Get On The Floor
Song information
Authors: Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson
Album title: Off The Wall
Year of release: 1979
Duration: 4:44
Lyrics:
Ah get on the floor and dance
Ah, on the floor and dance
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
There's a chance for dancin'
All night long
There's a chance for groovin'
And it will be soothing
With a song
Then why don't you just
Dance across the floor
'Cause there's a chance for chances
And the chance is choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing (girl)
Especially
No need for rejection
Determined to be
Gonna groove gonna move ya
Gonna say things to ya
Just wait and see
Then why don't you
Just dance across the floor
'Cause there's a chance for choices
And it's you I'm choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
Chant: Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing (girl)
Especially
Chant: Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
(Repeat - adlib to fade)
Ah, on the floor and dance
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
There's a chance for dancin'
All night long
There's a chance for groovin'
And it will be soothing
With a song
Then why don't you just
Dance across the floor
'Cause there's a chance for chances
And the chance is choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing (girl)
Especially
No need for rejection
Determined to be
Gonna groove gonna move ya
Gonna say things to ya
Just wait and see
Then why don't you
Just dance across the floor
'Cause there's a chance for choices
And it's you I'm choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
Chant: Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing (girl)
Especially
Chant: Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
Get up won't you g'on get down
Shake your body won't you g'on get down
(Repeat - adlib to fade)
Song recording information:
- (Co-Produced by Michael Jackson)
- Michael Jackson - Lead and Background Vocals
- Louis Johnson - Bass
- John Robinson - Drums
- Greg Phillinganes - Clavinet
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
- Horns arranged by Jerry Hey and performed by THE SEAWIND HORNS:
- Jerry Hey - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
- Larry Williams - Tenor, Alto Saxes & Flute
- Kim Hutchcroft - Baritone, Tenor Saxes & Flute
- William Reichenbach - Trombone
- Gary Grant - Trumpet
- Rhythm arrangement by Louis Johnson and Quincy Jones
- String arrangement by Ben Wright
- Concert Master: Gerald Vinci
- Vocal arrangements by Michael Jackson
- Additional background vocals by Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Mortonette Jenkins, Paulette McWilliams and Zedric Williams
Song released in albums:
| Song type | Album title, song's alt. title | Duration | Year of release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jackson — Off The Wall | 4:44 | 1979 | |
| Michael Jackson — Off The Wall [9-50838] S | 4:37 | 1980 | |
| Michael Jackson — Rock With You [S EPC 8206] S | 4:44 | 1980 | |
| Michael Jackson — She's Out Of My Life [9-50871] S | 4:37 | 1980 | |
| Michael Jackson — Rock With You [MJ 1/3] S | 4:44 | 1983 | |
| Michael Jackson — Beat It [34-03759] S | 4:45 | 1983 | |
| Michael Jackson — Off The Wall Special Edition | 4:39 | 2001 |