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.
Songwriters
  • Kai Matthiesen
  • George Jones
Producers
  • 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, released in April 1994 by Warner Bros. as the second single from their debut album, Up'n Away - The Album (1995). It was co-written by Kai Matthiesen and produced by him with Rainer Gaffrey, and was the first song ever that received a golden record without charting in the German top ten. [1] 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, 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 accompanying music video for "Up'n Away" was directed by Hubert Bodner and filmed in Germany, featuring the band's lineup singing and dancing at the Frankfurt Airport. [4] [5] The video was A-listed on German music television channel VIVA in November 1994 and received "prime break out" rotation on MTV Europe. [6] [7]

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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [16] Gold250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Soininen, Juha (August 26, 2020). Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance. BoD - Books on Demand. p. 93. ISBN   9789528026303 . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "ItaloBrothers ||". Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 42. October 15, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "mr. president - up n away". YouTube . Retrieved December 9, 2018.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Mr. President at Backstage7". Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 47. November 19, 1994. p. 31. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Station Reports: MTV Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 49. December 3, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mr. President – Up'n Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Danish Singles Chart. January 20, 1995.
  10. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 5. February 4, 1995. p. 36. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (doc) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 217. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ↑ "Mr. President – Up'n Away" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Mr. President – Up'n Away". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mr. President – Up'n Away". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mr. President; 'Up'n'Away')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
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