Uptight (Shara Nelson song)

"Uptight"
Single by Shara Nelson
from the album What Silence Knows
Released31 January 1994 (1994-01-31)[1]
Length5:04
LabelCooltempo
Songwriter(s)Attrell Cordes, Shara Nelson
Producer(s)Michael Peden
Shara Nelson singles chronology
"Inside Out"
(1993)
"Uptight"
(1994)
"Nobody"
(1994)
Audio sample

"Uptight" is a song by English singer and songwriter Shara Nelson, released by Cooltempo in January 1994 as the fourth single from her first solo album, What Silence Knows (1993). Co-written by Nelson, the song was a top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.

Critical reception

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Terry Staunton from NME wrote, "This isn't quite up to that mark [as "Down That Road" and "One Goodbye in Ten"], but it's still a glorious record, reminiscent of Motown in the good old days."[2] Jonathan Bernstein from Spin noted the song's "insecurity" in his review of the What Silence Knows album.[3]

Track listings

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  • UK CD single (7243 8 81184 2 2)
  1. "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Edit) - 4:30
  2. "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Mix) - 7:05
  3. "Uptight" (Dirty Lowdown Vocal Mix) - 5:30
  4. "What Silence Knows" (Unreleased Version) - 7:52
  • European CD single (7243 8 81186 2 0)
  1. "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Edit) - 4:32
  2. "Uptight" (Dirty Lowdown Dub) - 5:29
  3. "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Mix) - 7:06

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 217
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 52
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 19
UK Dance (Music Week)[7] 12
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[8] 23

References

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  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 29 January 1994. p. 25.
  2. ^ Staunton, Terry (29 January 1994). "Singles". NME. p. 47. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (July 1994). "Spins". Spin. p. 70. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016". Retrieved 17 February 2016 – via Imgur.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 February 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Charts > Shara Nelson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 February 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ "The RM Club Chart 31.1.94" (PDF). Music Week, in RM (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 29 January 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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