Get Down (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)

"Get Down" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, from his 1973 album I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter. Released as a single, it spent two weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart in April 1973,^[2] was also a number-one hit in Ireland for three weeks and was a top-ten hit in the United States and Canada. The song was originally used by O'Sullivan as a piano warm-up tune,^[3] but was eventually extended into a full song and released as a single; O'Sullivan recorded and released the song as a change from his more melancholy pieces. It became a Gold disc.^[4]

Believed to be an order from O'Sullivan to his dog ("Get Down!"), the singer is actually referring to a girl in the song behaving as a dog jumping on him, hence the request to "get down".^[5]

The distinctive electric piano riff was performed by Laurie Holloway.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 British dance group Malibu Sneakers recorded a dance version of the song entitled "Get Down Again".^[6] In 2008 it was released as a vinyl 12", including a vocal remix by Raul Rincon.^[7]

The song was used in the 2013 film The Harry Hill Movie.^[8]

According to Rick Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band, the song was the inspiration for the 1975 disco hit "Get Down Tonight".^[9]