Get It On Tonite Explained

"Get It On Tonite" is the lead single released from American singer turned pastor Montell Jordan'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 Claudja Barry'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 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and sold 800,000 copies domestically. A remix entitled "Get It on with LL and Montell", which features labelmate LL Cool J, was included on several formats of the single.

Derrick Dimitri also produced a version of "Get It On Tonight" in 1998 but it was not commercially released after the demise of the Freeworld Entertainment Record label.

Samplings

In July 2012, "Get It On Tonite" was sampled on Harlem rapper Azealia Banks's first mixtape, Fantasea, on the penultimate track "Esta Noche". Pitchfork Medias 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".^[1] Critics praised producer Munchi's fusion of electronic dance music and R&B, with the track being named as a highlight of the tape.^[2]

Track listings

US CD and cassette single^{[3] [4]}

1. "Get It On Tonite" (LP version) – 4:16
2. "Get It On with LL & Montell" (with LL Cool J) – 3:47
3. "Once Upon a Time" (LP version) – 4:36

US 12-inch single^[5]

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^[6]

1. "Get It On Tonite" (radio edit)
2. "This Is How We Do It" (Puff Daddy radio mix)
3. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (radio version)
4. "Get It On Tonite" (video)

UK CD2^[7]

1. "Get It On with LL & Montell" (radio edit with LL Cool J)
2. "This Is How We Do It" (Funkmaster Flex radio mix)
3. "I Like" (radio edit)

European CD single^[8]

1. "Get It On Tonite"
2. "Maybe She Will"

European maxi-CD single^[9]

1. "Get It On Tonite"
2. "Maybe She Will"
3. "Get It On Tonite" (instrumental)
4. "Get It On Tonite" (video)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11]	92
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12]	53
France (SNEP)[13]	86
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14]	28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	55
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	99
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[18]	6
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19]	73
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[20]	22

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	September 28, 1999		Def Soul	[21]
	November 9, 1999			[22] [23]
	November 16, 1999	Contemporary hit radio		[24]
New Zealand	December 13, 1999	CD		[25]
United Kingdom	March 27, 2000			[26]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Azealia Banks: Fantasea. Marc. Hogan. Pitchfork.
2. Web site: Azealia Banks - Fantasea (album review). www.sputnikmusic.com.
3. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 1999. US CD single liner notes. Def Soul. 314 562 622-2.
4. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 1999. US cassette single sleeve. Def Soul. 314 562 622-4.
5. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 1999. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. Def Soul. 314 562 280-1.
6. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 2000. UK CD1 liner notes. Def Soul, Mercury Records. 562 723-2.
7. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 2000. UK CD2 liner notes. Def Soul, Mercury Records. 562 722-2.
8. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 2000. European CD single liner notes. Def Soul. 562 453-2.
9. Get It On Tonite. Montell Jordan. 2000. European maxi-CD single liner notes. Def Soul. 562 496-2.
10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. 16. 9. April 15, 2000. August 2, 2021.
11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2000. Ultratop. nl. January 30, 2020.
12. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2000. Ultratop. fr. January 30, 2020.
13. Web site: Top Singles 2000. SNEP. fr. December 20, 2020.
14. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2000. Dutch Top 40. January 30, 2020.
15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000. MegaCharts. nl. January 30, 2020.
16. Web site: Swiss Year-End Charts 2000. de. August 2, 2021.
17. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2000. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304120640/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2000. March 4, 2009. August 31, 2010.
18. The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 112. 53. YE-54. December 30, 2000.
19. Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000. Airplay Monitor. 8. 51. 54. December 22, 2000.
20. Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000. Airplay Monitor. 8. 51. 56. December 22, 2000.
21. Going for Adds / AddVance Notice. Radio & Records. 1318. 94, 101. September 24, 1999. August 2, 2021.
22. Web site: Get It On...Tonite [Vinyl]]. Amazon. August 2, 2021.
23. Web site: Get It On Tonite. 1999 . Amazon. August 2, 2021.
24. CHR/Pop: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1325. 51. November 12, 1999. August 2, 2021.
25. Web site: New Releases. netcd.co.nz. December 13, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19991217175753/http://netcd.co.nz/netCD/NewReleases.html. December 17, 1999. November 9, 2023.
26. In-Store Next Week (from 27/3/00). Music Week. 38. March 25, 2000.