{{Short description|1999 single by Underworld}} {{Use British English|date=June 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox song | name = Push Upstairs | cover = underworld_pushUK1.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]] | album = [[Beaucoup Fish]] | B-side = Please Help Me | released = {{start date|1999|3|15|df=y}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres --> | length = 4:34 | label = [[Junior Boy's Own|JBO]], [[V2 Records|V2]] | writer = Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson | producer = Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson | prev_title = [[Moaner (Underworld song)|Moaner]] | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = [[Jumbo (Underworld song)|Jumbo]] | next_year = 1999 }} "'''Push Upstairs'''" is a song by British electronic music group [[Underworld (band)|Underworld]] from their fifth album, ''[[Beaucoup Fish]]''. It was released as a single on 15 March 1999. In business, to "push upstairs" means to promote someone either unwillingly or with an ulterior motive. The single peaked at number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
== Track listings == '''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Junior Boy's Own|JBO]], [[V2 Records]]|id=JBO5006173}}</ref> # "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 # "Push Upstairs" ([[Roger Sanchez|Roger S.]] Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 # "Push Upstairs" ([[Adam Beyer]] Mix 1) – 4:56
'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=JBO5005443}}</ref> # "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38 # "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47 # "Please Help Me" – 7:29
'''UK, US, and Japanese 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=JBO5005446}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=US 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=63881-27571-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=Japanese 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=V2JI 3003}}</ref> :A1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 :A2. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38 :B1. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13
'''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=JBO5006663}}</ref> # "Push Upstairs" – 5:38 # "Please Help Me" – 7:29
'''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=JBO5005440}}</ref> # "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 # "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56 # "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 # "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47 # "Please Help Me" – 7:29
'''Japanese CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Push Upstairs|year=1999|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=JBO, V2 Records|id=V2CI 34}}</ref> # "Push Upstairs" – 4:34 # "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56 # "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13 # "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47 # "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38 # "Please Help Me" – 7:29
== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/epje8YB.jpg|title=ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=[[Imgur]]|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=289}}</ref> | 78 |- {{single chart|Flanders|58|artist=Underworld|song=Push Upstairs|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- {{single chart|Canadadance|22|chartid=8174|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=14|page=17|date=3 April 1999}}</ref> | 46 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|79|artist=Underworld|song=Push Upstairs|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|14|date=19990327|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- {{single chart|UK|12|date=19990327|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- {{single chart|UKdance|8|date=19990327|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- {{single chart|UKindie|3|date=19990327|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2022}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|38|artist=Underworld|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1999) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK [[Record Mirror Club Chart|Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-01-22.pdf#page=54|title=Most Broadcast of 1999: Club Chart Top 50 of 1999|magazine=Music Week|page=32|date=22 January 2000|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref> |40 |} {{col-end}}
== Release history == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |15 March 1999 |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}} |rowspan="2"|{{hlist|[[Junior Boy's Own|JBO]]|[[V2 Records|V2]]}} |align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 15 March, 1999: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=13 March 1999}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Japan |20 March 1999 |align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38757/products/278454/1/|title=プッシュ・アップステアズ {{!}} アンダーワールド|trans-title=Push Upstairs {{!}} Underworld|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38757/products/278393/1/|title=プッシュ・アップステアズ {{!}} アンダーワールド|trans-title=Push Upstairs {{!}} Underworld|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Underworld (band) songs]] [[Category:1999 singles]] [[Category:1998 songs]] [[Category:Songs written by Darren Emerson]] [[Category:Songs written by Karl Hyde]] [[Category:Songs written by Rick Smith (musician)]] [[Category:V2 Records singles]]