Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2000
Party Up (Up in Here)
Buy Party Up (Up in Here) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Party Up (Up in Here)
| cover = DMX - Party Up.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DMX
| album = ... And Then There Was X
| released =
| recorded = 1999
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Swizz Beatz
| prev_title = What's My Name
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = What These Bitches Want
| next_year = 2000
| misc =
}}
"'Party Up (Up in Here)'" is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the second single from his third album '... And Then There Was X' (1999) and as of 2020 his most successful single (in the US). There are three versions of the song: an explicit/album version; a censored album version, and a radio/video edit version. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance but lost to Eminem's The Real Slim Shady.
The song was voted number 56 on VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s'. It was listed at No. 388 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2021.
Music video
The music video depicts DMX as being caught up in a case of mistaken identity at a bank holdup. The video premiered on the week of April 3, 2000. It has over 136 million views on YouTube as of October 2021. The video was shot at the Frost Bank building on Market Street in Galveston, Texas.
In media and sports
Party Up is used by Perfecto Bundy, a Chilean wrestler, as his entrance song.
The 1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers were seen singing the songs hook after their series-clinching win over the Indiana Pacers in the 2000 NBA Finals.
The song is played at Lincoln Financial Field, at every Philadelphia Eagles home game, everytime the Philadelphia Eagles score a touchdown and is also used at Dodger Stadium, at every Los Angeles Dodgers home game, when they hit a home run and T-Mobile Park when the Seattle Mariners hit a home run as well.
Electronic Arts licensed the track for the 2003 sports video game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004, where it plays as an intro.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:2000 songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:DMX (rapper) songs
Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz
Category:Songs written by Swizz Beatz
Category:Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director)
Category:Songs written by DMX (rapper)
Buy Party Up (Up in Here) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2000