Up (Olly Murs song)
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"Up" is a song by English singer Olly Murs, released on 1 December 2014 as the second single from his fourth studio album, Never Been Better (2014). It features American singer Demi Lovato and is also featured on the deluxe version of Lovato's fourth album, Demi. It was written and produced by Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik and Cutfather, with additional writing from Wayne Hector, and Maegan Cottone.
"Up" has peaked at number four on the
Background
The song was written and produced by Daniel Davidsen, Cutfather, and Peter Wallevik, and it was co-written by Wayne Hector and Maegan Cottone. According to Cutfather, the song is inspired by the music of Mumford & Sons and Phillip Phillips.[2] "Up" was initially submitted to English-Irish boy band One Direction, but it was rejected by their label Syco Music. The song's chorus was then re-written by Maegan Cottone and then submitted to Olly Murs as a duet.[3]
Music videos
The music video was directed by Ben and Gabe Turner and released on Vevo on 11 December 2014.[4] The video features Murs and Lovato standing in two rooms separated by a wall. They begin to wreck the rooms before Murs uses a guitar to break a hole into the wall and he and Lovato begin to remove most of the bricks in the wall and look upon each other. A black and white video of the song's acoustic version was released on 18 December 2014, where Murs and Lovato recording the song in a studio.[5]
Live performances
Murs and Lovato first performed the song live on the final of the
Chart performance
"Up" debuted at number 120 on the
Track listing
- Digital EP[9]
- "Up" (live acoustic version) – 3:49
- "Up" (Wideboys radio mix) – 3:41
- "Up" (Max Sanna & Steve Pitron radio mix) – 3:43
- "Dear Darlin'" (ITV live performance) – 3:59
- German CD single[10]
- "Up"
- "Up" (live acoustic version)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[41] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[42] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[43] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[44] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] | Platinum | 15,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 1 December 2014 | Radio airplay | [47] | |
Italy | 19 December 2014 | Epic | [48] | |
United Kingdom | 4 January 2015 |
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Germany | 13 March 2015 | CD single | [10] |
References
- ^ "Olly Murs: Never Been Better – album review". Digital Spy. 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Cutfather- Demoer så tæt på det færdige som muligt" (in Danish). KODA. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Buch Jensen, Mathias (host) (8 February 2015). "Cutfather". P7 MIX Møder. DR P3.
- ^ "Up (Official Video) – Olly Murs". Vevo. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato - Up (Acoustic) [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ McGeorge, Alistair (14 December 2014). "X Factor final 2014: Demi Lovato joins Olly Murs for first ever live performance of Up". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 13th December 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Up – EP by Olly Murs". iTunes Store UK.
- ^ Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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- ^ Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato — Up. TopHit. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201506 into search.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201511 into search.
- ^ "Olly Murs Chart History (Euro Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Olly Murs". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201514 into search.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201513 into search.
- ^ "SloTop50 | Slovenian official singles weekly charts" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2015-03-31". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2015" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- GfK Entertainment(in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- Mahasz. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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- ^ "Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato; 'Up')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "British single certifications – Olly Murs ft Demi Lovato – Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the originalon 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Olly Murs "Up (feat. Demi Lovato)"" (in Italian). Radio Airplay s.r.l. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 December 2014.