# Get on the Good Foot > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Get_on_the_Good_Foot > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Get_on_the_Good_Foot.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot > Source revision: 1284911505 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the album, see [Get On the Good Foot (album)](/source/Get_On_the_Good_Foot_(album)). 1972 single by James Brown "Get on the Good Foot - Part 1" Single by James Brown from the album Get on the Good Foot B-side "Get on the Good Foot - Part 2" Released July 1972 (1972-07) Recorded May 9, 1972, Soundcraft Studios, North Augusta, SC Genre Funk Length 3:36 (Part 1) 2:39 (Part 2) Label Polydor 14139 Songwriters James Brown Fred Wesley Joseph Mims Producer James Brown James Brown charting singles chronology "Honky Tonk - Part 1" (1972) "Get on the Good Foot - Part 1" (1972) "I Got a Bag of My Own" (1972) Audio video "Get On The Good Foot (Pt.1 & 2)" on YouTube "**Get on the Good Foot**" is a [funk](/source/Funk) song performed by American musician [James Brown](/source/James_Brown). It was released in May 1972 by [Polydor Records](/source/Polydor_Records) as a two-part [single](/source/Single_(music)) that peaked at numbers one and 18 on the US *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [Hot R&B](/source/Hot_R%26B) and [Hot 100](/source/Hot_100) charts.[1][2] It also appeared on an [album of the same name](/source/Get_on_the_Good_Foot_(album)) released that year. Partly due to the unwillingness of Brown's record labels to [certify](/source/RIAA_certification) sales of his previous hits, "Get on the Good Foot" was his first [gold record](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification).[3] *Billboard* ranked it as the No. 99 song for 1972.[4] In 2022, *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* ranked it number 15 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".[5] Performances of "Get on the Good Foot" appear on the albums *[Hot on the One](/source/Hot_on_the_One)*, *[Live in New York](/source/Live_in_New_York_(James_Brown_album))*, *[Live at Chastain Park](/source/Live_at_Chastain_Park) and Live at the Apollo 1995* ## Personnel - James Brown - lead vocal, organ *with [The J.B.'s](/source/The_J.B.'s):* - Russell Crimes - trumpet - Ike Oakley - trumpet - [Fred Wesley](/source/Fred_Wesley) - trombone - Jimmy Parker - alto saxophone - [St. Clair Pinckney](/source/St._Clair_Pinckney) - tenor saxophone - Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - guitar - Bobby Roach - guitar - [Fred Thomas](/source/Fred_Thomas_(bassist)) - bass - [John "Jabo" Starks](/source/John_%22Jabo%22_Starks) - drums[6] ## Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In *Star Time* (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Whitburn, Joel](/source/Joel_Whitburn) (2004). *Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004*. Record Research. p. 85. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wolk, Douglas. (2004). *Live at the Apollo*, 26. New York: Continuum. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972](/source/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1972) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (July 22, 2022). ["200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-1372888). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Retrieved April 6, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In *Star Time* (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesJames_BrownGet_on_the_Good_FootsingleCertRef_7-0)** ["American single certifications – James Brown – Get on the Good Foot"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=James+Brown&ti=Get+on+the+Good+Foot&format=Single&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America). Retrieved May 12, 2022. ## External links - [Song Review](https://www.allmusic.com/song/t2641589) from [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) - [Songs which sample "Get on the Good Foot"](http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Get+on+the+Good+Foot&type=4) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192942/http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Get+on+the+Good+Foot&type=4) 2016-03-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) v t e James Brown singles Billboard charting singles (R&B and Pop) 1950s 1956 "Please, Please, Please" 1958 "Try Me" 1959 "I Want You So Bad" 1960s 1960 "I'll Go Crazy" "Think" "You've Got the Power" "This Old Heart" "The Bells" 1961 "Bewildered" "I Don't Mind" "Baby, You're Right" "Just You and Me, Darling" "Lost Someone" 1962 "Night Train" "Shout and Shimmy" "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." "Three Hearts in a Tangle" "I've Got Money" 1963 "Like a Baby" "Every Beat of My Heart" "Prisoner of Love" "These Foolish Things" "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered" 1964 "Oh Baby Don't You Weep" "Please, Please, Please" "Caldonia" "The Things That I Used to Do" "Out of Sight" "Have Mercy Baby" 1965 "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" "Try Me" "I Got You (I Feel Good)" 1966 "Lost Someone" "I'll Go Crazy" "Ain't That a Groove" "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" "Money Won't Change You" "Don't Be a Drop-Out" "Sweet Little Baby Boy" 1967 "Bring It Up" "Kansas City" "Think" "Let Yourself Go" "Cold Sweat" "Get It Together" "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" "There Was a Time" 1968 "You've Got to Change Your Mind" "I Got the Feelin'" "Licking Stick – Licking Stick" "America Is My Home" "I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry" "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" "Goodbye My Love" "Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)" 1969 "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" "Soul Pride" "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself)" "The Popcorn" "Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" "Lowdown Popcorn" "World" "Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn" "Ain't It Funky Now" 1970s 1970 "It's a New Day" "Funky Drummer" "Brother Rapp" "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" "Super Bad" "Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay" "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" 1971 "Spinning Wheel" "Soul Power" "I Cried" "Escape-ism" "Hot Pants" "Make It Funky" "I'm a Greedy Man" 1972 "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" "King Heroin" "There It Is" "Honky Tonk" "Get on the Good Foot" "I Got a Bag of My Own" "What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin'" 1973 "I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want to Dance)" "Down and Out in New York City" "Think" "Sexy, Sexy, Sexy" "Stoned to the Bone" 1974 "The Payback" "My Thang" "Papa Don't Take No Mess" "Funky President (People It's Bad)" "Coldblooded" 1975 "Reality" "Sex Machine" "Hustle!!! (Dead on It)" "Superbad, Superslick" "Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" 1976 "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "Get Up Offa That Thing" "I Refuse to Lose" "Bodyheat" 1977 "Kiss in 77" "Give Me Some Skin" "If You Don't Give a Doggone About It" 1978 "Eyesight" "The Spank" "For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes" 1979 "It's Too Funky in Here" "Star Generation" 1980s 1980 "Regrets" "Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)" 1981 "Stay with Me" 1983 "The Night Time Is the Right Time (To Be with the One That You Love)" 1984 "Unity" 1985 "Living in America" 1986 "Gravity" 1987 "How Do You Stop" 1988 "I'm Real" "Static" 1989 "Gimme Your Love" 1990s 1991 "(So Tired of Standing Still We Got to) Move On" 1993 "Can't Get Any Harder" UK-only charting singles "Hey America" (1970) "Bring It On...Bring It On" (1983) "Froggy Mix" (1985) "She's the One" (1988) "The Payback Mix" (1988) "I Got You (I Feel Good) [James Brown v. Dakeyne]" (1992) "Funk on Ah Roll" (1999) Notable productions "The Grunt" (1970) "Gimme Some More" (1971) "I Know You Got Soul" (1971) "Pass the Peas" (1972) "Think (About It)" (1972) "Doing It to Death" (1973) "Soul Power 74" (1973) Other songs "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" (1960) "Maybe the Last Time" (1964) "Old Landmark" (1980) "Killing Is Out, School Is In" (2001) "Gut Bucket" (2006) Authority control databases MusicBrainz work This 1970s R&B/soul music song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1970s-R%26B-song-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1970s-R%26B-song-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1970s-R%26B-song-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Get on the Good Foot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_on_the_Good_Foot?action=history)). 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