"Get Down Saturday Night"
European 7" single cover
Single by Oliver Cheatham
from the album Saturday Night
Released1983
GenrePost-disco, funk
Length7:32 (12" version)
4:00 (7" version)
LabelMCA (U.S.)
Ariola (Germany)
Songwriter(s)Oliver Cheatham, Kevin McCord[1]
Producer(s)A.D.K.
Oliver Cheatham singles chronology
"Get Down Saturday Night"
(1983)
"Bless the Ladies"
(1983)

"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.

Track listing

1983 releases

12" vinyl[4]
  • US: MCA / L33-1103
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Get Down Saturday Night"7:32
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Get Down Saturday Night"7:32
12" vinyl
  • UK: MCA / MCAT-828[5]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Get Down Saturday Night" (Special extended version)7:32
Side two
No.TitleLength
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)
  • 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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Get Down Saturday Night at AllMusic.
  3. 1 2 "Get Down Saturday Night" on Official Charts.
  4. ""Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, US) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  5. ""Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, UK) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  6. from YouTube
  7. "Get Down Saturday Night (DJOKO Edit) [FREE DOWNLOAD]".
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