Rip It Up (Razorlight song) explained

Rip It Up
Type:	single
Artist:	Razorlight
Album:	Up All Night
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Post-punk revival
Length:	2:25
Label:	Vertigo
Producer:	John Cornfield
Prev Title:	Rock 'N' Roll Lies
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Stumble and Fall
Next Year:	2004

"Rip It Up" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, included as the sixth track on their 2004 debut album, Up All Night. It was also released as their second single in November 2003 and peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart. A year later, on 29 November 2004,^[2] "Rip It Up" was re-released as the final single from the initial release of Up All Night and peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

Initial release

• 7-inch

1. "Rip It Up"
2. "Here It Comes"

• CD1

1. "Rip It Up"
2. "Spirit"
3. "Yes, You Should Know"

• CD2

1. "Rip It Up"
2. "When He Was Twenty"
3. "Heartbreak Soup"

Re-release

• 7-inch

1. "Rip It Up"
2. "Don't Go Back to Dalston" (Live from Brixton Academy)

• CD1

1. "Rip It Up"
2. "Just Can't Explain"

• CD2

1. "Rip It Up"
2. "Fairytale of New York" (The Lamacq Session)
3. "Stumble and Fall" (Live at One Big Weekend, Birmingham)

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position^[3]
UK Singles Chart	42
Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart ^1	20

¹ Re-release

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. 8 November 2003.
2. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. 27 November 2004.
3. Web site: Razorlight - Rip It Up - Music Charts . 2007-11-22 . acharts.us.