Up (Cardi B song)

"Up"
Single by Cardi B
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length2:36
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Joshua Baker
  • Jorden Thorpe
  • Edis Selmani
  • CEO Mark Savage
  • James Steed
  • Matthew Allen
Producer(s)
  • Yung Dza
  • DJ SwanQo
  • Sean Island
  • DJ Prince
Cardi B singles chronology
"Me Gusta"
(2020)
"Up"
(2021)
"Wild Side"
(2021)
Music video
"Up" on YouTube

"Up" is a song by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on February 5, 2021, through Atlantic Records as the second single from her upcoming second studio album. "Up" is a pop-rap and hip-hop song, co-written by Cardi B and written by Joshua Baker and Jordan Thorpe and produced by Yung Dza, DJ SwanQo, Sean Island and DJ Prince.

"Up" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making Cardi B the only female rapper to top the chart with multiple solo singles, following "Bodak Yellow". It previously debuted at number two on the chart, which at the time marked the highest debut for a solo female rap song since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998, and became her second number-one debut on the Rolling Stone Top 100. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Greece, and Ireland, and became her second top five debut on the Billboard Global 200.

"Up" received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammys, extending Cardi B's record as the female rapper with the most nominations in that category. It won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song, making Cardi B the first artist to win the category three times. The music video received nominations for the BET Award for Video of the Year and the American Music Award for Video of the Year. She performed the song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021.

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