Push Upstairs Explained

Push Upstairs
Cover:	underworld_pushUK1.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Underworld
Album:	Beaucoup Fish
B-Side:	Please Help Me
Length:	4:34
Label:	JBO, V2
Producer:	Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Prev Title:	Moaner
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Jumbo
Next Year:	1999

"Push Upstairs" is a song by British electronic music group Underworld from their fifth album, Beaucoup Fish. It was released as a single on 15 March 1999. In business, to "push upstairs" means to promote someone either unwillingly or with an ulterior motive. The single peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34
2. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13
3. "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56

UK CD2^[2]

1. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38
2. "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47
3. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

UK, US, and Japanese 12-inch single^{[3] [4] [5]}

A1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34

A2. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38

B1. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13

European CD single^[6]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 5:38
2. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

Australian CD single^[7]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34
2. "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56
3. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13
4. "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47
5. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

Japanese CD single^[8]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34
2. "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56
3. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13
4. "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47
5. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38
6. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9] ^[10]	78
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	46

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	15 March 1999			^[13]
Japan	20 March 1999			^[14] ^[15]

Notes and References

1. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. JBO, V2 Records. JBO5006173.
2. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. JBO, V2 Records. JBO5005443.
3. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. UK 12-inch single sleeve. JBO, V2 Records. JBO5005446.
4. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. US 12-inch single sleeve. JBO, V2 Records. 63881-27571-1.
5. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. Japanese 12-inch single sleeve. JBO, V2 Records. V2JI 3003.
6. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. European CD single liner notes. JBO, V2 Records. JBO5006663.
7. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. Australian CD single liner notes. JBO, V2 Records. JBO5005440.
8. Push Upstairs. Underworld. 1999. Japanese CD single liner notes. JBO, V2 Records. V2CI 34.
9. Web site: ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999. ARIA. Imgur. 13 September 2016.
10. 289.
11. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 16. 14. 17. 3 April 1999.
12. Most Broadcast of 1999: Club Chart Top 50 of 1999. Music Week. 32. 22 January 2000. 24 April 2022.
13. New Releases – For Week Starting 15 March, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 27. 13 March 1999.
14. Web site: プッシュ・アップステアズ アンダーワールド. Push Upstairs Underworld. Oricon. ja. 17 November 2023.
15. Web site: プッシュ・アップステアズ アンダーワールド. Push Upstairs Underworld. Oricon. ja. 17 November 2023.