Get Down Saturday Night Explained

Get Down Saturday Night
Cover:Get Down Saturday Night (1983 single cover).jpg
Caption:European 7" single cover
Type:single
Artist:Oliver Cheatham
Album:Saturday Night
Released:1983
Genre:Post-disco, funk
Length:7:32 (12" version)
4:00 (7" version)
Label:MCA (U.S.)
Ariola (Germany)
Producer:A.D.K.
Prev Title:Everybody Wants to Be the Boss
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Bless the Ladies
Next Year: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.,[1] as well as reaching number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was featured in the soundtrack for the video game as well as in the 2014 film Ex Machina.

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.

Track listing

1983 releases

12" vinyl[3]
12" vinyl

Other releases

Chart positions

Chart (1983)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles37
UK Singles (OCC)38

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Cheap%20Thrills "Get Down Saturday Night"
  3. Web site: "Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, US) on Discogs. Discogs. 2011-09-06.
  4. Web site: "Get Down Saturday Night" (MCA, UK) on Discogs. Discogs. 2011-09-06.