Uprock (song)

"Uprock"
"Uprock"
Single by Rock Steady Crew
from the album Ready For Battle
Released	1984
Genre	Old-school hip hop; electro;
Length	5:17 (album version)
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon; Ruza "Kool Lady Blue" Blue; Stephen Eric Hague;
Producer(s)	Blue Soldier; Stephen Hague;
Rock Steady Crew singles chronology

"Uprock" is a song by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album Ready For Battle. It was released in 1984 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album's second single. Written by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the song refers to uprock style of dance. The single made it to the top ten in Australia and found minor success on German and UK charts, reaching peak positions #27 and #64 respectively.

Video[edit]

The music video is filmed in New York City and consists of different scenes of Baby Love, Buck 4, Crazy Legs, Devious Doze, Kuriaki and Prince Ken Swift breaking in different New York environments.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon, Ruza "Kool Lady Blue" Blue and Stephen Hague

7" vinyl
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Uprock"	Blue Soldier Stephen Hague	3:41
2.	"Uprock" (Instrumental Version)	Blue Soldier Stephen Hague	4:24

12" vinyl
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Uprock" (Extended Version)	Blue Soldier Stephen Hague	6:10
2.	"Uprock" (Instrumental Version)	Blue Soldier Stephen Hague	4:30
3.	"Uprock" (7" Version)	Blue Soldier Stephen Hague	3:35

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	9
Germany (Official German Charts)^[2]	27
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	64

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1984)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	74

References[edit]

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "The Rock Steady Crew – Uprock" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Imgur.com.

External links[edit]

Rock Steady Crew – Uprock at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 254. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Germany_The_Rock_Steady_Crew-2] "The Rock Steady Crew – Uprock" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[sc_UK_-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[4] "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Imgur.com.

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