Up! Live in Chicago

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Up! Live in Chicago
Video by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003
RecordedJuly 27, 2003
VenueHutchinson Field, Grant Park
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenreLive
Length105:44
LabelMercury Nashville
DirectorBeth McCarthy-Miller
ProducerBeth McCarthy-Miller
Shania Twain chronology
A Collection of Video Hits
(2002)
Up! Live in Chicago
(2003)
Up! Close and Personal
(2004)

Up! Live in Chicago is the third live video album by Canadian singer

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on August 19, 2003. The special was watched by over 8.87 million viewers, becoming the second-most-viewed concert film on television, behind Celine Dion
's A New Day ... Live in Las Vegas (2003).

Due to its high television ratings, Up! Live in Chicago was released as a video album on November 18, 2003 by

jewel case, it featured additional performances not included on the television presentation. The album was also received positively by music critics, who complimented Shania's interaction with the audience; however, some questioned her live singing. The video peaked at number two on Billboard's Top Music Video sales chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 100,000 copies in the United States. It was also certified platinum in Australia and gold in Austria and Brazil. Excerpts from Up! Live in Chicago were used as the music videos for "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" (2003) and "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing
" (2004).

Background

Over three and a half years after her last live show, Shania performed a series of three outdoor concerts in Europe and North America in July 2003 to promote her fourth studio album

ballads to "spend the night rocking" and maintain an energized spirit. She also deliberately left much room for improvisation, stating that she preferred for the performances to be very spontaneous, than choreographed and music video-like.[1] She first performed on July 5, 2003 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, Ireland,[2] and then on July 12, 2003 at Hyde Park in London, England[3]
with a setlist composed of twenty-two songs.

The singer then headed to

Take Me Out to the Ballgame" for the audience. The singer also took a riverboat trip and visited outposts of her favorite charity Kids Cafés, a program specialized to feed children in America.[1] The concert was produced by JAM Creative Productions, and sponsored by local radio station WUSN and the Chicago Tribune, which disseminated information about obtaining concert tickets.[5] The show was attended by over 50,000 people.[6]
The Behind the Scenes featurette was not featured on the DVD.

Concert synopsis

The concert's

Come on Over (1997). The songs from Up! were not performed in a specific format from the three studio versions of the album. Shania desired to approach the live productions as their "own beast".[8] The show commenced with Shania, who was costumed by a "Body Glove" top and black cargo pants, arriving from the back of the stage to perform "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" alongside her band.[9][10] The singer then followed with "Up!" and after talking with the audience, the singer says it has been 3 and 1/2 years since she was up on the concert stage and then performed "Honey, I'm Home". Shania continued to perform a total of ten songs during the segment.[10] At one point, she invited an audience member, James Hundt, onstage to propose to his girlfriend, Annelisa Hahn. She accepted and the two slow danced onstage as Shania sang "When You Kiss Me", sitting on a stool placed towards the end of the runway.[9][10] The segment ended with a performance of the UK Dance Mix of "That Don't Impress Me Much", and "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!",[11] where Shania invited three little girls Shyanne, Meanny and Ashley to join her onstage. In the succeeding segment, Shania donned a tan, multi-patterned halter top with the words "True Love" spelled on the front and black, sequined wide leg trousers. She began with "From This Moment On".[9] Then, she performed "No One Needs to Know" with an acoustic guitar[9] and "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)" with a small orchestra accompanying her.[10] She concluded the nine-song segment with "In My Car (I'll Be the Driver)" and "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!".[10] The singer returned to the stage for the third and final segment, wearing a black, long-sleeve top with an American flag imprinted in the center and denim capri pants.[9][10] She performed a rendition of "You're Still the One" while playing the acoustic guitar again,[10] and ended the show with "Nah!" and "Rock This Country!".[9]

Release

On June 6, 2003, the Chicago Tribune announced the Grant Park concert, which was to be filmed for an August NBC special.

stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes.[9] Up! Live in Chicago also sourced video material for two of Up!'s singles. The performances of "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" (2003) and "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" (2004) served as the songs' music videos,[16][17] while the audio rendition of "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" was released as a live CD single and a digital download on March 9, 2004.[18]

Reception

Critical reception

Up! Live in Chicago received favorable reviews from critics. Matt Bjorke of

Daily Herald believed the concert was evidently tailored for television and that Shania played the proper host. He continued, "As the night wore on, Shania tried different ways, with varying degrees of success, to make the magnitude of such a large event work for the small screen. Her reliance on audience participation was an attempt to humanize things, but it often backfired."[20]

Commercial performance

On the week ending December 13, 2003, Up! Live in Chicago debuted at number three on

Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) for the sale of 15,000 copies.[27] In Austria, the video was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for the sale of 5,000 copies.[28]

Setlist

Charts and certifications

Charts

Charts (2003–05) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[25]
61
New Zealand Top 10 Music DVDs[24]
8
US Billboard Top Music Videos[21] 2

Certifications

Certifications for "Up! Live in Chicago"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Platinum 15,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[28] Gold 5,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[27] Gold 25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] Platinum 5,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits and personnel

Source:[31]

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