Up, Up and Away (song)
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| Song by The 5th Dimension | |||||
| Album | Up, Up and Away (album) | ||||
| Released | May, 1967 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | April 1966-March 11, 1967 | ||||
| Language | English | ||||
| Label | Soul City | ||||
| Writer | Jimmy Webb | ||||
| Producer | Marc Gordon, Willie Hutch, Johnny Rivers, Rob Santos |
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Also recorded by Nancy Sinatra, The Johnny Mann Singers, Mrs. Miller, The Impressions and others. |
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"Up, Up and Away" is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by The 5th Dimension, that became a major pop hit, reaching #7 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart and sold well in Canada. The smooth single was well-accepted by adult contemporary stations, peaking at #9 on Billboard's Easy Listening Top 40.
A canonical example of sunshine pop, themed around images of hot air ballooning, it cleaned up at the Grammy Awards of 1968, winning for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental, and the big prizes of Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Al Casey was the guitarist on this recording, as was fellow "Wrecking Crew" drummer Hal Blaine.
In the United Kingdom, the Johnny Mann Singers' cover version became the Top 10 hit version, with The 5th Dimension not charting. This version hit the US "Bubbling Under The Top 100" survey, as well as the Easy Listening chart.
The Impressions released their version on their 1968 album We're a Winner.
Mrs. Miller sang a cover version in 1968 on her LP record Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing. She has been known for her renditions of popular songs and singing out of tune.
[edit] Cultural references
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- The 5th Dimension recording was used in the film Born on the Fourth of July.
- Fred Norris of The Howard Stern Show uses a sitar-only cover of this song when discussing or introducing a guest of South Asian heritage.
- In various forms, this song was used as an advertising jingle by two defunct airlines: Trans World Airlines in the U.S., and Trans Australia Airlines.
- Brian W. Aldiss refers to the song in his short science-fiction story "Near Earth Object".
- Is used in the episode "9 Lives" of the television show Psych.
- This song is used as Alan Harper's ringtone on Two and a Half Men.
- Homer Simpson sings his own parody of this song in an episode the episode of The Simpsons where Homer thinks he has won a free motor boat from the Springfield police.
- Lyrics of this song recurrently occur in The Prodigy's song, Hotride
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