Up and Down (Vengaboys song)

"Up and Down"
Single by Vengaboys
from the album Up & Down – The Party Album and The Party Album
Released	27 February 1998 (1998-02-27)[1]
Genre	Eurodance[2]
Length	4:02
Label	Jive Positiva
Songwriter(s)	Wessel van Diepen Dennis van den Driesschen
Producer(s)	Vengaboys
Vengaboys singles chronology
"To Brazil!" (1997) "Up and Down" (1998) "We Like to Party" (1998)
Music video
"Up and Down" on YouTube

"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.^[3]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "sweat-soaked" debut.^[4] Pop Rescue wrote in their review, "It's simple – 'up and down, up and down, up…. and down' – not much to remember when you're 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, there's not much more to it. This probably played to its benefit, helping to keep it un-cluttered and catchy."^[5]

Track listings

Dutch CD single[6] "Up and Down" (airplay) "Up and Down" (hard and long) Dutch and Australasian maxi-CD single[7][8] "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[9][10] "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[11] 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 Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 55 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 24 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 11 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 24 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[16] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 9 France (SNEP)[18] 72 Germany (GfK)[19] 12 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[20] 35 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 3 Italy (Musica e dischi)[22] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 27 Scotland (OCC)[25] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 32 UK Singles (OCC)[27] 4 UK Dance (OCC)[28] 1 UK Indie (OCC)[29] 36 US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[30] 1 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[31] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[32] 62 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[33] 94 Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 47 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[35] 30 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 49 UK Singles (OCC)[37] 41 Chart (1999) Position Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[38] 26 US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[39] 29 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[40] 36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Platinum	785,000[41]

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Netherlands	27 February 1998 (1998-02-27)	CD	Jive	[1]
United Kingdom	16 November 1998 (1998-11-16)	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Positiva	[43]

See also

• Number-one dance hits of 1999

References

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3. Crash Goes Love by Loleatta Holloway at whosampled.com also used in Witch Doktor by Armand Van Helden
4. "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 9 January 1999. p. 15. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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6. Up and Down (Dutch CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Jive Records. 1998. 0598542.
7. Up and Down (Dutch maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Jive Records. 1998. 0598542.
8. Up and Down (Australasian maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Central Station Records. 1998. CSR CD5 0322.
9. Up and Down (UK CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 1998. CDTIV-105, 7243 8863532 5.
10. Up and Down (UK cassette single sleeve). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 1998. TCTIV-105, 7243 8 86353 4 9.
11. Up and Down (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 1998. 12TIV-105, 7243 8 86353 6 3.
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