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For the greatest hits album by the band, see Smooth Up in Ya: The Best of the Bulletboys.
"Smooth Up in Ya"
Single by BulletBoys
from the album BulletBoys
B-side"Badlands"
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length4:26
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)BulletBoys
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
BulletBoys singles chronology
"Smooth Up in Ya"
(1988) 		"For the Love of Money"
(1989)

"Smooth Up in Ya" (also released under the title "Smooth Up") is the debut single by American rock band BulletBoys, released in 1988. It is from their self-titled debut album BulletBoys. The song was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 23 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1989.

Music video[edit]

The music video features the band performing the song on a darkened stage set. Various caricature illustrations are shown throughout the video, one of which was used as the cover art for the single.

Howard Johnson writing for Classic Rock ranked the song's video at No. 10 on their list of "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos".[2]

Track listing[edit]

7" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smooth Up"BulletBoys4:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Badlands"BulletBoys3:07
12" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smooth Up"BulletBoys4:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard as a Rock"BulletBoys3:03
2."Badlands"BulletBoys3:07

In other media[edit]

The song is featured in the 1995 film Empire Records as well as the 2010 film Hot Tub Time Machine, but does not appear on the soundtrack.[3] It also makes an appearance in the third episode of the HBO teen drama series Euphoria.[4]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 71
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 23

References[edit]

  1. ^ James Christopher Monger, Gold: '80s Metal - AllMusic, retrieved March 10, 2021
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Howard (July 21, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) - Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "'Euphoria' soundtrack: All the songs played on the bleak, brilliant HBO drama". NME. August 15, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Hot 100 : August 26, 1989; Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. August 26, 1989. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Billboard Top Album Rock Tracks - July 22, 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard. November 21, 2020. p. 20. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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