{"id":2494968,"date":"2026-07-09T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2494968"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:48:51","slug":"getdown-services-share-saddest-song-weve-ever-written-with-downbeat-new-single-cha-cha-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/getdown-services-share-saddest-song-weve-ever-written-with-downbeat-new-single-cha-cha-slide\/","title":{"rendered":"Getdown Services share &#8220;saddest song we\u2019ve ever written&#8221; with downbeat new single &#8216;Cha Cha Slide&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/getdown-services\">Getdown Services<\/a> have shared the \u201csaddest song we\u2019ve ever written\u201d \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The downbeat single \u2018Cha Cha Slide\u2019 from the Bristol disco-duo follows \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/getdown-services-announce-second-album-massive-champion-with-charismatic-single-i-cant-die-like-that-and-uk-tour-dates-3946479\">I Can\u2019t Die Like That<\/a>\u2019 from their upcoming second album \u2018Massive Champion\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The record follows on from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/the-cover\/getdown-services-25-05-2026-3947226\">recent <em>NME<\/em> cover stars<\/a>\u2018 2023 cult classic debut \u2018Crisps\u2019. It is set for release on August 14 via Breakfast Records and is available to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/massivechampion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-order here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song is about the feeling of everyone else somehow knowing what to do. It\u2019s about a feeling I\u2019d get as a child that has never quite left me; that I just don\u2019t really know what to do at social occasions,\u201d said vocalist and guitarist Josh Law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about realising that trying to connect with and understand people is a lifetime of trial and error. It\u2019s probably the saddest song we\u2019ve ever written.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video also features someone dressed as a giant Minion dancing on a cliff top.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Cha Cha Slide\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1f0RT7It3HxnOSgaYR0Sue?go=1&amp;utm_source=oembed&amp;utm_medium=Original&amp;utm_content=286549e7-f884-45d2-97fb-dd619c3d0742_none_Getdown+Services_none_Cha+Cha+Slide_none_20260615_direct_djabr_none_lnk.to%2Fchachaslidegetdown&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=a26e216c7058449b\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Getdown Services  - Cha Cha Slide (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Je2INSeUfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Law\u2019s partner in crime Ben Sadler recently described the new album as an \u201codyssey of anarchic joy, seditious wit and boundless energy\u201d and one that sees them push their sound into more emotional and absurd directions than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Getdown Services will embark on a UK and Ireland headline tour later this year, with shows kicking off in Cardiff on November 19. Dates include stops in Brighton, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, London and more over the following two months.<\/p>\n<p>The tour ends with two homecoming shows at the Beacon in Bristol on January 16 and 17 2027. Before the headline tour starts, the band have a number of festival appearances lined up for this summer, including appearances at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/latitude\">Latitude<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/green-man\">Green Man<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/festivals\/truck-festival\">Truck Festival<\/a>\u00a0and more. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fgetdown-services-tickets%2Fartist%2F5453422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here<\/a> for tickets and check out their tour dates<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/getdown-services-announce-second-album-massive-champion-with-charismatic-single-i-cant-die-like-that-and-uk-tour-dates-3946479\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They also recently performed at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/harry-styles\">Harry Styles<\/a>-curated<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/getdown-services-hail-harry-styles-and-send-message-to-the-haters-at-meltdown-2026-3951536\"> Meltdown Festival last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/the-cover\/getdown-services-25-05-2026-3947226\"> <em>NME <\/em>ahead of that performance<\/a>, Law said: \u201cIt\u2019s just mental to us that we\u2019d be considered, really. The lineup is insane. We do genuinely like his music, and he\u2019s a nice guy, by all accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, we can keep it up and be invited to more events like this \u2013 maybe one curated by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/little-mix\">Little Mix<\/a>, or\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/olly-murs\">Olly Murs<\/a>. And we\u2019ll just keep working our way downwards until we get to One True Voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getdown Services have shared the \u201csaddest song we\u2019ve ever written\u201d \u2013 check it out below. The downbeat single \u2018Cha Cha Slide\u2019 from the Bristol disco-duo follows \u2018I Can\u2019t Die Like That\u2019 from their upcoming second album \u2018Massive Champion\u2019. The record follows on from the recent NME cover stars\u2018 2023 cult classic debut \u2018Crisps\u2019. 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