Up for the Down Stroke (song)
- Up for the Down Stroke (song)
Infobox Single
Name = Up for the Down Stroke
Caption =
Artist = Parliament
from Album = Up for the Down Stroke
A-side =
B-side = "Presence of a Brain"
Released = June 1974
Format = Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Funk
Length = 5:41
Label = Casablanca NES 0104 and NB 803
Writer = George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins/Bernie Worrell
Producer = George Clinton
Certification =
Chart position =
* #10 R&B
* #63 Pop
Last single =
This single =
Next single =
Misc ="Up for the Down Stroke" is a funk song by Parliament, the title track of their 1974 album of the same name. It was one of the singles released from the album, and became a Top Ten R&B hit, the group's first.
Pop culture references and media appearances
* Kevin Calabro, play-by-play announcer and the voice of the Seattle Supersonics, would make reference to the song's title whenever a Sonic player made an exciting play.
* There is a reference to the song's title in the Prince song "Musicology". The phrase "get down for the up stroke" is used in the last section.
* The song is featured in the 2000 film "The Ladies Man, starring Tim Meadows.
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