Upside Down (A*Teens song)

Infobox Single
Name = Upside Down


Artist = A*Teens
from Album = Teen Spirit
Released = December 4, 2000
Format = CD Single
Cassette
12" Vinyl
DVD Single
Airplay
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Pop, Europop
Length = 3:14
Label = Universal Music
Writer = Grizzly
Jonsson
Sepehrmanesh
Producer = Grizzly
Tysper
Last single = "Dancing Queen"
(2000)
This single = "Upside Down"
(2000)
Next single = "Halfway Around The World"
(2001)

Upside Down was A*Teens' first single from their second album "Teen Spirit". After the intense promotion in the United States in 2000 the band went back to studio to start working on their second album. It was the first time they released an original song and not a cover, It was produced by the hit makers Grizzly and Tysper.

The single reached Platinum on its 3rd week of release [ [http://www.a-teens.com/?sid=article&pid=read&id=76 "Upside Down" Platinum Certification] ] in their homeland and by early 2001, "Upside Down" had sold over 120,000 copies in Sweden earning a 2x Platinum Certification [ [http://www.a-teens.com/?sid=article&pid=read&id=89 "Upside Down" 2x Platinum Certification] ]

"Upside Down" had a name change in the United States and Canada to "Bouncing Off The Ceiling (Upside Down)". The song reached number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the physical single reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales Chart. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=The+A-Teens&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH "Upside Down" peaks at #6] ]

"Upside Down" became the band's biggest hit in the UK, selling 3,711 copies on its first day [ [http://www.a-teens.com/?sid=article&pid=read&id=183 "Upside Down" First Day Sales in the UK] ] peaking at number-ten by the end of the week. The song received 8/10 Stars on UK Yahoo Music Reviews [ [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_s/19815.html "Upside Down" Review] ]

"Upside Down" reached number-seven on the Global Chart [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/track-titles.htm Mediatraffic.de] ] in 2001, making it their only Global Top 10 Single it also reached number-eighteen on the World Chart Show in 2001.

This song became the A*Teens' biggest hit to date.Fact|date=May 2008

Music video

Directed by Patrick Kiely, the video was filmmed in Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California in USA. It shows the band in an alternative world where everything is "upside down". The dancing routine was choreographed by Wade Robson. The video reached number-one on several countdowns around the world. It was 2001's 25th most played video of MTV Mexico. ["Los 100 + Pedidos del 2001", MTV México (December 2001)] It has 727,433 views on Youtube as of 24, July 2008.

Releases

European 2-Track CD Single
#Upside Down [Radio Version] - 3:14
#Upside Down [Sing-A-Long Version/Instrumental] - 3:14

International CD Maxi
#Upside Down [Radio Version] - 3:14
#Upside Down [Grizzly/Tysper Radio Remix] - 3:50
#Upside Down [Grizzly/Tysper Extended Remix] - 4:45
#Upside Down [JS16 Remix] - 6:34

U.S. CD Single
#Bouncing Off The Ceiling (Upside Down) [Radio Version] - 3:14
#Super Trouper [Album Version] - 3:50Video: Bouncing Off The Ceiling (Upside Down)

U.S. DVD Single
#Bouncing Off The Ceiling [Music Video]
#Mamma Mia [Music Video]

U.K. CD
#Upside Down [Radio Version] - 3:14
#Upside Down [Almighty 7" Edit] - 4:18
#Upside Down [JS16 Remix] - 6:34
#Upside Down [Karaoke Version] - 3:14
#Video: Upside Down

U.K. Cassette
#Upside Down [Radio Version] - 3:14
#Upside Down [Karaoke Version] - 3:14

References

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