"Get It" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder with a guest vocal by American pop recording artist Michael Jackson. Taken from his 21st studio album Characters in 1987, the song was the third single released from Wonder's album.

"Get It"
Single by Stevie Wonder featuring Michael Jackson
from the album Characters
B-side	"12 inch instrumental"
Released	May 5, 1988
Recorded	September 1987
Studio	CBS/Sony Studio, Tokyo (Michael Jackson's voice), Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	R&B
Length	4:32 (album version) 4:22 (single version) 6:44 (extended version)
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)	Stevie Wonder Gary Olazabal Quincy Jones (Michael Jackson's voice)
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"You Will Know" (1987) "Get It" (1988) "My Love (with Julio Iglesias)" (1988)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"The Way You Make Me Feel" (1987) "Get It" (1987) "Man in the Mirror" (1988)

At the time of the single's release, and their albums released in the same year, Wonder worked with Jackson on his top-selling Bad album for their first duet "Just Good Friends". "Get It" was R&B chart hit (number 4). On the US Billboard Hot 100 it peaked at number 80. Overseas, the single became a moderate hit. In the UK, the single reached number 37 on the official UK Singles Chart.

Background

Jackson and Wonder had a history of collaborating with each other over the years. The first dating back to 1974, in which Wonder crafted and produced a Jackson 5 album, which was eventually shelved.[1] (One of those songs recorded, "Buttercup" appears on the 2009 compilation album I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters, released after Jackson's death.)

That same year, Jackson and his brothers provided backing vocals to Wonder's hit "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from his parent album Fullfillingness' First Finale. Both Wonder and Jackson were part of an all-star choir including Donna Summer's 1982 single "State of Independence" and 1985's "We Are the World", which Jackson co-wrote and both singles produced by Quincy Jones.

Jackson worked with Wonder again for the song "I Can't Help It" for Jackson's 1979 breakthrough album Off the Wall, which was written by Wonder and former Supremes member Susaye Greene. Within a year, Jackson also did background vocal work on "All I Do" from Wonder's platinum-selling Hotter than July album.

Personnel

• Stevie Wonder - lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers, bass guitar, drums, and synthesized percussion
• Michael Jackson - lead vocals
• Mary Lee Evans - backing vocals
• Ben Bridges - guitar

Chart positions

References

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