: 1976". AFE. Listas De Superventas. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[sc_Sweden_Silver_Convention-21] [21]
"Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[22] [22]
Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[23] [23]
Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 218.

[24] [24]
"Top 100 1976-06-19". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

[sc_West_Germany_Silver_Convention-25] [25]
"Offiziellecharts.de – Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Silver Convention"

[aus76-26] [26]
"National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.

[27] [27]
"Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

[28] [28]
"Top 100 Year End Charts: 1976". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2016-06-05.

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"Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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