Michael Jackson

Released: August 10, 1979

Songwriter: Louis Johnson Michael Jackson

Producer: Quincy Jones Michael Jackson

[Intro]
Ah, get on the floor and dance
Ah, on the floor and dance

[Chorus]
So get on the floor
And dance with me (Dance with me)
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially (Especially)

[Verse 1]
There's a chance for dancin'
All night long
There's a chance for groovin'
And it will be soothin'
With a song

[Pre-Chorus]
Then why don't you just dance across the floor?
Because there's a chance for chances
And the chance is choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you

[Chorus]
So get on the floor (Get on the floor, and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing (On the floor, and)
Especially
So get on the floor (Get on the floor, and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl (On the floor, and)
Especially (Hee-hee)

[Verse 2]
No need for rejection
Determined to be
Gonna groove, gonna move you
Gonna say things to you
Just wait and see

[Pre-Chorus]
Then why don't you just dance across the floor?
Because there's a chance for choices
And it's you I'm choosing
And I sure would like just to groove with you

[Chorus]
So get on the floor (Get on the floor, and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing (On the floor, and)
Especially
So get on the floor (Get on the floor, and)
(Get up, won't you go'n get down, shake your body, won't you go'n get down)
And dance with me
(Get up, won't you go'n get down, shake your body, won't you go'n get down)
I love the way you shake that thing, girl (On the floor, and)
(Get up, won't you go'n get down, shake your body, won't you go'n get down)
Especially (Hee-hee)
(Get up, won't you go'n get down, shake your body, won't you go'n get down)

(Hee, hee)
(Hee, hee)
(Hee, hee)
(Hee, hee)

[Bridge]
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, aaow!
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, aaow!

[Chorus]
So get on the floor, haha, hooah!
And dance with me, ha
I love the way you shake that thing, girl
Especially (Hold up!)
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl
Especially (Hoo!)

[Outro]
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down (And dance with me)
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (Ooh!)
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (Especially)
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (Ooh!)
Get up, won't you go'n get down (Ooh!)
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (And dance with me)
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (Especially)
Get up, won't you go'n get down

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began his career when he was seven years old as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, breaking into stardom in 1969 after signing into Motown. The Jackson 5’s first four singles all peaked at number one on the Billboard 100, and soon after Michael pursued a solo career.

His breakthrough fifth album, 1979’s Off The Wall produced four top ten hits (including “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”) and sold 20 million copies, establishing him as a household name. The album was followed with 1982’s Thriller, which became the best selling album of all time, and was the first album to feature seven top 10 singles, including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”

In 1985, Michael contributed to the collaboration single “We Are The World”, which remains one of the best-selling singles of all time and raised nearly $65 million for famine relief.

more tracks from the album

The Indispensable Collection

From the albums

Michael Jackson popular songs

Get on the FloorMichael Jackson

Michael Jackson

The Indispensable Collection