THE ONLY WAY IS UP
THE ONLY WAY IS UP
Song Information
Artist: THE KINKY BOYZ
Composition/Lyrics: Jackson / Henderson
Album: Dancemania X3 (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 The Only Way Is Up (Almighty Definitive Radio Mix).
- THE ONLY WAY IS UP (hard version)'s charts were later put as the ANOTHER charts for THE ONLY WAY IS UP in beatmania completeMIX 2.
- According to beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down- source code that can be found 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.
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 of the '80s worldwide YAZZ hit, The Only Way Is Up. (From Dancemania X3)
Video Production Information
Untranslated.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
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 |