Upside Down (group)

This article is about the British boy band. For the American alternative rock band, see The Upsidedown.

Upside Down
OriginLondon, England
GenresPop, dance
Years active1995–1997
LabelsWorld Records
Past membersGiles Kristian
Chris Leng
Jamie Browne
Richard Micallef

Upside Down were an English boy band which consisted of Chris Leng, Giles Kristian, Jamie Browne and Richard Micallef.[1] The formation of the group was featured in the late night BBC Television documentary series, Inside Story.[2]

The group was developed by World Records, an independent record label who had staked everything on the success of their act. Their first single, "Change Your Mind", was written for fellow 1990s boy band Bad Boys Inc and, following the broadcast of the Inside Story documentary, it jumped from No. 35 to No. 12 in the charts, peaking at No. 11 a week later. After four hit singles, World Records went into bankruptcy and Upside Down re-grouped as Orange Orange with no further success. Kristian went on to be a bestselling author of historical fiction.

They appeared on BBC's Top of The Pops in 1996.

Discography

Singles

As Upside Down
  • "Change Your Mind" (1996), World Records - No. 11 UK
  • "Every Time I Fall in Love" (1996), World Records - No. 18 UK
  • "Never Found a Love Like This Before" (1996), World Records - No. 19 UK
  • "If You Leave Me Now" (1996), World Records - No. 27 UK[3]
As Orange Orange
  • "Beautiful Day" (1997), Blue Cherry/Big Banana's - No. 83 UK[4]

References

  1. ^ "Upside Down (3) Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Leicester - Features - From Pop to Published". BBC. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 577. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Chart Log UK: The O – Ozric Tentacles". Chart Log UK. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.