Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

Album: Pump Up the Jam: The Album (1990)
Charted: 2 7
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Songfacts®:

  • This was the follow-up to the hit single "Pump Up The Jam." It's a "get up and dance" type of song with a very similar beat to Technotronic's first hit. This smoothed-out dance music was very popular at the time, with acts like Black Box and C+C Music Factory also getting in on the action.

    The song was written by the group's beatmaker Jo Bogaert and their female vocalist Manuela Kamosi, who went by "Ya Kid K." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA
  • The song was successful in many countries, topping the chart in Belgium, Finland, Spain and Switzerland.

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