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| name = The Only Way Is Up | cover = Only way Is Up Otis Clay.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Otis Clay | album = The Only Way Is Up | B-side = Special Kind of Love | released = 1980 | format = 7" single | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Acid house | length = 3:46 | label = Echo | writer = {{hlist|George Jackson|Johnny Henderson}} | producer = {{hlist|Otis Clay|Troy Thompson}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}{{Infobox song | name = The Only Way Is Up | cover = The Only Way Is Up (Yazz single).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Yazz and the Plastic Population | album = Wanted | B-side = {{hlist|"Bad House Music"|Remix}} | released = {{Start date|1988|7|11}}[1] | format = {{hlist|7" single|12" maxi|CD maxi|cassette single}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Dance-pop|funk|synth-pop|Hi-NRG|acid house}} | length = {{ubl|4:27 {{small|(album version)}}|4:02 {{small|(7" edit)}}}} | label = Big Life | writer = {{hlist|George Jackson|Johnny Henderson}} | producer = Coldcut | chronology = Yazz | prev_title = Doctorin' the House | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Stand Up for Your Love Rights | next_year = 1988 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|jK8JGpCmDw8|"The Only Way Is Up"}}}}{{Audio sample | type = single | file = Yazz - The Only Way Is Up.ogg | description = "The Only Way Is Up" }} }} "The Only Way Is Up" is a song written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson and originally released in 1980 as a single by soul singer Otis Clay.[2] In 1988, it became a chart-topping single for Yazz and the Plastic Population. The song is the official theme tune for award-winning ITV2 series The Only Way Is Essex. The song was a favourite of M People's, who would frequently play it on their live tours. The band's lead singer, Heather Small, has described it as her favourite song, and once explained that, should she ever be anywhere, this is the song that she would sing. Otis Clay versionThe song was first recorded by Otis Clay and released as a single on the Echo label in 1980.[2] Though not a hit at the time, the song became the title track of Clay's 1982 LP, The Only Way Is Up.[3] Yazz versionThe Yazz version was produced by Jonathan More and Matt Black (better known as dance duo Coldcut, who had worked with Yazz on their hit single "Doctorin' the House"). Released as a single in July 1988, "The Only Way Is Up" became an instant smash hit, spending five weeks at number one in the United Kingdom, and ultimately becoming the second biggest selling single of the year. In the United States, however, it fared less well, peaking at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100, though it did reach number two on the Billboard dance chart.[4] The cover version's opening horn blast is a sample from Sharon Redd's 1982 dance classic "Beat the Street". A 2009 remix was released in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2009.[5] Background and releaseAfter leaving school, Yazz got a job in a nightclub in Soho and got into her first band called The Biz. She then met the managers of English musical duo Wham! who would be her managers. She took singing lessons and made demo songs that was introduced to electronic music duo Coldcut.[6] Together, they wrote "Doctorin' the House" which incorporates samples from various sources, mainly TV and film dialogue. It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988 and was very popular in the clubs. Their second single was the pumping house version of "The Only Way Is Up". It was released in July 1988 and become a huge hit in the clubs and on the charts. It spent five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and became the second biggest selling single of the year. "The Only Way Is Up" also reached number one on the charts in Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden. Formats and track listings
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014022535/http://i.imgur.com/FLtY0eG.jpg|title=BPI Certified Awards > Search Results > Yazz|url=http://i.imgur.com/FLtY0eG.jpg|archivedate=14 October 2015|accessdate=14 October 2015|publisher=Imgur}} {{Yazz}}{{Coldcut}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Only Way Is Up, The}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Otis-Clay-The-Only-Way-Is-Up-Special-Kind-Of-Love/release/778161 |title=Otis Clay - The Only Way Is Up / Special Kind Of Love (Vinyl) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-20}} 3. ^Otis Clay, The Only Way Is Up, Discogs. Retrieved 10 January 2016 4. ^{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=285}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=Radio1 Rodos :: New Music :: U.K. Forthcoming Releases |publisher=Radio1.gr |date= |accessdate=2014-03-20}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Yazz_The_only_way_is_up_for_the_singer_who_is_now_a_powerful_woman_of_God/30570/p1/|title=Yazz: The only way is up for the singer who is now a powerful woman of God|publisher=crossrhythms.co.uk|accessdate=2017-09-04}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Only Way Is Up", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 25, 2008) 8. ^German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved December 25, 2008) 9. ^{{cite magazine|url=http://timarit.is/files/20019111.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (30. september 1988)|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|accessdate=July 23, 2018|language=is}} 10. ^Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved December 25, 2008) 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ay.htm|title=Indice per Interprete: Y|publisher=Hit Parade Italia |accessdate=March 13, 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=4871 |title=De Nederlandse Top 40, week 39, 1988 |accessdate=2008-03-21}} 13. ^"The Only Way Is Up", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved December 25, 2008) 14. ^1 Billboard [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p23745|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (Retrieved December 25, 2008) 15. ^http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1988.htm 16. ^{{cite web |title=1988 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1988 |publisher=ultratop.be |language=Dutch |accessdate=7 March 2014}} 17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201988.pdf |title=Single top 100 over 1988 |publisher=Top40 |language=Dutch |format=PDF |accessdate=22 September 2010}} 18. ^http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3877 19. ^Swiss Year-End Charts, 1988 20. ^{{cite web|title=Chart Archive - 1980s Singles|url=http://www.everyhit.com/chart4.html|publisher=EveryHit.com|accessdate=4 August 2012}} 21. ^{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40595|title=australian-charts.com > ARIA Full Accreditations List.|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=26 December 2015}} 23. ^{{cite web |title=Les certifications depuis 1973, database |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php |publisher=Infodisc |language=French |accessdate=21 September 2010}} 16 : 1980 songs|1988 singles|Otis Clay songs|Yazz songs|European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles|Irish Singles Chart number-one singles|Dutch Top 40 number-one singles|Number-one singles in Belgium|Number-one singles in New Zealand|Number-one singles in Sweden|UK Singles Chart number-one singles|Songs about poverty|Songs written by George Jackson (songwriter)|The Only Way Is Essex|Acid house songs|House music songs |
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