"Get on the Dance Floor" | ||||
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Single by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | ||||
from the album It Takes Two | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Length | 6:50 (The "Sky" King Remix) 4:24 (Album version) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Ginyard (Rob Base) | |||
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock singles chronology | ||||
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"Get on the Dance Floor" is a 1988 hip-hop single by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. The single was their follow up to their highly successful recording, " It Takes Two". On the dance chart, "Get on the Dance Floor" was more successful than its predecessor, hitting number one for two weeks in January 1989. [1] It also peaked at number eleven on the R&B singles chart. [2]
"Get on the Dance Floor" samples The Jacksons 1979 song " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" as well as the 1988 track "A Day in the Life" performed by Black Riot.
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [3] | 1 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [4] | 11 |
"Get on the Dance Floor" | ||||
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Single by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | ||||
from the album It Takes Two | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Length | 6:50 (The "Sky" King Remix) 4:24 (Album version) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Ginyard (Rob Base) | |||
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock singles chronology | ||||
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"Get on the Dance Floor" is a 1988 hip-hop single by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. The single was their follow up to their highly successful recording, " It Takes Two". On the dance chart, "Get on the Dance Floor" was more successful than its predecessor, hitting number one for two weeks in January 1989. [1] It also peaked at number eleven on the R&B singles chart. [2]
"Get on the Dance Floor" samples The Jacksons 1979 song " Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" as well as the 1988 track "A Day in the Life" performed by Black Riot.
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) [3] | 1 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [4] | 11 |