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)
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"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

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

  • 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

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

  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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