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Track listing

1983 releases

;12" vinyl * US: MCA / L33-1103 ;12" vinyl * UK: MCA / MCAT-828

Other releases

* 1988 – "Get Down Saturday Night (You Can Do It)" * 1989 – "Get Down Saturday Night (Get Down in the 90's)" Ger # 23 * 1998 – "Get Down Saturday Night '98" * 1999 – "Get Down Saturday Night '99" * 2002 – "Get Down Samedi Soir" (DJ Abdel feat. Rohff & Oliver Cheatham) * 2003 – "Get Down Saturday Night (Stand for Love)" * 2003 – "Get Down Saturday Night (LMC Remix) Rock the Dancefloor 8/Clubland III: The Sound of the Summer * 2005 – "Get Down Saturday Night" (Unreleased Promo Mix) (Edit by

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) * 2007 – "Get Down Saturday Night" (Special extended version)

Chart positions

References

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