Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine

~ Recording by James Brown

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine, Parts 1 & 25:22James Brown & J.B.'s, TheSex MachineJames BrownEP
Boiling PointPOSPX 751
1.1Sex Machine (Part 1 and 2)5:19James BrownSex MachineJames BrownSingle
Polydor (British label, see annotation)883 923-2
3.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownStar TimeJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-05-07
Polydor (British label, see annotation)849 108-2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 15:16James Brown20 All Time Greatest Hits!James BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-10-22
Polydor (British label, see annotation)314 511 326-2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 15:16James Brown20 All‐Time Greatest Hits! (club edition)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1991-10-22
Polydor (British label, see annotation)314 511 326-2, P2 11326
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownSex Machine: The Very Best of James BrownJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)845 828-2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Pt. 15:16James Brown20 All‐Time Greatest Hits! (club edition)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)314 511 326-2, D 101342
1.16Sex Machine5:20James BrownLa Fabuleuse Histoire du RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram515 058-2
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownSex Machine: The Very Best of James BrownJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGram Australia845 828-2
3.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownStar Time (Special pre-release copy)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGramSACD 331
3.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownStar Time (Club Edition)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)849 108-2, D 217004
3.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownStar Time (CA release)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)849 108-2
1.15Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownRhythm & Blues: 1970Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2676, RHD-18
1.14Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownGodfather of SoulJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)550 040-2
1.7Sex Machine5:18James BrownVeronica Drive-In Show: The Dance HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997)9548-32223-2
1.12Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownCold Sweat - Best (Remastered)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Vereinigte Motor‐Verlage GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as an imprint!), Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.)27200576 B
1.9Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:13James BrownL'America del rock 02: Il rhythm 'n' blues e la soul musicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
La RepubblicaAdR-02
1.15Sex Machine5:18James BrownRadio City Classic Hits: The 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)525110-2
1.20Sex Machine?:??James BrownThe Very Best Of - Red Line SelectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Red Line Selection300.099
1.8Get Up (I Feel Like a Sex Machine)5:17James BrownOld School FridayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1995-05-02
Priority Records (US hip hop)P2 57194
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:19James Brown70’s Funk ClassicsJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Special Markets (US only)314 520 304-2
3.12Sex Machine, Part 15:16James BrownDance Fever: The Best of DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
GSC Music15126
1.1Sex Machine5:17James BrownMr. DynamiteJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Globo Polydor827.295
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownFunk Power 1970: A Brand New ThangJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-06-04
Polydor (British label, see annotation)31453 1684-2
2.1Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine5:18James BrownJB40: 40th Anniversary CollectionJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-10-08
PolyGram31453 34009-2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownFunk Power 1970: A Brand New ThangJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)531 684-2
1.4Sex Machine5:15James BrownGet FunkeyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Control (German electronic)0041852 CON
1.5Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:15James BrownGroove Originals 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Festival Records (Australian)38581-31840
2.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownJB40 James Brown 40th Anniversary CollectionJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)535 888-2
1.15Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownSolid Gold Soul 1970Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2676A, R838-05
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownDouble 70Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1997-03-17
PolyGram553 443-2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownThe Very Best of James BrownJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)555 189-2
1.16Sex Machine5:15James BrownVilla Wahnsinn, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BLM 330168-2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownWe Got the FunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMIDCD28
1.12Sex Machine5:16James BrownDisco Nights, Volume 11: Disco’s Leading MenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-03-30
Rebound Records (1990s budget reissue imprint)314 520 432-2
1.11Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownSexy NightsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1998-04-29
2.11Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownBlaxploitation, Volume 4: Harlem HustleVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-05-04
Global TelevisionRADCD92
1.14Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownGodfather of SoulJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)550 040-2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:19James BrownJames Brown (Master Series, black, collage)James BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)MMTCD 2053
1.5Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownOh! What a NightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV31 489591-10, SONYTV38CD
2.8(Get Up I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownSoul for Your Soul: The Very Best of Black MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Motown, Polymedia Special Marketing555 298-2, Art. Nr.: 66295
1.1Sex Machine5:15James BrownUltimate FunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1999-07-23
EMI Music France (1994–2013)7243 5 21955 2 7
2.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownUltimate FunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-11-01
Beechwood Musicultimcd2
1.6Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (Part 1)5:18James BrownRoots of Rhythm: Turn on Your Love LightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Special Markets3145457492
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownSex MachineJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Universe (compilations – attention, some releases may be bootlegs)3357
1.4Get Up (Sex Machine)5:17James BrownWonderful SpotVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • IT2000-04-05
PolyGram
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownThe Funk BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-21
Hip‐O Records314 541 789-2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownFunk Blast!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Experience Music ProjectEMPCD 002
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownGold: Greatest HitsJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0731452485427
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownRespect - The Soundtrack to the Soul Generation (Made in Germany)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)524 863 2
1.2Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine5:17James BrownRespect - The Soundtrack to the Soul GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)524 866 2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownRespect: The Soundtrack to The Soul GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)524 863 2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownRhythm & Soul N°1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections940 060 3
1.10(Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine5:15James BrownSpecial LadyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.5Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownStudio Brussel: Klas XVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Double T MusicDTM 301122-2
1.11Sex Machine5:15James BrownWickie, Slime und Paiper, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AT2001-04-17
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)502200 2
1.15Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownFunkology: One Nation Under a Groove!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-04-30
