"Get Down" was the second single released from Craig Mack

Craig Mack

Craig Mack is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name...

's debut album, Project: Funk da World

Project Funk da World

Project: Funk Da World is the debut album by rapper Craig Mack, released September 20, 1994. The album was the second release on Bad Boy Records, following The Notorious B.I.G.'s classic Ready to Die by one week. Propelled by the success of the Platinum-selling smash hit single "Flava In Ya Ear",...

.

Background

"Get Down" was released as the follow-up to his platinum-selling single "Flava in Ya Ear

Flava in Ya Ear

"Flava in Ya Ear" is a single by Craig Mack. The original single was released first and the remix was followed soon after. It featured performances by labelmate The Notorious B.I.G. , Rampage, LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes. It also contains Puff Daddy as a promoter and brief appearances by Keisha Epps...

", which peaked at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. While it did not match the success of "Flava in Ya Ear", "Get Down" nevertheless became a top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at No. 38 on the chart. The song was produced by famed hip hop producer Easy Mo Bee

Easy Mo Bee

Osten Harvey, Jr., better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is a hip hop/R&B record producer, known for production work for late 80's artists such as Big Daddy Kane, but most notable for his affiliation with Bad Boy Records in its early years and his heavy production involvement in The Notorious...

 with an additional remix that was produced by and featured Q-Tip

Q-Tip (rapper)

Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...

. "Get Down" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 for sales of 500,000 copies on April 5, 1995.

Track listing

1. "Get Down" (Club Mix)- 3:50
2. "Flava in Ya Ear" (Remix)- 5:02 (featuring Busta Rhymes
   Busta Rhymes
   Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
   
   , LL Cool J
   LL Cool J
   James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
   
   , The Notorious B.I.G.
   The Notorious B.I.G.
   Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
   
    and Rampage
   Rampage (rapper)
   Rampage, is an American rapper who is a member of the Flipmode Squad. He was born as Roger McNair in Brooklyn, New York City to Katherine McNair and Roger Williams...
   
   )
3. "Get Down" (Radio Edit)- 3:57
4. "Get Down" (Instrumental)- 3:53

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	38
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	17
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	2
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2