Upside Down (Diana Ross song)

"Upside Down"
"Upside Down"
	Side A of US single
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Diana
B-side	"Friend to Friend"
Released	June 18, 1980
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Disco; pop;
Length	4:05 (album); 3:37 (single);
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards;
Producer(s)	Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards;
Diana Ross singles chronology

"Upside Down" is a song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. It was recorded by American singer Diana Ross and issued on June 18, 1980 from Motown as the lead single from her eleventh studio album, Diana (1980). The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 6, 1980 and stayed there for four weeks. It also hit number one on the Billboard Disco and Soul charts. The single was released a full four weeks after the album was released.

"Upside Down" was also a big hit internationally, topping the singles charts in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland, while peaking at No. 5 in Canada. It also rose to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, marking the highest peak performance from Ross as a solo artist since "I'm Still Waiting" in 1971. It also earned her a British Phonographic Industry silver disc award for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. 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.

"Upside Down" is listed at No. 80 on Billboard's "Hot 100 60th Anniversary" (1958–2018).^[4]

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^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. p. 704. ISBN 0-394-72107-1. the sessions produced such disco classics as "I'm Coming Out" (...) and "Upside Down.
^ ^a ^b Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "The Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 59.
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[2] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. p. 704. ISBN 0-394-72107-1. the sessions produced such disco classics as "I'm Coming Out" (...) and "Upside Down.

[Number_Ones_2022-3] Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "The Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 59.

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