Up'n Away

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"Up'n Away"
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Single by Mr. President
from the album Up'n Away - The Album
ReleasedApril 1994 (Germany)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:52
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Kai Matthiesen
  • George Jones
Producer(s)
  • Kai Matthiesen
  • Rainer Gaffrey
Mr. President singles chronology
"MM"
(1993)
"Up'n Away"
(1994)
"I'll Follow the Sun"
(1995)
Music video
"Up'n Away" on YouTube

"Up'N Away" is a song by German Eurodance group Mr. President. It was the first song ever that received a golden record without charting in the German top ten. [1] [ citation needed ] This was also the last single to receive participation from rapper George "Sir Prophet" Jones, as Delroy "Layzee Dee" Rennalls replaced him soon after the release. To avoid confusion after Jones left the group, the song was rerecorded for their debut album, Up'n Away - The Album (1995), with Rennalls providing the lead vocals as he did for the rest of the album's songs.

Contents

In 2000, the song was again remixed and released under the title "Up'N Away 2K" featuring the vocals of Delroy Rennalls, but the remix failed to chart. In 2014, the song was sampled by German dance act ItaloBrothers on the song "Up 'N Away". [2]

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "This is a bit of an oddity, as it employs virtually all styles currently hip in the dance arena. It could be considered the German answer to the UK's current jungle craze." [3]

Music video

The music video for "Up'n Away" was directed by Hubert Bodner. [4] It features the band's lineup singing and dancing at the Frankfurt Airport, Germany. [5] The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in November 1994. [6]

Track listings

  1. "Up'n Away" (Radio Mix)- 3:52
  2. "Up'n Away" (Extended Mix) - 5:55
  3. "Up'n Away" (Club Mix) - 6:33
  1. "Up'n Away" (Peter's Groove Away Mix)- 5:58
  2. "Up'n Away" (Peter's Dub Mix) - 7:15

Charts

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