Get It On Tonite
| "Get It On Tonite" | ||||
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| Single by Montell Jordan | ||||
| from the album Get It On...Tonite | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Def Soul | |||
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| Montell Jordan singles chronology | ||||
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"Get It On Tonite" is the lead single released from American singer turned pastor Montell Jordan's fourth album, Get It On...Tonite (1999). The song was originally performed by Derrick Dimitry, whose version was released in 1997 through the short-lived Freeworld Entertainment label. However, after the label shut down, the song was eventually given to Jordan. Produced by Brian "Lil Bee" Palmer and Sergio "PLX" Moore, the song utilizes a sample of Claudja Barry's 1976 single "Love for the Sake of Love".
"Get It On Tonite" reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Jordan's last solo single to chart on the Hot 100. It also spent three consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and sold 800,000 copies domestically. A remix entitled "Get It On with LL and Montell", which features labelmate LL Cool J, was included on several formats of the single.
Samplings
In July 2012, "Get It On Tonite" was sampled on Harlem rapper Azealia Banks's first mixtape, Fantasea, on the penultimate track "Esta Noche". Pitchfork Media's Marc Hogan praised the track, saying that "the best and penultimate cut on Fantasea, "Esta Noche", points in a promising new direction: conversational, cheater-luring pickup lines over a warmly inviting sample from Montell Jordan's 1999 R&B hit "Get It on Tonite".[1] Critics praised producer Munchi's fusion of electronic dance music and R&B, with the track being named as a highlight of the tape.[2]
Track listings
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US CD and cassette single[3][4]
US 12-inch single[5]
UK CD1[6]
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UK CD2[7]
European CD single[8]
European maxi-CD single[9]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[42] | Gold | 800,000[41] |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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| United States | September 28, 1999 | Def Soul | [43] | |
| November 9, 1999 |
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| November 16, 1999 | Contemporary hit radio | [46] | ||
| New Zealand | December 13, 1999 | CD | [47] | |
| United Kingdom | March 27, 2000 |
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[48] |
References
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- ^ "Azealia Banks - Fantasea (album review)". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (US CD single liner notes). Def Soul. 1999. 314 562 622-2.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (US cassette single sleeve). Def Soul. 1999. 314 562 622-4.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Def Soul. 1999. 314 562 280-1.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (UK CD1 liner notes). Def Soul, Mercury Records. 2000. 562 723-2.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (UK CD2 liner notes). Def Soul, Mercury Records. 2000. 562 722-2.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (European CD single liner notes). Def Soul. 2000. 562 453-2.
- ^ Get It On Tonite (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Def Soul. 2000. 562 496-2.
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- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Montell Jordan" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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- ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. January 1, 2000. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ "Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. February 26, 2000. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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- ^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-54.
- ^ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.
- ^ "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 56.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Montell Jordan – Get It On Tonite". Radioscope. Retrieved February 1, 2026. Type Get It On Tonite in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ^ "British single certifications – Montell Jordan – Get It On Tonite". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 23, 2023. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Get It On Tonite Montell Jordan in the "Search:" field.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 2000". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 6. February 10, 2001. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "American single certifications – Montell Jordan – Get It On...Tonite". Recording Industry Association of America.
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- ^ "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on December 17, 1999. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "In-Store Next Week (from 27/3/00)". Music Week. March 25, 2000. p. 38.