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Up and Down (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Up and Down
| cover = Upanddownvenga.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Vengaboys
| album = The Party Album
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Eurodance
| length = 4:02
| label =
* Jive
* Positiva
| writer =
* Wessel van Diepen
* Dennis van den Driesschen
| producer = Vengaboys
| prev_title = To Brazil!
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = We Like to Party
| next_year = 1998
| misc =
}}
"'Up and Down'" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. Originally released in the Netherlands in February 1998, it reached number four in the United Kingdom in November 1998. It also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1999. The Tin Tin Out remix of the song was sampled in DMC's remix of Cher's "Believe". The "Wooo!" voice in the song is sampled from "Crash Goes Love" by Loleatta Holloway.[http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/37206/Armand%20Van%20Helden-Witch%20Doktor_Loleatta%20Holloway-Crash%20Goes%20Love%20%28Yell%20Apella%29/ Crash Goes Love by Loleatta Holloway at whosampled.com also used in Witch Doktor by Armand Van Helden]
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' described the song as a "sweat-soaked" debut. Pop Rescue wrote in their review, "Its simple up and down, up and down, up. and down not much to remember when youre dancing to it in a club at 3am. Again the thumping beat and bouncy little synth riffs are there, and aside from that simple almost-aerobic exercise set of lyrics, theres not much more to it. This probably played to its benefit, helping to keep it un-cluttered and catchy."
Track listings
'Dutch CD single'
# "Up and Down" (airplay)
# "Up and Down" (hard and long)
'Dutch and Australasian maxi-CD single'
# "Up and Down" (airplay)
# "Up and Down" (hard radio)
# "Up and Down" (BCM radio)
# "Up and Down" (more airplay)
# "Up and Down" (hard and long)
# "Up and Down" (BCM Clubmix)
# "Up and Down" (airplay XXL)
'UK CD and cassette single'
# "Up and Down" (airplay mix) 3:41
# "Up and Down" (Tin Tin Out Remix) 7:48
# "Up and Down" (Johan S. Toxic Dub Mix) 6:49
'UK 12-inch single'
:A1. "Up and Down" (airplay XXL) 5:51
:A2. "Up and Down" (Johan's Toxic Club Mix) 6:49
:AA1. "Up and Down" (Tin Tin Out Remix) 7:48
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
* Number-one dance hits of 1999
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Positiva Records singles
Category:Songs written by Dennis van den Driesschen
Category:Songs written by Wessel van Diepen
Category:Vengaboys songs
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