"Get Up and Boogie" is a song by German disco act Silver Convention from their 1976 second album of the same name. The song was written and composed by Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager, and produced by Prager. The song was released as the lead single from the album Get Up and Boogie (also titled Silver Convention in some countries) in 1976.

Composition Similar to their previous 1975 hit single "Fly, Robin, Fly", the lyrics of "Get Up and Boogie" consists only of two phrases, "Get up and boogie!" and "That's right!" repeated throughout the song.

Reception "Get Up and Boogie" hit number one on June 15, 1976 in Canada, and reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - being kept off the No. 1 spot by Wings' "Silly Love Songs". Billboard ranked it as the #24 song for 1976.Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976 "Get Up and Boogie" also became a hit during the late-1970s disco scene.

Covers and samples

Australian rock band Regurgitator sampled the "That's right!" vocal line from "Get Up and Boogie" in their 1998 song "! (The Song Formerly Known As)". Canadian synthpop duo Kon Kan sampled a few snippets of "Get Up and Boogie" for their hit I Beg Your Pardon. In the late 2000s, the song was retooled as "Get Up and Snuggie" for use in commercials advertising the "Snuggie" (sleeved blanket).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1976)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)19Canada Top Singles (RPM)1Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)28France (IFOP)33Israel (IBA)2 May 19763Italy (Musica e dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Silver Convention".7New Zealand (RIANZ)Flavour of New Zealand, 16 July 197633Spain (PROMUSICAE)22U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 2U.S. Billboard Hot Disco Singles2U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary25U.S. Cash Box Top 1001

Year-end charts Chart (1976)Rank Australia (Kent Music Report) 98Canada Top Singles (RPM)18U.S. Billboard Hot 10024U.S. Cash Box Top 10037

All-time charts Chart (1958-2018) PositionUS Billboard Hot 100432

References

External links Lyrics of this song