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"Smooth Up In Ya"
Single by BulletBoys
from the album BulletBoys
B-side"Badlands"
Released1988
Recorded1988
Length4:26
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)BulletBoys
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
BulletBoys singles chronology
"Smooth Up In Ya"
(1988) 		"For the Love of Money"
(1989)

"Smooth Up In Ya", also released under the title Smooth Up is a single by American glam metal band BulletBoys. It was released as the leading single from their eponymous debut studio album BulletBoys. The song was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 23 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1989. It remains the band's best-known song.

Music video

The music video features the band performing the song on a darkened stage set. Various caricature illustrations are shown throughout the video, one of which was used as the cover art for the single.[1]

Track listing

7" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smooth Up"BulletBoys4:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Badlands"BulletBoys3:07
12" single
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smooth Up"BulletBoys4:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard As A Rock"BulletBoys3:03
2."Badlands"BulletBoys3:07

In other media

The song was featured in the 2010 film Hot Tub Time Machine, but does not appear on the soundtrack.[2]

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 71
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] 23

References

  1. ^ "BulletBoys - Smooth Up". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) - Soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Hot 100 : August 26, 1989; Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 1989-08-26. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top Album Rock Tracks - July 22, 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard. November 21, 2020. p. 20. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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