Party Up (Up in Here)

"Party Up (Up in Here)"
Single by DMX
from the album ...And Then There Was X
Released June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
Format 12-inch single, CD Single
Recorded 1999
Genre East Coast hip hop, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Hip Hop
Length 4:32
Label Ruff Ryders, Def Jam
Writer(s) Earl Simmons, Kasseem Dean
Producer(s) Swizz Beatz
DMX singles chronology
"What These Bitches Want"
(2000)
"Party Up (Up in Here)"
(2000)
"Don't You Ever?"
(2000)
Music video
"Party Up (Up in Here)" on YouTube

"Party Up (Up in Here)" is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the second single from his third album ...And Then There Was X (1999) and is his highest charting and most successful single ever. There are three versions of the song: an explicit/album version; a censored album version, and a radio/video edit version. The song was voted number 56 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s.[1]

Music video

The music video depicts DMX as being caught up in a case of mistaken identity at a bank holdup. The video premiered on the week of April 3, 2000.[2]

In popular culture

Official versions

Chart positions

Peak positions

Chart (2000) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 27
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[4] 6
U.S. Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[5] 11
U.S. Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 7

End of year charts

End of year chart (2000) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 71

References

  1. Anderson, Kyle (September 29, 2011). "U2, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters fill out VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. "DMX - "Party Up"". Mvdbase. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. "DMX – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. "DMX – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. "DMX – Chart History: Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. "DMX – Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  7. "Billboard Top 100 - 2000". Retrieved 2010-08-31.

External links

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