"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" | ||||
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Single by Great Big Sea | ||||
from the album Play | ||||
Released | May 1997 | |||
Genre | Folk music | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Warner Music Canada | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ian Telfer Alan Prosser John Jones | |||
Producer(s) | Danny Greenspoon | |||
Great Big Sea singles chronology | ||||
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"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" is a song written by English folk rock group Oysterband and later made famous in Canada by Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea. It first appeared as track 1 on Oysterband's 1993 album Holy Bandits . It was released in May 1997 as the lead single from Great Big Sea's Play . It peaked at No. 13 on the Canadian RPM adult contemporary chart and at No. 6 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles, making it their highest peaking song on the Top Singles chart.
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Top Singles [1] | 6 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [2] | 13 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM) [3] | 62 |