"Get It On" is the first single by alternative rock group Grinderman

Grinderman

Grinderman is an alternative rock band formed by Nick Cave , Warren Ellis , Martyn P. Casey and Jim Sclavunos in London, United Kingdom in 2006...

 - a side project of the Australian post-punk group Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1983. The band is fronted by Nick Cave and has featured international personnel throughout their career.-Formation and early releases :...

 - from their self-titled debut album Grinderman

Grinderman (album)

Grinderman is the eponymous debut studio album by alternative rock band Grinderman, a side project of members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on March 5, 2007 on Mute Records in Europe and ANTI- in the United States...

. Released on 8 January, 2007, the song was received a positive reception from music critic

Critic

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s, though failed to chart.

Critical reception

The song, alike the album itself, received very positive reviews, with SPIN

Spin (magazine)

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noting that:

["Get It On"] takes a more raw, experimental approach to songwriting, and offers fans a listen to a first: Cave as a primary guitarist. While Cave & the Bad Seeds specialize in slick, darkly sexy rumblings somewhere between the Doors and Leonard Cohen, Grinderman's "Get It On" offers a study in contrast, with its blues bravado and loud, ragged riffs.

Track listing

• UK 7" limited single (MUTE 370)

1. "Get It On" - 3:07

• Digital single

1. "Get It On" - 3:07

Musicians and personnel

• Nick Cave
  Nick Cave
  Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
  
   – lead vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano, artwork
• Warren Ellis
  Warren Ellis (musician)
  Warren Ellis is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and composer, best known for his work with Dirty Three, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman and his soundtrack scores with Nick Cave. He plays violin, piano, bouzouki, guitar, flute, mandolin, and tenor guitar...
  
   – acoustic guitar, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, electric mandolin, backing vocals
• Martyn Casey – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Jim Sclavunos
  Jim Sclavunos
  Jim Sclavunos is an American rock music drummer, percussionist and producer.Sclavunos, a half-Greek and half-Italian from Brooklyn, New York , is well-known for his exceptional height at 6'7". Sclavunos has performed with Sonic Youth, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Lydia Lunch and was a member of 8...
  
   – drums, percussion, backing vocals

• Nick Launay
  Nick Launay
  Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
  
   – producer, engineer
• Grinderman
  Grinderman
  Grinderman is an alternative rock band formed by Nick Cave , Warren Ellis , Martyn P. Casey and Jim Sclavunos in London, United Kingdom in 2006...
  
  - additional production