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Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)
| cover = Get_up_!_(before_the_night_is_over).jpg
| type = single
| artist = Technotronic
| album = Pump Up the Jam: The Album
| released =
| genre =
* Eurodance
* electronic
* hip house
| length =
* 5:37 (album version cold end)
* 4:51 (album version fade)
* 3:30 (single version)
| label =
| writer =
* Manuella Kamosi
* Thomas de Quincey
| producer = Thomas de Quincey
| prev_title = Pump Up the Jam
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = This Beat Is Technotronic
| next_year = 1990
| misc =
}}
"'Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)'" is a song by Belgian musical group Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K. It was released as the second single from the band's debut album, 'Pump Up the Jam: The Album' (1989), on which it features as the second track. The single was successful in many countries, becoming a top 10 hit in Australia, Canada, and the US and topping the chart in Belgium, Finland, Spain and Switzerland. When the song entered the UK chart at number three, it completed the first ever UK top 3 composed entirely of acts from outside the UK or US, alongside the Australian Kylie Minogue and the Irish Sinad O'Connor.
In 1998 and 1999, it was re-released 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'. It contains a vocal sample of James Brown's "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved".
In 2007, the song was covered by Global Deejays (featuring Technotronic) who achieved a minor success in France."Get Up ! (Before the Night Is Over)" (by Global Deejays), [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=287126&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved 11 January 2009)
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Alex Henderson described the song as "highly infectious". Bill Coleman from 'Billboard' said it is "not as catchy" as the group's breakthrough smash. Nicole Leedham from 'The Canberra Times' stated that the song, with "Pump Up the Jam", were "pushing the envelope of dance music in the late '80s." A reviewer from 'Daily Mirror' deemed it a "pounding" dance-floor track."YA! MORE MAGIC FROM THE KID K". 'Daily Mirror'. 3 January 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-11-27. Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' commented, "Can they do it again? It certainly seems that way. This is less rap and more of an orthodox pop song. A strong chorus and one of the biggest bass sounds around. Excellent." Pop Rescue stated that "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over" "isnt so dissimilar" to "Pump Up the Jam", "although plays more on the bass line, and gives Ya Kid K the vocalist credit that she works hard to earn rapping, singing and writing the song."
Chart performance
"Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over" was successful on the charts on several continents. It went to number-one in Belgium, Finland, Spain and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100. In addition, it reached number two in Austria, France, West Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it peaked in its second week at the UK Singles Chart, on 4 February 1990. It was held off reaching the top spot by Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U". Outside Europe, the single reached number-one on the Canadian 'RPM' Dance/Urban chart as well as in Zimbabwe. On the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, "Get Up!" managed to reach number seven and on the 'Billboard' Hot Dance Club Play, it peaked at number two. In Australia and New Zealand, it went to number seven. The song was awarded with a gold record in the US, after 500,000 singles were sold, and a silver record in France and the UK, with a sale of 205,000 and 200,000 units.
Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. It features model Felly lipsynching the chorus with blue lipstick and De Quincey playing the keyboards in the background.
Track listings
Original version
* 'CD maxi'
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (dance action mix) 6:00
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (single mix) 3:51
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (muted mix) 5:52
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (CD version) 5:54
* '7-inch single'
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (single mix) 3:51
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (instrumental) 3:12
* '12-inch maxi'
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (dance action mix) 6:00
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (muted mix) 5:52
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (def mix) 8:12
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (accapella) 2:47
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (instrumental) 5:51
* 'US 12-inch maxi'
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (def mix) 8:12
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (album mix) 4:47
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (7" edit) 3:30
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (far east mix) 5:58
# "Pump Up The Jam" (techno mix) 4:48
* 'US and Canadian 7-inch
# "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (7" edit) 3:30
# "Raw" 4:47
* 'Cassette'
# "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)"
# "Raw"
The '98 Sequel version
* 'CD maxi'# "Get Up" (radio version) 3:38
# "Get Up" (radio sequel) 3:42
# "Get Up" (clubbing mix) 5:49
# "Get Up" (pulsar mix) 5:15
# "Pump up the Jam" (the sequel - dancing divaz master mix) 5:35
2007 version
* 'CD maxi'# "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)" (general electric version) 6:22
# "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)" (flash brothers remix) 7:39
# "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)" (tribalectric rap mix) 6:05
# "Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) (Maurizio Gubellini Remix) 7:24
Versions
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (7" edit) 3:30
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (accapella) 2:47
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (album mix) 4:47
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (CD version) 5:54
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (dance action mix) 6:00
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (def mix) 8:12
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (Dm's live mix) 9:15
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (far east mix) 5:58
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (instrumental) 5:51
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (lost mix) 5:54
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (mental mix) 5:42
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (muted mix) 5:52
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (single mix) 3:51
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (techno mix) 4:48
* "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" (the Wind command mix) 6:50
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Technotronic versionGlobal Deejays version
Year-end charts
Technotronic versionGlobal Deejays version
Certifications
References
Category:1989 songs
Category:1990 singles
Category:1998 singles
Category:1999 singles
Category:2007 singles
Category:Technotronic songs
Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Belgium
Category:Number-one singles in Finland
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Number-one singles in Zimbabwe
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:SBK Records singles
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Songs written by Jo Bogaert
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