Get on Your Feet
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| "Get On Your Feet" | ||
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| Single by Gloria Estefan | ||
| from the album Cuts Both Ways | ||
| Released | September 30, 1989 (U.S.)
October 19, 1989 (Japan) November 23, 1989 (UK) February 20, 1990 (Europe) |
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| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 04:52 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Writer(s) | John DeFaria, Clay Ostwald & Jorge Casas | |
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| Gloria Estefan singles chronology | ||
| "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1989) |
"Get On Your Feet" (1989)> |
"Here We Are" (1990) |
"Get On Your Feet" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 at U.S., Japan and UK and in 1990 in Europe as the second single of the album Cuts Both Ways and reached number eleven in the U.S. during the Christmas and New Year season of 1989-90.
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[edit] Song History
The song is one of the favorites among Estefan fans. This song is contained a lot soft-pop music mixed with dance and some Latin rhythms much in the style of other songs of Gloria such "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" and the upcomings "Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)" and "Higher".
The song has been used for open the 2004's "Live & Re-Wrapped Tour", and was performed in another tour such as "The Get on Your Feet Tour", in which Gloria was at the edge of the death because that fatal accident that almost killed her, that tour was cancelled, but was named like this song , "The Into the Light" World Tour and the "Evolution Tour" also were had this song.
Later the song was mixed with "Conga", "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3" and "Dr. Beat" to make the "Gloria Estefan Megamix" that was performed live at the Vh1 special "Divas Live 98", when this song was performed at the last of this medley.
At the Tours, when Gloria use to say: "Get on Your Feet", she used to make a little jump on her same space making all the audience doing the same that she's doing. This little movement, can be seen in all the performances that she had did with this song.
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Get on Your Feet".
UK Maxi-CD single (655450 2)
- "Get on Your Feet" (Album Version)
- "Get on Your Feet" (Pop Vocal)
- "1-2-3" Live from the Homecoming concert
- "Don´t Wanna lose You" (Portuguese Version)
12" Vinyl Single)
- "Get on Your Feet" (Pop Vocal)
- "Get on Your Feet" (Special Mix)
- "Get on Your Feet" (House Vocal)
- "Get on Your Feet" (House Techno Dub)
[edit] Chart performance
The chart performance of Gloria at the chart didn´t reach any number one, but for example, at U.S., it reach in all the Top Ten, on UK, almost reach the Top 20 and in Ireland did it well reaching the Top 5.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| German Singles Chart | 46 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play | 20 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 Singles | 11 |
