"Get Up Offa That Thing", sometimes subtitled "(Release the Pressure)", is a song performed by James Brown, released as a two-part single in 1976 (the B-side, titled "Release the Pressure", is actually a continuation of the same song, and also appears on the album of the same name). It was one of Brown's biggest hits in the second half of the 1970s, reaching #4 on the R&B chart, and became a staple of his later live performances. The song's lyrics urge the listener to "Get up offa that thing / and dance 'til you feel better.

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