"Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" | ||||
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Single by Technotronic | ||||
from the album Pump Up the Jam: The Album | ||||
B-side | "Remix" | |||
Released | 8 January 1990 | |||
Format |
CD single, CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi |
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Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Hip house, electronica | |||
Length | 5:37 | |||
Label | BCM | |||
Songwriter(s) | Manuella Kamosi Thomas de Quincey |
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Producer(s) | Thomas de Quincey | |||
Technotronic singles chronology | ||||
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"Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" is a 1989 song recorded by Belgian group Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K. It was the second single from the band's debut album Pump Up the Jam: The Album on which it features as the second track, and was released in 1990. It was very successful in many countries, becoming a top ten hit in Australia, Canada, and U.S. and across many countries in Europe, topping the chart in Belgium, Finland, Spain and Switzerland. The song was re-released in 1998 and in 1999 respectively under the title "Get Up (the '98 Sequel)" and "Get Up (the 1999 Sequel)". The song appears in Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 and Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix.
In 2007, the song was covered by Global Deejays (featuring Technotronic) who achieved a minor success in France.
1 "Get Up (the '98 Sequel)" by Technotronic
2 "Get Up (the 1999 Sequel)" by Technotronic
3 "Get Up ! (Before the Night Is Over)" by Global Deejay featuring Technotronic