Warner Strategic Marketing United KingdomWSMCD033
2.18(Get Up I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownSimply the Best Super StarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-06-20
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Warner Strategic MarketingWPCR-10990/1
2.18(Get Up I Feel Being a) Sex Machine5:05James BrownMusic of the Millennium 2001Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-11-05
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)TOCP-65905
2.3Sex Machine5:18James BrownBody & SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Falcon Neue MedienDCD 23014
4.1(Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine5:18James BrownDance Music Chronicle ~History of Dance MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
avex clubAKCK-30021~30
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownEl mejor álbum de música de anuncios TV, Volumen 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI‐Odeon, S.A. (not for release label use! subsidiary of EMI Music Spain, S.A.)7243 5 33048 2 9
1.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownFunked! Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Ltda. (Brazil)73145249542
1.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownFunked! Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Débutante524 954-2
1.14Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownGreatest HitsJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Projets Spéciaux585 313-2
2.13Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine5:17James BrownMusic of the Millennium IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.13Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine5:17James BrownMusic of the Millennium IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)7243 811 466 2 0
2.13Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownMusic of the Millennium IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7243 811 469 2 7
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownToo FunkyJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Delta #123 212
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownTubes FunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M)
1.6Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (single version)5:19James BrownLove Funk 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-01-15
Hip‐O Records314 541 584-2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Part 1 & Part 25:19James Brown20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown, Volume 2: The ’70sJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-02-26
Polydor (British label, see annotation)B0009650-02
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownThe Godfather: The Very Best of James BrownJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-04-29
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)589841-2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (Part 1 & Part 2)5:19James Brown20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of James Brown, Volume 2: The ’70sJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)4400170752
1.16Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownMedia Markt Collection: The 70s, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsSSP 987961 2
1.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownOut of Sight! The Very Best of James BrownJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)589279-2
2.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownSupa FunkyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)583 235-2
2.13Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownMusic of the Millennium 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • HK2003-01-23
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
1.1Sex Machine5:19James BrownClassic Funk (The Universal Masters Collection)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2003-03-03
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)068 959-2
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:19James BrownGodfather of SoulJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-03-03
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)065 479-2
1.1Sex Machine5:19James BrownNo.1 Funk HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2003-03-24
X-MediaXMCD02
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownBest CollectionJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2003-08-06
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UICZ-1086
1.18(Get Up I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownFriendsReunited.co.uk ’70s PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-12-01
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9814906
1.18(Get Up I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownFriendsReunited.co.uk ’70s PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9814909
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:16James BrownFunk, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)B0000537-02
4.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownLas Cien de la 100, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Vale Music, Universal Music Spain, S.L. (not for release label use!)VLDC 212-1
1.4Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, Parts 1 & 2 (single version)5:17James BrownParty Power Pack: 70’s KultVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Marketing Group (Division specialised in marketing compilations), Brunswick News068 939-2
2.5Sex Machine (Get Up I Feel Like Being a)5:17James BrownThe Ultimate CollectionJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
1.15Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownGold: Greatest HitsJames BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • -2004-06-01
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0249820281
1.16Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownBest of Party HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-10-29
Warner Music Group Germany5050467-5591-2-7
1.1Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:17James BrownFunk Club: Sensational Funk GroovesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music MediaSMM 515313 2
1.13Sex Machine5:17James BrownParty HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
TCM (Tchibo Certified Merchandise)224555
3.4Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine5:18James BrownPure SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMBX48
Promotion
1.1Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine (Part 1 & Part 2)5:22James BrownGet Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex MachineJames BrownSingle
King Records (AMERICAN label, 1943-75, Cincinnati)45-6318
1.4Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownNescafé: The Best Moments in Music: Soul & DanceVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Special Markets, London (use this for UK PGSM releases)PSPCD398
1.1Sex Machine5:17James BrownLe Meilleur de la discoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Projets Spéciaux
1.3Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:18James BrownVous connaissiez la chansonVarious ArtistsCompilation
1.10Get Up (I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine5:18James BrownThe 70's CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Russia, Stereo & Video (Russian magazine)541 497-2, S&V 024
6.2Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine5:19James Brown50 anni di musica internazionale (6 CD)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sorrisi e Canzoni TV
Withdrawn
1.1Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 25:19James BrownClassic Funk (The Universal Masters Collection)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2003-03-03
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)

Relationships

producer:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
bass guitar:Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
drums (drum set):John Starks
guitar:Catfish Collins
organ:Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
piano:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
tenor saxophone:Robert McCollough
trumpet:Clayton Gunnells
Darryl Hassan Jamison
lead vocals:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) (on 1970-04-25)
vocals:Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
performer:The J.B.’s
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Polydor Incorporated (manufacturer & distribution company, US subsidiary of Polydor International) (in 1970)
sampled by:Interstellar Dreammachine (Enter the Hemisphere) by D-Shake
Sex Machine by Mýa (US | R&B)
mash-ups:Sex Machine How Gee (Black Machine vs. James Brown) by DJ Schmolli
part of:Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 196) (order: 196)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 326) (order: 325)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/4908 [info]
recording of:Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine (on 1970-04-25)

Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine

writer:James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
Ron Lenhoff
publisher:Dynatone Publishing Co.
Intersong Music Ltd.
later translated versions:Boormachien
סקס משמין
is the basis for:Sex Machine Gun Funk