"Get It On" is the first single by alternative rock group

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- a side project of the Australian post-punk group

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- from their self-titled debut album ''

''. Released on 8 January 2007, the song received positive reception from music

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s, though failed to chart.

Critical reception

The song, alike the album itself, received very positive reviews, with ''

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'' noting that:Spin staff, ''Grinderman Wants to 'Get It On' , Spin Magazine Online'' https://www.spin.com/2007/04/grinderman-wants-get-it/ Published on April 9, 2007. Retrieved on June 6, 2010.

Get It On"takes a more raw, experimental approach to songwriting, and offers fans a listen to a first: Cave as a primary guitarist. While Cave & the Bad Seeds specialize in slick, darkly sexy rumblings somewhere between the Doors and Leonard Cohen, Grinderman's "Get It On" offers a study in contrast, with its blues bravado and loud, ragged riffs.

Track listing

*UK 7" limited single (MUTE 370)Discogs, ''Grinderman - Get It On (7", S/Sided, Etch, Ltd) at Discogs'' http://www.discogs.com/Grinderman-Get-It-On/release/876670 Retrieved on June 6, 2010. #"Get It On" - 3:07 *Digital singleMute Records, ''Mute.com: Grinderman - Get It On'' http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=7611362 Retrieved on June 6, 2010. #"Get It On" - 3:07

Musicians and personnel

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, C ...

– lead vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano, artwork *

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including '' Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), '' Global Frequency'' ...

– acoustic guitar, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, electric mandolin, backing vocals *

Martyn Casey Martyn Paul Casey (born 10 July 1960) is an English-born Australian rock bass guitarist. He has been a member of the Triffids, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Casey plays either his Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Bass. Biograp ...

– bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

Jim Sclavunos James Sclavunos is an American drummer, multi-instrumentalist musician, record producer, and writer. He is best known as a drummer, having been a member of two seminal no wave groups in the late 1970s ( Teenage Jesus & the Jerks and 8 Eyed Spy, b ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals *

Nick Launay Nicolas Launay is an English record producer, composer and recording engineer. He is one of the most sought after record producers in the world due to his success with recent albums by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Anna Calvi, IDLES, Black Reb ...

– producer, engineer *

- additional production

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Get It On (Grinderman Song) 2007 songs Mute Records singles Songs written by Nick Cave Song recordings produced by Nick Launay