Up the Creek (song)
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| Single by Cheap Trick | ||||
| from the album Up the Creek soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Up the Creek (Acappella Intro)" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
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7" 12" |
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| Genre |
Rock Power Pop |
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| Length | 3:03 (single) 3:58 (album) |
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| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Writer(s) |
Rick Nielsen Randy Bishop |
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| Producer(s) | Spencer Proffer | |||
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"Up the Creek" is a non-album single by American rock band Cheap Trick, released as the title track for the 1984 film Up the Creek, appearing on the film's soundtrack release as the first/opening track. The song was written by Rick Nielsen and musician/songwriter Randy Bishop. Bishop also wrote/co-wrote a lot of the soundtrack's material, including "Chasin' The Sky" by The Beach Boys, "The Heat" by Heart and "One Track Heart (Passion In The Dark)" by Danny Spanos.
The single was released on 7" and 12" vinyl in the United States, along with promotional 7" and 12" vinyls. The single version lasted a duration of 3:03 whilst the soundtrack version lasted 3:58 in length. The single and soundtrack album was released via the record label Pasha, owned by producer Spencer Proffer. On all version of the single, Nielsen's name was incorrectly titled "P. Nielsen".
The B-side "Up the Creek (Acappella Intro)" added an Acappella introduction to the track, lasting a duration of 3:48. This version remains available on vinyl only to date.
The song was produced by American producer Spencer Proffer, known for his wide range of production work with bands like Quiet Riot.
The single's 7" vinyl cover is a similar photo used for the band's 1983 album "Next Position Please", taken from the same photo shoot.
Following the soundtrack single release "Spring Break" from the 1983 film Spring Break, the band released another soundtrack single for the 1984 film "Up the Creek".
While a music video was created, the band only rarely performed the song live in 1984 (including a performance at The Palace in Hollywood). The song has never appeared on any compilation or Cheap Trick release since.
The song and soundtrack was a commercial failure, although the single managed to peak at #36 on the American Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, but only for a total of two weeks.
In an interview with drummer Bun E. Carlos, he was asked why the song had never been included in a Cheap Trick release aside from the original single, to which Carlos replied "'Cause it sucks."
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