Get It On (retitled “Bang a Gong” in the USA)

~ Recording by T. Rex

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.12Bang a Gong (Get It On)4:28T. RexThe Best of Lite FMVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2004-09-21
  • US2004-09-21
Madacy Records50565
6.10Bang a Gong (Get It On)4:25T. RexThe Complete Classic Rock CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Razor & Tie6983681429-2

Relationships

engineer:Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
Malcolm Cecil
Rik Pekkonen
Martin Rushent
producer:Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
keyboard:Rick Wakeman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971)
Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001)
Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
has remixes:Get It On (5.1 mix)
sampled by:Get It On (club mix) by Bus Stop (London Bus Stop) feat. T-Rex (UK band)
Get It On (radio edit) by Bus Stop (London Bus Stop) feat. T-Rex (UK band)
Rock 'n' Roll Anyway by cocore
mash-ups:2330 Get It on the Long Hard Road by The Kleptones (British mashup artist Eric Kleptone)
Back Door Santa Getting It On (Clarence Carter vs. T. Rex vs Jessica Simpson vs. Whitney Houston) by DJ Schmolli
part of:Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 22) (order: 22)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 37)
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 41) (order: 41)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/2prZtpX84GOxTm2ZHP2Oa4 [info]
recording of:Get It On (Bang a Gong) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)

Get It On (Bang a Gong)

lyricist and composer:Marc Bolan
publisher:Essex Music International
Essex Music International, Inc.
Essex Musikförlaget
Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH
The Richmond Organization
TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
Westminster Music Ltd.
referred to in medleys:Do You Wanna Rock (Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers medley) (order: 3)
later parody versions:Gideon
later translated versions:噴火