# Push Upstairs

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1999 single by Underworld

"Push Upstairs" Single by Underworld from the album Beaucoup Fish B-side "Please Help Me" Released 15 March 1999 (1999-03-15) Length 4:34 Label JBO, V2 Songwriters Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson Producers Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Darren Emerson Underworld singles chronology "Moaner" (1997) "Push Upstairs" (1999) "Jumbo" (1999)

"**Push Upstairs**" is a song by British electronic music group [Underworld](/source/Underworld_(band)) from their fifth album, *[Beaucoup Fish](/source/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](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).

## Track listings

**UK CD1**[1]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34

1. "Push Upstairs" ([Roger S.](/source/Roger_Sanchez) Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13

1. "Push Upstairs" ([Adam Beyer](/source/Adam_Beyer) Mix 1) – 4:56

**UK CD2**[2]

1. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38

1. "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47

1. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

**UK, US, and Japanese 12-inch single**[3][4][5]

- 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**[6]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 5:38

1. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

**Australian CD single**[7]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34

1. "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56

1. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13

1. "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47

1. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

**Japanese CD single**[8]

1. "Push Upstairs" – 4:34

1. "Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Mix 1) – 4:56

1. "Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Blue Plastic People mix) – 8:13

1. "Push Upstairs" (Darren Price mix) – 6:47

1. "Push Upstairs" (The Large Unit) – 5:38

1. "Please Help Me" – 7:29

## Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9][10] 78 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 58 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[12] 22 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 46 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 79 Scotland Singles (OCC)[15] 14 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 12 UK Dance (OCC)[17] 8 UK Indie (OCC)[18] 3 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] 38 Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Club Chart (Music Week)[20] 40

## Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s). United Kingdom 15 March 1999 12-inch vinyl CD JBO V2 [21] Japan 20 March 1999 [22][23]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Push Upstairs* (UK CD1 liner notes). [JBO](/source/Junior_Boy's_Own), [V2 Records](/source/V2_Records). 1999. JBO5006173.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Push Upstairs* (UK CD2 liner notes). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5005443.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Push Upstairs* (UK 12-inch single sleeve). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5005446.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Push Upstairs* (US 12-inch single sleeve). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. 63881-27571-1.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *Push Upstairs* (Japanese 12-inch single sleeve). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. V2JI 3003.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Push Upstairs* (European CD single liner notes). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5006663.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Push Upstairs* (Australian CD single liner notes). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. JBO5005440.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** *Push Upstairs* (Japanese CD single liner notes). JBO, V2 Records. 1999. V2CI 34.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999"](http://i.imgur.com/epje8YB.jpg). [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). Retrieved 13 September 2016 – via [Imgur](/source/Imgur).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Ryan, Gavin (2011). *Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010* (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 289.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Flanders_Underworld_11-0)** "[Underworld – Push Upstairs](https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Underworld&titel=Push+Upstairs&cat=s)" (in Dutch). [Ultratop 50](/source/Ultratop). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Canadadance_12-0)** "[Top RPM Dance/Urban: Image 8174](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8174&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8174.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8174)". *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** "Eurochart Hot 100". *[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)*. Vol. 16, no. 14. 3 April 1999. p. 17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Underworld_14-0)** "[Underworld – Push Upstairs](https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Underworld&titel=Push+Upstairs&cat=s)" (in Dutch). [Single Top 100](/source/Dutch_Single_Top_100). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Scotland_15-0)** "[Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 27/3/1999 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19990327/41/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_16-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 27/3/1999 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19990327/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UKdance_17-0)** "[Official Dance Singles Chart on 27/3/1999 – Top 40](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19990327/104/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UKindie_18-0)** "[Official Independent Singles Chart on 27/3/1999 – Top 50](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/19990327/130/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Underworld_19-0)** "[Underworld Chart History (Dance Club Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Underworld/chart-history/DSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Most Broadcast of 1999: Club Chart Top 50 of 1999"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2000/Music-Week-2000-01-22.pdf#page=54) (PDF). *Music Week*. 22 January 2000. p. 32. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** "New Releases – For Week Starting 15 March, 1999: Singles". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 13 March 1999. p. 27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["プッシュ・アップステアズ | アンダーワールド"](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38757/products/278454/1/) [Push Upstairs | Underworld] (in Japanese). [Oricon](/source/Oricon). Retrieved 17 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["プッシュ・アップステアズ | アンダーワールド"](https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38757/products/278393/1/) [Push Upstairs | Underworld] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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