Push Upstairs

"Push Upstairs"
Single by Underworld
from the album Beaucoup Fish
B-side	"Please Help Me"
Released	15 March 1999 (1999-03-15)
Length	4:34
Label	JBO, V2
Songwriter(s)	Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Producer(s)	Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson
Underworld singles chronology
"Moaner" (1997) "Push Upstairs" (1999) "Jumbo" (1999)

"Push Upstairs" is a song by British electronic music group Underworld from their fifth album, Beaucoup Fish . It was released as a single on 15 March 1999. In business, to "push upstairs" means to promote someone either unwillingly or with an ulterior motive. The single peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD1 [1] "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56 UK CD2 [2] "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38 "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47 "Please Help Me" – 7:29 UK, US, and Japanese 12-inch single [3] [4] [5] A1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 A2. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38 B1. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 European CD single [6] "Push Upstairs" – 5:38 "Please Help Me" – 7:29

Australian CD single [7] "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56 "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47 "Please Help Me" – 7:29 Japanese CD single [8] "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56 "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47 "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38 "Please Help Me" – 7:29

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] [10] 78 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 58 Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [12] 22 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 46 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 79 Scotland (OCC) [15] 14 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 12 UK Dance (OCC) [17] 8 UK Indie (OCC) [18] 3 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 38

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [20] 40

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	15 March 1999	12-inch vinyl CD	JBO V2	[21]
Japan	20 March 1999			[22] [23]

References

1. Push Upstairs (UK CD1 liner notes). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5006173.
2. Push Upstairs (UK CD2 liner notes). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5005443.
3. Push Upstairs (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5005446.
4. Push Upstairs (US 12-inch single sleeve). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. 63881-27571-1.
5. Push Upstairs (Japanese 12-inch single sleeve). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. V2JI 3003.
6. Push Upstairs (European CD single liner notes). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5006663.
7. Push Upstairs (Australian CD single liner notes). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5005440.
8. Push Upstairs (Japanese CD single liner notes). Underworld. JBO, V2 Records. 1999. V2CI 34.
9. "ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999". ARIA . Retrieved 13 September 2016– via Imgur.
10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 289.
11. "Underworld – Push Upstairs" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
12. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 8174." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
13. "Eurochart Hot 100". Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 14. 3 April 1999. p. 17.
14. "Underworld – Push Upstairs" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
17. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
18. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
19. "Underworld Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
20. "Most Broadcast of 1999: Club Chart Top 50 of 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 32. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
21. "New Releases – For Week Starting 15 March, 1999: Singles". Music Week . 13 March 1999. p. 27.
22. "プッシュ・アップステアズ | アンダーワールド" [Push Upstairs | Underworld] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
23. "プッシュ・アップステアズ | アンダーワールド" [Push Upstairs | Underworld] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 17 November 2023.