| Keep Your Head Up | |
| Cover: | Andy-Grammer-Keep-Your-Head-Up.jpg |
| Alt: | The cover consists of a white background, with the artist sitting on a yellow chair looking up while putting his feet on top of a bass drum. Behind him is a red chair, a stack of vinyl records and a record player. The center top of the cover features the artist's logo in red and the song title in blue. |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Andy Grammer |
| Album: | Andy Grammer |
| Released: |
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| Recorded: | 2010 |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Label: | S-Curve |
| Chronology: | Andy Grammer |
| Next Title: | Fine by Me |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Keep Your Head Up" is the debut single by American recording artist Andy Grammer from his eponymous debut studio album Andy Grammer (2011). It was written by Grammer and produced by Lion's Share, with additional production by Steve Greenberg. The song was first released November 15, 2010 as the album's lead single. It debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and since then has reached number 53.[1] The song was RIAA-certified Platinum, for sales of over 1 million downloads, in 2011. It also entered the charts in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand. The song was released in the UK on March 12, 2012, but failed to chart.
Grammer also released a bilingual version of the song in France, alternatively titled "Relève la tête", featuring French singer Mélissa Nkonda. This version reached number 156 in France.
The music video published for "Keep Your Head Up" was released November 11, 2010. It depicts singer Andy Grammer in a variety of unfortunate or awkward situations but shrugging his problems off. It also features actor Rainn Wilson. An interactive video of "Keep Your Head Up" was made exclusively on Vevo. The interactive video was named "Most Innovative Video" of 2011 at the MTV O Music Awards.[2] For reasons unknown, the VEVO video uploaded to YouTube was blocked in the United States in July 2020.
"Keep Your Head Up" is featured as the theme song for Tricky Business. It also appears in the movie Pitch Perfect.[3]
He also sings this song on So Random!.
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] | 24 |
| US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 14 |