

^ " Diana Ross – Upside Down" (in Dutch).^ " Diana Ross – Upside Down" (in German)."When Diana Ross Got a Chic Makeover with 'Upside Down' ". ^ "Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Singles".the sessions produced such disco classics as "I'm Coming Out" (.) and "Upside Down. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). ^ Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (2004).List of number-one R&B singles of 1980 (U.S.).List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.).List of number-one singles of the 1980s.List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden.List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand).List of number-one hits of 1980 (Italy).List of European number-one hits of 1980.List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1980.List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980.List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s.Their version peaked at number 25 in France and at number 76 in Germany. In 1999, the music group Risquée covered the song. In 2003, Swedish band Alcazar interpolated the melody for their song " This Is the World We Live In", released in 2004. MC Lyte sampled "Upside Down" on her 1996 hit " Cold Rock a Party (Remix)", featuring Missy Elliott and Puff Daddy. Influence and legacy Ĭontemporary jazz/fusion group Pieces of a Dream covered the song on their 2001 album Acquainted With the Night.

In 2013, the song was used in a Mercedes-Benz commercial featuring chickens being moved around while their heads remain stationary as an example of the car brand's "magic body control." It was also used by Jaguar Cars in a parody of the Mercedes-Benz commercial. In 1997, Ross performed the song live with British band Jamiroquai at the Brit Awards ceremony. Ross performed the song live in 1981 during her television special Diana, with Michael Jackson joining her onstage towards the end of the song. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. West Germany (Official German Charts) Īll-time charts Chart (1958–2018) Ross left Motown soon afterwards for RCA. 1 that spent a year on the American chart. They eventually decided to leave the track unedited, as the sound they used for Chic remained heavily influential on the album. Rodgers and Edwards were initially furious, and considered having their production credit removed. Ross did so, reworking the whole album with Motown producer Russ Terrana to downplay the funk element and make her voice more prominent. She disliked the results of their sessions and gave them specific remixing instructions they made slight changes and suggested that if she still did not like them, she could get them remixed herself. We (took a more personal approach)." Īs would be widely reported later, their studio liaison with Ross was not a success. "This was the first time in her life somebody cared about who she was what she was - everyone previously had treated her the way we had treated Sister Sledge - they got her in and said 'Sing this'. In a 2011 interview, Nile Rodgers said "Diana Ross was the first big star we ever worked with and we took it very seriously." Rodgers and Edwards interviewed her for several days. The song was written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers (of the band Chic). "Upside Down" is listed at number 89 on Billboard's "Greatest Hot 100 Songs of All Time" (1958-2021). The single earned Ross her ninth career Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, losing to " Never Knew Love Like This Before" by Stephanie Mills at the 1981 Grammy Awards.

It also earned her a British Phonographic Industry silver disc award for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. It also rose to number two on the UK Singles Chart, marking the highest peak performance from Ross as a solo artist since " I'm Still Waiting" in 1971.

"Upside Down" was also a big hit internationally, topping the singles charts in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Sweden, South African Italy, Norway, Switzerland, while reaching number five in Canada. It held down the number one spot for four weeks.
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The single was released a full four weeks after the album was released. It also hit number one on the Billboard Disco and Soul charts. "Upside Down" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 6, 1980. The song was issued from Motown as the lead single in 1980, from her eleventh studio album, Diana. It was recorded by American singer Diana Ross. " Upside Down" is a song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
