Push Up (song) explained

Push Up
Cover:	Push Up - Freestylers single artwork.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Freestylers
Album:	Raw as F**k
Released:	2004
Length:	3:05
Label:	Against the Grain
Producer:	Freestylers
Prev Title:	Get a Life
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Boom Blast
Next Year:	2005

"Push Up" is a single by the British electronic music group Freestylers. The song was co-written by Theo Brehony and Rez Safinia of the pop duo Heist and features vocals from Theo. Released in 2004, it reached number one in the Flanders region of Belgium for seven weeks, number two in Australia and the Netherlands, and number five in New Zealand. In the band's home country, "Push Up" reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Dance Chart.

The music video was recorded in various parts of Central London, including Piccadilly Circus. It features Kate Eloise Whitfield in various outfits dancing on the streets near crowds of people. In 2008, the Freestylers mashed-up "Push Up" with the 1986 hit song "Word Up!" by Cameo and released it as "Push Up Word Up" through Data Records.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD single^[2]

1. "Push Up" (radio edit)
2. "Push Up" (Plump DJ's remix)
3. "Push Up" (DJ Bomba & J Paolo remix)

UK and Belgian 12-inch single^{[3] [4]}

A. "Push Up" (original)

B. "The Slammer" (Clipz remix)

UK and Belgian 12-inch single (Remixes)^{[5] [6]}

1. "Push Up" (Plump DJ's remix)
2. "Push Up" (DJ Bomba & J Paolo remix)

Belgian CD single^[7]

1. "Push Up" (radio edit) – 3:55
2. "Push Up" (Plump DJ's remix) – 7:23

Belgian maxi-CD single^[8]

1. "Push Up" (radio edit) – 3:55
2. "Push Up" (original mix) – 5:45
3. "Push Up" (Plump DJ's remix) – 7:23
4. "Push Up" (DJ Bomba & J Paolo remix) – 7:25

Australian CD single^[9]

1. "Push Up" (radio edit)
2. "Push Up" (Plump DJ's remix)
3. "Push Up" (DJ Bomba & J Paolo remix)
4. "Push Up" (Poxy Music mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)^[10]	1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[11]	48

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	52
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)^[13]	11
Australian Dance (ARIA)^[14]	4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[15]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	31

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Australia	2004	CD
United Kingdom			Against the Grain
Australia	19 July 2004	12-inch vinyl		^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Push Up Word Up by Freestylers on MP3 and WAV at Juno Download . www.junodownload.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191751/http://www.junodownload.com/products/push-up-word-up/1347610-02/ . 4 March 2016.
2. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. UK CD single liner notes. Against the Grain. ATG009CD.
3. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Against the Grain. ATG009.
4. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. Belgian 12-inch single sleeve. Against the Grain, PIAS Recordings. P.I.L. 04, 449.3004.130.
5. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. UK 12-inch remix single sleeve. Against the Grain. ATG009R.
6. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. Belgian 12-inch remix single sleeve. Against the Grain, PIAS Recordings. P.I.L. 04 R, 449.3004.131.
7. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. Belgian CD single liner notes. Against the Grain, PIAS Recordings. P.I.L. 04 CDS, 449.3004.124.
8. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. Belgian maxi-CD single liner notes. PIAS Recordings. PIL 04 CDM, 449.3004.122.
9. Push Up. Freestylers. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Shock Records, Against the Grain. ATG009CD.
10. Web site: The ARIA Report – ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 21st June 2004. ARIA. 15. 21 June 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040706140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040707-0000/issue747.pdf. 6 July 2004. 24 September 2020.
11. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 36, saptamina 6.09 – 12.09, 2004. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050222041547/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10135.html. 22 February 2005. 17 May 2020.
12. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004. ARIA. 17 September 2020.
13. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Club Chart 2004. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415012006/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-club-chart-2004.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
14. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415011443/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2004.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2004. Ultratop. nl. 11 June 2018.
16. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004. Dutch Top 40. 4 April 2020.
17. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2004. MegaCharts. nl. 11 June 2018.
18. Web site: Freestylers. Shock Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20041231102407/http://www.shock.com.au/artists/releases.asp?artist_ID=72710. 31 December 2004. 29 May 2023.