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

"Let's Get Down"
Single by Tony! Toni! Toné! featuring DJ Quik
from the album House of Music
Released	October 28, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Funk[1]
Length	4:57
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	George Archie David Blake Raphael Saadiq Elijah Baker
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]

Music and lyrics

"Let's Get Down" features a gentle funk groove with a repeating acoustic guitar figure.^[3] The song has a party theme and silky vocals by Tony! Toni! Toné!, alternated by DJ Quik's streetwise rapping.^[3] The songs chorus features an interpolation of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.

Live performances

The group performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1996.^[4]

Music video

The official music video was directed by Joseph Kahn and partially filmed at the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles.

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

UK vinyl 12" pressing^[7]

1. "Let's Get Down" (Satoshi Tomiie Oil Shock Mix) – 9:00
2. "Let's Get Down" (X-Mix Radio Edit) – 4:03
3. "Let's Get Down" (Vission Lorimer Euphoria Mix) – 4:35
4. "Let's Get Down" (Satoshi Tomiie Dramatized Club Mix) – 8:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Let's Get Down"

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

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Let's Get Down"

Chart (1997)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	41

References

1. Bozelka, Kevin (June 26, 1999). "Tony! Toni! Tone! take crowd on tour of soul and R&B history". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
2. Smith, Shawnee (October 5, 1996). "Tony Toni Toné Rebuild Their 'House' – Mercury Set Finds Trio in Cohesive Style". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 16, 20. ISSN 0006-2510. 0QkEAAAAMBAJ. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
3. Kening, Dan (December 20, 1996). "Tony Toni Tone finds right groove in 'House' Album Reviews". Daily Herald. Paddock Publications: 6. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
4. Video on YouTube
5. "Tony! Toni! Toné – Let's Get Down (CD Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
6. "Tony! Toni! Toné - Let's Get Down (UK CD Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
7. "Tony! Toni! Toné - Let's Get Down (UK Vinyl 12")". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
8. "Tony! Toni! Toné! – Let's Get Down". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
9. "1997-05-03 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
10. "Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media. January 11, 1997. p. 96. ISSN 0006-2510. wQ4EAAAAMBAJ. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
11. "Hot R&B Airplay". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media. January 11, 1997. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. wQ4EAAAAMBAJ. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
12. "End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

External links

• "Rhythm Section" by Billboard