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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
Artist: THE KINKY BOYZ<br>
Artist: THE KINKY BOYZ<br>
Composition/Lyrics: Jackson / Henderson<br>
Composition/Lyrics: Jackson, Henderson<br>
Album: Dancemania X3 (1999)<br>
Arrangement/Producers: Gemini Jones, Dixon, Norris<br>
Vocals: Angie Brown<br>
Album: The Only Way Is Up (1999)<br>
BPM: 132<br>
BPM: 132<br>
Length: 1:17<br>
Length: 1:17<br>
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
None yet.
<pre>We been broken down
on the lowest turn
and been on the bottom line
sure ain't no fun
but if we should be evicted from our homes
we'll just move somewhere else
and still carry on
Hold on, Hold on, Hold on
 
The only way is up, baby
For you and me now
The only way is up, baby
For you and me
 
Hold on, Hold on, Hold on
The only way is up</pre>


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* THE ONLY WAY IS UP (hard version)'s charts were later put as the ANOTHER charts for THE ONLY WAY IS UP in [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]].
* The version of THE ONLY WAY IS UP used in beatmania and Dancemania is named '''The Only Way Is Up (Almighty Definitive Radio Mix)'''.
* THE ONLY WAY IS UP (hard version)'s charts would later be transferred to THE ONLY WAY IS UP as its ANOTHER charts in [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]].
* THE ONLY WAY IS UP is absent from hiphopmania completeMIX 2, the North American release of beatmania completeMIX 2.
* According to the [[CS bm 5th|beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down-]] source code that can be found as a dummy file on the original release of [[CS bm BEST HITS|beatmania BEST HITS]], THE ONLY WAY IS UP was removed at some point of the development of beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down-. It is present on the final release of the game, though.
* THE ONLY WAY IS UP also appears in the ''Dancemania X3'' album.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
Untranslated.
The Kinky Boys' first release from UK label Almighty Records, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), sampled Dead or Alive's mid-'80s original and was a hit in America. This song is their third release from Almighty Records, and is a remake of the '80s worldwide YAZZ hit, The Only Way Is Up. (From Dancemania X3)


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
Untranslated.
Just like with [[OPERATOR]], the song is a refreshing hit that girls like, so I put together a lot of fairy-tale-like rainbow backgrounds.<br>
I made it a little too cute, so your ears might start tickling. The fairy-tale motif carries over to the miss backgrounds too, so give them a look.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm/bm.htm KANI KANI CRAB].)


=== Original Charts ===
=== Original Charts ===
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Latest revision as of 02:48, 3 November 2024

THE ONLY WAY IS UP

Song Information

Artist: THE KINKY BOYZ
Composition/Lyrics: Jackson, Henderson
Arrangement/Producers: Gemini Jones, Dixon, Norris
Vocals: Angie Brown
Album: The Only Way Is Up (1999)
BPM: 132
Length: 1:17
Genre: DANCEMANIA
Movie: KAERU
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

We been broken down
on the lowest turn
and been on the bottom line
sure ain't no fun
but if we should be evicted from our homes
we'll just move somewhere else
and still carry on
Hold on, Hold on, Hold on

The only way is up, baby
For you and me now
The only way is up, baby
For you and me

Hold on, Hold on, Hold on
The only way is up

Song Connections / Remixes

  • THE ONLY WAY IS UP is a cover of the song the same title by Yazz.

Trivia

  • The version of THE ONLY WAY IS UP used in beatmania and Dancemania is named The Only Way Is Up (Almighty Definitive Radio Mix).
  • THE ONLY WAY IS UP (hard version)'s charts would later be transferred to THE ONLY WAY IS UP as its ANOTHER charts in beatmania completeMIX 2.
  • THE ONLY WAY IS UP is absent from hiphopmania completeMIX 2, the North American release of beatmania completeMIX 2.
  • According to the beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down- source code that can be found as a dummy file on the original release of beatmania BEST HITS, THE ONLY WAY IS UP was removed at some point of the development of beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down-. It is present on the final release of the game, though.
  • THE ONLY WAY IS UP also appears in the Dancemania X3 album.

Song Production Information

The Kinky Boys' first release from UK label Almighty Records, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), sampled Dead or Alive's mid-'80s original and was a hit in America. This song is their third release from Almighty Records, and is a remake of the '80s worldwide YAZZ hit, The Only Way Is Up. (From Dancemania X3)

Video Production Information

Just like with OPERATOR, the song is a refreshing hit that girls like, so I put together a lot of fairy-tale-like rainbow backgrounds.
I made it a little too cute, so your ears might start tickling. The fairy-tale motif carries over to the miss backgrounds too, so give them a look.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

Original Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
Normal Hard Another Normal Hard Another
Notecounts 175 236 - 217 273 -
beatmania 5thMIX 2 3 - 2 3 -
beatmania APPEND 5thMIX 2 3 - 2 3 -

hard version Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
Normal Hard Another Normal Hard Another
Notecounts - 311 - - 320 -
beatmania 5thMIX - 4 - - 4 -
beatmania APPEND 5thMIX - 4 - - 4 -

New Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
Normal Hard Another Normal Hard Another
Notecounts 175 236 311 217 273 320
beatmania completeMIX 2 ↑3 3 4 ↑3 3 4
beatmania III 2 3 4 2 3 4
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