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's fourth album, '' Get It On...Tonite'' (1999). The song was produced by Brian "Lilz" Palmer and Sergio "PLX" Moore, who used a sample of

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's 1976 single " Love for the Sake of Love". "Get It On Tonite" reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his last solo single to chart on the Hot 100. It also spent three consecutive weeks at number one on the

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chart and sold 800,000 copies domestically. A remix entitled "Get It On with LL and Montell", which features labelmate

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, was included on several formats of the single.

Samplings

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's first mixtape, '' Fantasea'', on the penultimate track "Esta Noche". ''

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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". Critics praised producer Munchi's fusion of

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and R&B, with the track being named as a highlight of the tape.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single # "Get It On Tonite" (LP version) – 4:16 # "Get It On with LL & Montell" (with

) – 3:47 # "Once Upon a Time" (LP version) – 4:36 US 12-inch single :A1. "Get It On Tonite" (radio edit) :A2. "Get It On Tonite" (LP version) :B1. "Get It On Tonite" (instrumental) :B2. "Get It On Tonite" (acappella) UK CD1 # "Get It On Tonite" (radio edit) # "

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radio mix) # " Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (radio version) # "Get It On Tonite" (video) UK CD2 # "Get It On with LL & Montell" (radio edit with LL Cool J) # "This Is How We Do It" (

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radio mix) # " I Like" (radio edit) European CD single # "Get It On Tonite" # "Maybe She Will" European maxi-CD single # "Get It On Tonite" # "Maybe She Will" # "Get It On Tonite" (instrumental) # "Get It On Tonite" (video)

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References

{{Authority control 1999 singles Def Jam Recordings singles Montell Jordan songs Songs written by Montell Jordan