Get Down Tonight - wikipedia Get Down Tonight `` Get Down Tonight '' French 7 - Inch Single Cover Single by KC and the Sunshine Band from the album KC and the Sunshine Band B - side `` You Do n't Know '' Released February 11, 1975 Genre Disco funk Length 3 : 20 ( radio edit ) 5 : 19 ( album version ) Label TK Songwriter ( s ) Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch Producer ( s ) Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology `` I 'm a Pushover '' ( 1974 ) `` Get Down Tonight '' ( 1975 ) `` Shotgun Shuffle '' ( 1975 ) `` I 'm a Pushover '' ( 1974 ) `` Get Down Tonight '' ( 1975 ) `` Shotgun Shuffle '' ( 1975 ) `` Get Down Tonight '' is a song released in 1975 on the self - titled album by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The song became widely successful, becoming the first of their five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and was an international chart hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada and charting in Australia ( No. 44 ), Belgium ( No. 11 ), the Netherlands ( No. 5 ), and the UK ( No. 21 ). Contents 1 Composition 2 Cover versions 3 Sampling 4 Appearances in other media 5 Chart performance 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Composition The song displays some of the signature characteristics of the disco era such as a fast tempo and repeating lyrics. The song also features a distinctive introduction, employing a guitar solo rendered at double - speed. The song was originally titled `` What You Want Is What You Get '' before KC changed the title to `` Get Down Tonight ''. Cover versions This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2014 ) In 1988, `` Get Down Tonight '' was covered by British band Shriekback. Harry Wayne Casey appears in the videoclip for a few seconds. In 2010, the song was covered by Sing It Out Loud for the MTV original movie Turn The Beat Around soundtrack. Sampling Mack 10 interpolated the chorus for the hook of `` Get A Lil ' Head '' off his 1998 album The Recipe. In 1998, the song was sampled by the house production act Bamboo for the hit single `` Bamboogie ''. The song reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1998. Appearances in other Media This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2014 ) The original rendition of `` Get Down Tonight '' has been used in the films Sid and Nancy, Forrest Gump, Hotel de Love, Rush Hour, Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Arlington Road and Roll Bounce. It has also been used in the television shows Futurama ( episode `` Crimes of the Hot '' ), House, M.D. ( episode `` Top Secret '' ) and The Big Bang Theory ( episode `` The Pulled Groin Extrapolation '' ), among others. It was also used in a Bollywood film The Great Gambler. In 1996, the song was referenced in `` The One with the Prom Video '' episode of Friends by Chandler, joking about what Rachel 's new boyfriend Casey might want. In 1997, the song was featured in a trailer of the film Flubber. In 1998 it was sung by Rodney the guinea pig in Dr. Dolittle. In the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember, the song is featured as part of the medley - song `` Hey Goldmember '' along with Earth, Wind & Fire 's `` Sing a Song '' and two other KC and the Sunshine Band 's songs, namely `` ( Shake, Shake, Shake ) Shake Your Booty '' and `` That 's the Way ( I Like It ) ''. The lyrics of all four songs were changed completely, and the song is performed by Foxxy Cleopatra, portrayed by Beyoncé. In 2009, an extended version of this song was played during the dedication ceremonies for AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas as the stadium 's roof was being opened. The ceremonies took place prior to the Dallas Cowboys ' regular - season home opener, a game telecast on NBC Sunday Night Football. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 44 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 13 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( IFOP ) 74 Italy ( FIMI ) 9 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 21 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Disco Singles 6 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles US Cash Box US Record World Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 29 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 74 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 62 US Billboard Hot 100 64 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles US Cash Box 33 See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1975 List of Cash Box Top 100 number - one singles of 1975 List of number - one R&B singles of 1975 ( U.S. ) List of number - one singles of 1975 ( Canada ) References Jump up ^ Yorke, Ritchie ( 1976 ). The History of Rock'n'roll. Methuen. p. 169. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8467 - 0186 - 6. And that 's the way fans like it, as KC and the Sunshine Band came through with the top disco hit of the year, Get Down Tonight. Jump up ^ Henderson, Alex. `` KC & the Sunshine Band -- KC and the Sunshine Band ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 315. Jump up ^ `` KC And The Sunshine Band 's Sped Up Guitar On ' Get Down Tonight ' ''. KOOL - FM. April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` K.C. & The Sunshine Band History ''. WODC. April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2004 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 17th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 0 - 85112 - 199 - 3. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- KC & The Sunshine Band -- Get Down Tonight '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4035a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Le Détail par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select `` KC & the Sunshine Band '' from the artist drop - down menu. Retrieved May 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Indice per Interprete : K '' ( in Italian ). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved June 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- KC And The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- KC & The Sunshine Band -- Get Down Tonight '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 12, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` KC & the Sunshine Band -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 5, 2013. Jump up ^ `` CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- Week ending AUGUST 23, 1975 ''. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012... Cash Box. Jump up ^ `` The Singles Chart '' ( PDF ). Record World. September 6, 1975. p. 25. ISSN 0034 - 1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top 200 singles of 1975 as compiled from RPM charts by Brendan Lyttle ''. RPM. Vol. 24 no. 14. December 27, 1975. Retrieved May 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 - Jaaroverzicht van 1975 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1975 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits for 1975 ''. The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs -- 1975 ''. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007... Billboard. Jump up ^ `` The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1975 ''. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012... Cash Box. External links KC and the Sunshine Band Harry Wayne `` K.C. '' Casey Maria De Crescenzo Anika Ellis Fermin Goytisolo Robert E. Lee David Simmons Chris Cadenhead Jeffery Reeves Steve Lashley John Reid Michael Cordone Fernando Diaz Miles Fielder Kenetha Morris Janell Burgess Richard Finch Jerome Smith Robert Johnson Oliver C. Brown Mike Lewis Vinnie Tanno Ken Faulk Margaret Reynolds Beverley Champion Jeanette Williams Studio albums Do It Good ( 1974 ) KC and the Sunshine Band ( 1975 ) The Sound of Sunshine ( 1975 ) Part 3 ( 1976 ) Who Do Ya ( Love ) ( 1978 ) Do You Wanna Go Party ( 1979 ) Space Cadet : Solo Flight ( 1981 ) The Painter ( 1981 ) All in a Night 's Work ( 1982 ) KC Ten ( 1984 ) Oh Yeah ! ( 1993 ) I 'll Be There for You ( 2001 ) Yummy ( 2007 ) Live albums Get Down Live ! ( 1995 ) Compilation albums Greatest Hits ( 1980 ) The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band ( 1990 ) 25th Anniversary Collection ( 1999 ) In a Mellow Mood ( 2005 ) Singles `` Get Down Tonight '' `` That 's the Way ( I Like It ) '' `` Rock Your Baby '' `` ( Shake, Shake, Shake ) Shake Your Booty '' `` I 'm Your Boogie Man '' `` Keep It Comin ' Love '' `` Boogie Shoes '' `` It 's the Same Old Song '' `` Please Do n't Go '' `` Give It Up '' Related articles Discography Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Get_Down_Tonight&oldid=801130121 '' Categories : 1975 singles 1975 songs KC and the Sunshine Band songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Harry Wayne Casey Songs written by Richard Finch ( musician ) Songs about dancing Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015 Articles needing additional references from December 2014 All articles needing additional references Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for UK Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 21 : 05. 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Question: who sings do a little dance make a little love
Answer: KC and the Sunshine Band