"Party Up (Up in Here)" is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the second single from his third album ... And Then There Was X (1999) and as of 2020 his most successful single (in the US). There are three versions of the song: an explicit/album version; a censored album version, and a radio/video edit version. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance but lost to Eminem's The Real Slim Shady.
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Single by DMX | ||||
from the album ... And Then There Was X | ||||
Released | April 18, 2000 (2000-04-18) | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
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Length | 4:28 | |||
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Producer(s) | Swizz Beatz | |||
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"Party Up (Up in Here)" on YouTube | ||||
The song was voted number 56 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s.[1] It was listed at No. 388 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2021.[2]
The music video depicts DMX as being caught up in a case of mistaken identity at a bank holdup. The video premiered on the week of April 3, 2000.[3] It has over 136 million views on YouTube as of October 2021. The video was shot at the Frost Bank building on Market Street in Galveston, Texas.[4]
Party Up is used by Perfecto Bundy, a Chilean wrestler, as his entrance song.
The 1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers were seen singing the song’s hook after their series-clinching win over the Indiana Pacers in the 2000 NBA Finals.
The song is played at Lincoln Financial Field, at every Philadelphia Eagles home game, everytime the Philadelphia Eagles score a touchdown and is also used at Dodger Stadium, at every Los Angeles Dodgers home game, when they hit a home run and T-Mobile Park when the Seattle Mariners hit a home run as well.
Electronic Arts licensed the track for the 2003 sports video game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004, where it plays as an intro.
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United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 200,000![]() |
United States (RIAA)[13] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000![]() |
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