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Get Get Down

"Get Get Down" is a song by American DJ and producer Paul Johnson. It was released in June 1999 as a single from his 1999 album The Groove I Have. "Get Get Down" topped the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart and peaked within the top 10 of the charts of France, Greece, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Wallonia. In 2025, Billboard magazine ranked the song number two in their list of "The 50 Best House Songs of All Time".

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"Get Get Down"
Single by Paul Johnson
from the album The Groove I Have
ReleasedJune 2, 1999 (1999-06-02)
GenreHouse1
Length3:13
LabelMoody
SongwriterPaul Johnson
ProducerPaul Johnson
Paul Johnson singles chronology
"Get On My Camel"
(1999) 		"Get Get Down"
(1999) 		"Noise"
(2000)

"Get Get Down" is a song by American DJ and producer Paul Johnson. It was released in June 1999 as a single from his 1999 album The Groove I Have. "Get Get Down" topped the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart and peaked within the top 10 of the charts of France, Greece, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Wallonia. In 2025, Billboard magazine ranked the song number two in their list of "The 50 Best House Songs of All Time".1

Track listings

  • US CD single2
  1. "Get Get Down" (original mix)
  2. "Get Get Down" (Latin Excursion mix)
  3. "Get Get Down" (dancefloor dub)
  4. "Get Get Down" (Sounds of Life Cariola mix)
  5. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Digital Pimp mix)
  6. "Get Get Down" (Conga Squad Turbulance mix)
  7. "Get Get Down" (Get Get Nerio's Dubwork mix)
  8. "Get Get Down" (Billy Lo's Friday Night Ruffneck Vision remix)
  • US 12-inch single3
A1. "Get Get Down" (the dance floor dub)
B1. "Get Get Down" (Latin Excursion mix)
B2. "Get Get Down" (Get Get Nerio's Dubwork mix)
  • Australian and New Zealand CD single4
  1. "Get Get Down" (radio edit)
  2. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Subcriminal mix)
  3. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Digital Pimp mix)
  4. "Get Get Down" (original version)
  5. "Get Get Down" (Sounds of Life Cariola mix)
  6. "Get Get Down" (XXX remix) – 5:28
  • UK CD15
  1. "Get Get Down" (original mix)
  2. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Subcriminal mix)
  3. "Get Get Down" (dancefloor dub)
  • UK CD26
  1. "Get Get Down" (Latin Excursion mix)
  2. "Get Get Down" (Sounds of Life dub mix)
  3. "Get Get Down" (XXX remix)
  • UK 12-inch single7
A1. "Get Get Down" (original mix)
AA1. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Subcriminal mix)
AA2. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Digital Pimp mix)
  • UK cassette single8
A1. "Get Get Down" (original mix)
B1. "Get Get Down" (XXX remix)
B2. "Get Get Down" (Choo Choo's Subcriminal mix)
  • French CD single9
  1. "Get Get Down" (original radio) – 3:09
  2. "Get Get Down" (XXX remix) – 5:28

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Get Get Down"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)33 Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Get Get Down"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Spain June 2, 1999 12-inch vinyl Vendetta 34
United Kingdom September 13, 1999 CD Defected 35
Spain September 17, 1999 12-inch remix vinyl Vendetta 34
United Kingdom September 20, 1999 12-inch vinyl Defected 36
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Bain, Katie; Bein, Kat; Lynch, Joe; McCarthy, Zel; Rodriguez, Krystal; Unterberger, Andrew (September 30, 2025). "The 50 Best House Songs of All Time: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  2. Get Get Down (US CD single liner notes). Moody Recordings. 1999. MDR9624-2.
  3. Get Get Down (US 12-inch single sleeve). Moody Recordings. 1999. MDR9624-1.
  4. Get Get Down (Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes). Tinted Records. 1999. TINT CD5 034.
  5. Get Get Down (UK CD1 liner notes). Defected Records. 1999. DEFECT7CDS.
  6. Get Get Down (UK CD2 liner notes). Defected Records. 1999. DEFECT7CDX.
  7. Get Get Down (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Defected Records. 1999. DEFECT07MCS.
  8. Get Get Down (UK cassette single sleeve). Defected Records. 1999. DEFECT07MCS.
  9. Get Get Down (French CD single liner notes). Hot Tracks. 1999. SHT 3467-1.
  10. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Image 9983". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  14. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 43. October 23, 1999. p. 11. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  15. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  16. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  17. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. 9. Retrieved May 1, 2018. See LW column.
  18. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Get Get Down". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  19. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Paul Johnson" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  20. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  21. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down". Canciones Top 50.
  22. "Paul Johnson – Get Get Down". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. "Paul Johnson Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  24. "Paul Johnson Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  25. "Rapports annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  26. "Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. January 1, 2000. p. 11. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  27. "Border Breakers Top 100 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. January 1, 2000. p. 13. Retrieved January 21, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  28. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1999" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  29. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  30. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  31. Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Zobbel.
  32. "Border Breakers Top 100 2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 52. December 23, 2000. p. 13. Retrieved January 21, 2026 – via World Radio History.
  33. "British single certifications – Paul Johnson – Get Get Down". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 4, 2021. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Get Get Down Paul Johnson in the "Search:" field.
  34. "Catalogo" [Catalogue] (in Spanish). Blanco y Negro Music. Archived from the original on November 17, 2000. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  35. "New Releases – For Week Starting 13 September, 1999: Singles". Music Week. September 11, 1999. p. 27.
  36. "New Releases – For Week Starting 20 September, 1999: Singles". Music Week. September 18, 1999. p. 27.
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