Rip It Up and Start Again
| "Rip It Up" | ||||
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| Single by Orange Juice | ||||
| from the album Rip Information technology Up | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | February 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Berwick Street Studios, London | |||
| Genre | New moving ridge | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Edwyn Collins | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Hayles | |||
| Orange Juice singles chronology | ||||
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"Rip It Upwardly" is a 1983 unmarried by Scottish indie pop band Orange Juice. It was the second single to exist released from their 1982 album of the aforementioned proper name. The vocal became the ring's simply Uk top 40 success, reaching no. 8 in the chart. "Rip It Upwards" signalled a divergence from the sound of the band'south earlier singles, with Chic-influenced guitars and using a synthesiser to create a more disco-oriented sound.
The song was sampled in 2009 by British soul vocalizer Beverley Knight on her vocal "In Your Shoes" from the album 100%.
In 2014, NME ranked it at number 216 in its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[i] It was also included past Pitchfork at number 157 in a listing of The All-time 200 Songs of the 1980s.[2]
Recording and influences [edit]
The song was recorded every bit part of the sessions for Orange Juice's 2nd studio album and would go on to become the title rails of said album. Information technology marked a divergence from their previous guitar-pop based material, instead utilising Chic style guitar-funk and a bubbling Roland TB-303 synthesiser bassline, becoming the first chart unmarried to feature the instrument.[3] The song as well quotes 2 lines of lyrics ("Yous know me, I'm acting dumb-dumb / You know this scene is very humdrum")[4] [5] [6] and a snatch of the guitar riff from "Boredom", a song by Buzzcocks that featured on their debut Spiral Scratch EP.[three] The riff chimes briefly in, only equally Collins namechecks the song in the lyrics challenge that "...and my favourite song is entitled 'Boredom'."[three] Backing vocals on the song were provided by Paul Quinn, the pb singer of fellow Scottish ring Bourgie Bourgie, with whom Collins would after record a single in 1984, a cover of the Velvet Undercover song "Pale Blue Eyes."[ citation needed ]
Music video [edit]
The video opens with the band in a futuristic, but cheaply constructed, control room as they sing, dance and operate diverse controls. The ring then picket themselves on a monitor screen equally they walk down a rainy British loftier street dressed in incongruous, brightly coloured summer dress. The video then cuts back to the control room, this fourth dimension with the ring playing their instruments superimposed over information technology, before returning to more scenes of a British urban center in torrential rain as the band walk around in scuba diving gear. The video finally cuts back to the ring playing in a silvery foil covered room, before superimposing them over a pile of random photographs.
United kingdom single release [edit]
"Rip Information technology Up" was released as a single in the United kingdom in February 1983. The seven inch vinyl version of the unmarried was available in 3 versions, a double pack including a 2d 7-inch and a fold out poster,[7] forth with 2 versions of the standard release, initially with a silver injection moulded labels,[8] and then after with paper printed labels.[9] The song was besides released on twelve inch vinyl, with extended versions of the title rail and B-side.[7] All versions were housed in a paper sleeve depicting a US P-twoscore Warhawk fighter plane (decorated with eyes and teeth) partially submerged, tail first, in the sea,[7] fatigued by Edwyn Collins.
Track listing [edit]
| No. | Title | Author(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rip It Upward" | Edwyn Collins | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Ophidian Charmer" | Malcolm Ross | four:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rip Information technology Up" | Edwyn Collins | |
| 2. | "Snake Charmer" | Malcolm Ross | |
| 3. | "Love Sick" (Live) | Edwyn Collins | |
| 4. | "A Lamentable Lament" | Edwyn Collins |
| No. | Title | Author(south) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| ane. | "Rip Information technology Up" (Long Version) | Edwyn Collins | |
| 2. | "A Sad Lament" (Long Version) | Edwyn Collins |
Nautical chart positions [edit]
| Nautical chart (1983) | Elevation position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 23 |
| UK Singles Nautical chart[13] | 8 |
| New Zealand Singles Nautical chart[10] | 42 |
References [edit]
- ^ "Rocklist.cyberspace....NME The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.. 2014". www.rocklistmusic.co.uk.
- ^ "The 200 All-time Songs of the 1980s - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
- ^ a b c "Buzzcocks: Boredom / Orangish Juice: Rip It Up". Stylus Mag. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Cooper, Neil (19 July 2020). "'It'south the Buzz, Cock!' – Dear, Autonomy and Grassroots Music Venues in the Time of Covid". Bella Caledonia . Retrieved 27 Oct 2021.
- ^ "Orange Juice - Rip Information technology Up Lyrics". Genius . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Buzzcocks - Colorlessness Lyrics". Genius . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Orangish Juice - Rip It Up 12". Discogs. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Orangish Juice - Rip It Upwards". Discogs. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Orangish Juice - Rip It Up". Discogs. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Orange Juice - Rip Information technology Up (Song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Orangish Juice - Rip Information technology Up". Discogs. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rip Information technology Upwards". Irish Singles Nautical chart.
- ^ "Orange Juice". Official Charts Visitor. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
External links [edit]
- Music video on YouTube
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_It_Up_(Orange_Juice_song)
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