Get Up Offa That Thing
~ Recording by James Brown
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Get Up Offa That Thing | James Brown | Single |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 14326 |
| 1.5 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Dead on the Heavy Funk: 1974-76 | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 827 439-1 |
| 1.14 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | CD of JB II: Cold Sweat & Other Soul Classics | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 831 700-2 |
| 2.11 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Dance Machine | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 845 039-1 |
| 1.22 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Dance Machine | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 845 039-2 |
| 1.19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | 20 All Time Greatest Hits! | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 314 511 326-2 |
| 1.19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | 20 All‐Time Greatest Hits! (club edition) | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 314 511 326-2, P2 11326 |
| 1.15 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 845 828-2 |
| 1.19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | 20 All‐Time Greatest Hits! (club edition) | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 314 511 326-2, D 101342 |
| 2.9 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | James Brown 1956-1976 | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 841300-2 |
| 1.15 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGram Australia | 845 828-2 |
| 1.11 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | 25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1976, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 847 982-2 |
| 1.5 | Get Up Offa That Thing, Part 1 | 4:13 | James Brown | Sounds of the Seventies: Dance Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | OPCD-2684, SOD-27 |
| 1.8 | Get Up Offa That Thing, Part 1 | 4:13 | James Brown | Spank | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), Special Music Company | 837 726-2 |
| 1.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | Dance Classics - The Hits, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Unidisc (Canadian disco and dance music label) | SPLK-7135 |
| 1.11 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | 25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1976 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Connoisseur Collection | XRRT CD 76 |
| 1.3 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | The 70’s: 1976 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 597/07 |
| 1.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | The Godfather Returns | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 199-2 |
| 1.3 | Get Up Offa That Thing | ?:?? | James Brown | Overpowered By Funk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Renaissance (UK techno compilations) | REN CD 109 |
| 1.18 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | Harriet the Spy | Various Artists, Jamshied Sharifi | Album + Soundtrack |
| Castle Records | CASTLE 121-2 |
| 1.6 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | James Brown (Master Series, black, collage) | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | MMTCD 2053 |
| 1.6 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | The Very Best Of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 3145579302 |
| 1.20 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:09 | James Brown | Only Soul 1975 - 1979 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | |
| 1.8 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Muppets From Space: The Ultimate Muppet Trip | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
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| 1.7 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | Old School Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R142-33 |
| 1.7 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | Old School Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets | 314560054-2 |
| 1.10 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown, Volume 2: The ’70s | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | B0009650-02 |
| 1.14 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 589841-2 |
| 1.10 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown, Volume 2: The ’70s | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 4400170752 |
| 1.15 | Get up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | The Best of James Brown: Superstar Collection | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| 1079 | |
| 3.10 | Get Up Offa That Thing (Release the Pressure) | 4:11 | James Brown | Total Funk: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 584-553-2 |
| 2.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | No.1 Funk Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X-Media | XMCD02 |
| 1.14 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Best Collection | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | UICZ-1086 |
| 1.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:09 | James Brown | Re-Press the 70s Soul Revival | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Dance | WSMCD146 |
| 1.20 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Gold: Greatest Hits | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0249820281 |
| 2.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | The Ultimate Funk Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | WMSCD175 |
| 1.15 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 0602498313411, 845 828-2 |
| 2.11 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | True Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 984 285-5 |
| 3.10 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | True Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 984-255-6 |
| 2.11 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | TrueDisco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 531 114-7 |
| 1.13 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Classic James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using) | 9843783 |
| 5.19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | 100 Seventies Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 530 651-4, 530.651-4 |
| 2.14 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | The Ultimate Collection: Driving Songs – 100 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ULTIMBX 009 | |
| 1.6 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | The Ultimate Collection: Seventies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | ULTIMBX003 |
| 1.19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | A Complete Introduction to Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 5328514 |
| 2.3 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | I Feel Good: The Very Best Of | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 1.5 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | The Ultimate Collection: 70s School Days | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Production, Universal UMC | ULTIMBX027 |
| 1.19 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | 20 All Time Greatest Hits! | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | |
| 1.20 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Get On Up: The James Brown Story | James Brown | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | |
| 1.5 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Craig Charles Funk & Soul Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Craig Charles Funk & Soul Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 888751396722 |
| 1.25 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Funk the Disco (unmixed tracks) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + DJ-mix |
| Ministry of Sound | |
| 1.12 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:09 | James Brown | 70s School Days: The Ultimate Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Universal UMC | ULTIM5CD008 | |
| 5.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:09 | James Brown | Driven by the 70s: 100 Essential Driving Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal UMC | DRIVEBX003 |
| 1.6 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Sports Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 1.8 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Shaft | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| WaterTower Music | WTM40267 |
| 1.8 | Get Up Offa That Thing | ?:?? | James Brown | Shaft 2019 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| WaterTower Music | |
| 3.8 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Collected | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 539 123-3 |
| 1.13 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:12 | James Brown | Collection | James Brown | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.3 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:11 | James Brown | Hit the Brakes 2, Volume 16 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:13 | James Brown | James Brown Greatest Hits | James Brown | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.11 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | The Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (international budget record label) | NCD 3376 |
| 1.5 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:09 | James Brown | The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | The Greatest Male Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sunday Mirror (British newspaper) | M001 |
| 1.4 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | The Greatest Male Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Daily Mirror | M001 | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.15 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Disco Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | |
| 1.15 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Disco Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:09 | James Brown | Let’s Dance, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Get Up Offa That Thing | 4:10 | James Brown | Disco Fever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| producer: | James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) |
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| clavinet: | “Sweet” Charles Sherrell (in 1976-04) |
| drums (drum set): | Melvin Parker (in 1976-04) |
| guitar: | Robert Coleman (in 1976-04) Jimmy Nolen (in 1976-04) |
| tenor saxophone: | St. Clair Pinckney (in 1976-04) |
| trombone: | Hollie Ferris (in 1976-04) |
| trumpet: | Russell Crimes (in 1976-04) |
| lead vocals: | James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (in 1976-04) |
| arranger: | James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1976) |
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| recorded at: | Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-04) |
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| recording of: | Get Up Offa That Thing (in 1976-04) |
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Related works
Get Up Offa That Thing
| lyricist and composer: | Deanna Brown (James Brown’s daughter) Deidre Brown (was James Brown second spouse) Yamma Brown (James Brown’s daughter) |
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| publisher: | Belinda Music Inc. Dynatone Publishing Co. Intersong Music Ltd. Unichappell Music, Inc. |
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