Let's Get Down (Tony! Toni! Toné! song)

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"Let's Get Down"
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Single by Tony! Toni! Toné! featuring DJ Quik
from the album House of Music
Released October 28, 1996
Format CD single, cassette
Recorded 1996
Genre Funk[1]
Length 4:57
Label Mercury
Writer(s) George Archie, David Blake, Raphael Saadiq
Producer(s) Raphael Saadiq, DJ Quik, G-One
Tony! Toni! Toné! singles chronology
"Slow Wine"
(1994)		 "Let's Get Down"
(1996)		 "Thinking of You"
(1997)
DJ Quik singles chronology
"Safe + Sound"
(1995)		 "Let's Get Down"
(1996)		 "Strait Playin'"
(1997)
Music video
"Let's Get Down" on YouTube

"Let's Get Down" is a song recorded by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! for their fourth studio album House of Music (1996). It was written by Raphael Saadiq, DJ Quik, and George Archie. The song was produced by Saadiq with DJ Quik and G-One. "Let's Get Down" was released as the lead single from House of Music and was sent to R&B and crossover radio on October 28, 1996.[2]

Composition

"Let's Get Down" features a gentle funk groove with a repeating acoustic guitar figure.[3] Its chorus samples the bridge from Nirvana's 1991 song "Smells Like Teen Spirit".[4] The song has a party theme and silky vocals by Tony! Toni! Toné!, alternated by DJ Quik's streetwise rapping.[3]

Track listings

US CD Single [5]
  1. "Let's Get Down" (Without Rap) – 3:52
  2. "It's a Beautiful Thing" – 4:35
UK CD Single [6]
  1. "Let's Get Down" (Without Rap) – 3:52
  2. "It's a Beautiful Thing" – 4:35
  3. "Til Last Summer" – 5:11
  4. "Let's Get Down" (featuring DJ Quik) – 3:52

Live performances

The group performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1996.[7]

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart[8] 8
UK Singles Chart[9] 33
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[10] 30
US Billboard Billboard Hot R&B Airplay[11] 4

References

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External links

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