upside down

"Upside Down"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album diana
B-side	"Friend to Friend"
Released	1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco/funk
Length	4:05
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards
Producer	Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for Chic
Diana Ross singles chronology
"It's My House" (1979) "Upside Down" (1980) "I'm Coming Out" (1980)

"Upside Down" is a song by Diana Ross released on the Motown label. It was the first single taken from her 1980 album diana and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 1980. It also hit number one on the Billboard Disco/Dance and R&B charts. The single was also a big hit internationally, reaching #2 in the UK, and topping the singles chart in Italy, Norway and Switzerland. "Upside Down" rose to #2 on the UK Singles Chart, marking the highest peak performance from Ross as a solo artist since "I'm Still Waiting" in 1971.

The song listed at #62 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time"^[1]

History

The song was written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers (of the band Chic). The song would be later covered and sampled by the likes of Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott, Alcazar, Puff Daddy and MC Lyte, who had a hit under the "Upside Down" sample in Lyte's 1996 hit, "Cold Rock a Party".

The song was later covered by Destiny's Child during a tribute show honoring Ross and her career on a VH1 Divas special. Their version is featured on their album Single Remix Tracks.

In 1994, the song was used in Disney Sing Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus.

In 1997, Ross performed the song live with British band Jamiroquai at "The Brit Awards" ceremony.

References

External links

• Live performance of "Upside Down" with Michael Jackson