Ooops Up

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"Ooops Up"
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  • Benito Benitez
  • John "Virgo" Garrett III
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"The Power"
(1990) 		"Ooops Up"
(589) 		"Cult of Snap"
(1990)
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"Ooops Up" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap! featuring American rapper Turbo B and American singer Penny Ford, released in June 1990 by Logic Records as the second single from the group's debut studio album, World Power (1990). The song is a re-working of "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Ooops!)", a 1980 hit by the Gap Band, with whom Ford was a former backing singer.[3] It also samples "Maldòn", a 1989 hit recorded by the Guadeloupean band Zouk Machine. The single was a worldwide hit and reached number one in Greece and on the Canadian RPM Dance chart. Its accompanying music video was directed by Liam Kan.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Andrew Hamilton noted that the song is a "remake/takeoff" of the Gap Band's nonsensical funk riff "Oops Upside Your Head".[4] Bill Coleman from Billboard magazine commented, "Sizzling hip-hop jam should help act maintain 'the power' over club and radio jocks."[2] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote that "reaching into The Gap Band songbook, this powerhouse outfit comes up with the perfect remake, giving it a glowing nineties treatment."[5] Push from Melody Maker remarked that the song "was an attempt at something a little different" than sticking around with the same formula as "The Power".[6] Another MM editor, Andrew Smith, called it "juddery funk".[1]

David Giles from Music Week felt it has "a shuffling rhythm distinctive enough to earn them another big success."[7] Gene Sandbloom from The Network Forty described it as a "powerful bass busting track combining rap and song. Already one of the most danced to songs in the country."[8] A reviewer from Newcastle Evening Chronicle named "Ooops Up" one of the best songs of the World Power album.[9] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits declared it as "one of the best attempts" in matching the brilliance of their debut, "The Power". He called it "a sort of cover of the Gap Band's 'Ooops Upside Your Head' mixed with a dodgy reinterpretation of 'Little Miss Muffet'."[10]

The closing lines about "Little Miss Muffet" were actually an ad-lib by singer Penny Ford when recording the song. Ford was unhappy with her vocal performance in the previous part of the track so began messing around so that recording wouldn’t be used. However, the producers loved it and kept Ford’s ad-lib in the track. The "Little Miss Muffet" lines are loosely based on lyrics from the George Clinton track "Let’s Take it to the Stage".

Chart performance

"Ooops Up" peaked at number-one in Greece and it reached number two in Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and West Germany. It also entered the top 10 in Belgium,[11] Denmark,[12] Finland,[13] Italy,[14] Luxembourg,[15] Spain[16] and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the single peaked at number five during its third week on the UK Singles Chart, on 24 June 1990.[17] It stayed at that position for two weeks. Outside Europe, "Ooops Up" reached number one on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada, number four in Australia, number five in Zimbabwe, number eight in New Zealand and number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100. On the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, it peaked at number four.

The song was awarded with a gold record in Australia (35,000), Austria (25,000), Sweden (25,000) and the US (500,000) and a silver record in the United Kingdom (200,000).

Music video

The music video for "Ooops Up" was directed by Liam Kan and filmed in London in both black-and-white and colours.[18][19] He would also direct the video for the group's next song, "Cult of Snap".

Track listings

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Charts

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] Gold 35,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 25,000 
Sweden (GLF)[46] Gold 25,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] Silver 200,000 
United States (RIAA)[48] Gold 500,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
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  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Logic [49]
United Kingdom Page Template:Hlist/styles.css has no content.
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  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Arista [50]
11 June 1990 CD [51]
18 June 1990 12-inch remix vinyl [52]
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  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
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2003 remix 3 November 2003 CD Ministry of Sound [54]

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