Up/Down Explained

Up/Down
Cover:Jessica Mauboy Up Down.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Jessica Mauboy
Album:Been Waiting
Recorded:2008
Label:Sony
Producer:Kwame
Prev Title:Because
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Let Me Be Me
Next Year:2009

"Up/Down" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, taken from her debut studio album Been Waiting (2008). Written by Kwamé Holland and Frankie Storm, "Up/Down" was released as the fifth single from Been Waiting on 28 August 2009. It peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Music video

The music video for "Up/Down" was shot in Los Angeles on 17 August 2009. According to a Sony Music representative, the video "explores the two sides of Jessica...The 'down' side of things will feature Jessica preparing for her shows and being the natural girl she is, whereas the 'up' will feature the showgirl in Jessica on stage, displaying her coming of age and edginess, the sexy entertainer within."

Track listing

  1. Up/Down – 3:26
  1. Up/Down – 3:26
  2. Up/Down (Nufirm Remix) – 3:56

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Rank
ARIA Singles Chart[2] 73
ARIA Urban Singles Chart[3] 20
Australian Artists Singles Chart[4] 10

Release history

CountryRelease DateFormatLabel
AustraliaCD single[5] Sony Music Australia
Digital download[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The ARIA Report. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091004130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091005-0000/issue1022.pdf. dead. 2009-10-04. 1022. 19. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 September 2009. 18 December 2014.
  2. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 December 2014.
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 December 2014.
  4. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Up/Down by Jessica Mauboy – CD single. Sanity. 18 December 2014. 28 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323055155/http://www.sanity.com.au/ProductDetail.aspx?id=262955. 23 March 2012.
  6. Web site: Up/Down – Single by Jessica Mauboy. iTunes Store. 8 September 2010. 28 August 2009. deviated. https://web.archive.org/web/20100205011734/http://itunes.apple.com:80/au/album/up-down-single/id328294909. 5 February 2010.