THE ONLY WAY IS UP
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 |