Up We Go

"Up We Go"
Single by Lights
from the album Little Machines
ReleasedJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
GenreSynthpop
Length2:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lights singles chronology
"Cactus in the Valley"
(2013)
"Up We Go"
(2014)
"Running with the Boys"
(2015)

"Up We Go" is a song recorded by Canadian electropop artist Lights for her third studio album, Little Machines (2014). Written by Lights in collaboration with songwriter-producer Tawgs Salter, the song was released July 22, 2014 via LIGHTS Music as the lead single from the album.[1] In the United States, it was released to modern rock radio through Warner Bros. Records on September 9, 2014.[2]

The song has enjoyed commercial success - it reached number 31 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and the top ten on multiple airplay formats, and was certified Gold by Music Canada in January 2015 - and was also met with positive reviews from contemporary music critics, being described as "impossibly catchy."[3]

  1. ^ Stern, Bradley. "LIGHTS Announces New Album 'Little Machines' And Premieres New Single, "Up We Go": Listen". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Media Group. Mediabase. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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