Push Up (song)

"Push Up" is a single by the British electronic music group Freestylers. The song was co-written by Theo Brehony and Rez Safinia of the pop duo Heist and features vocals from Theo. Released in 2004, it reached number one in the Flanders region of Belgium for seven weeks, number two in Australia and the Netherlands, and number five in New Zealand. In the band's home country, "Push Up" reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Dance Chart. The music video was recorded in various parts of Central London, including Piccadilly Circus. It features Kate Eloise Whitfield in various outfits dancing on the streets near crowds of people.[1]

This article is about the Freestylers song. For the body exercise, see Push-up.
"Push Up"
Single by Freestylers
from the album Raw as F**k
Released26 July 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:05
Songwriter(s)Aston Harvey, Matt Cantor, Theodorakis Brehony, Reza Safinia
Producer(s)Freestylers
Freestylers singles chronology
"Get A Life"
(2004)		 "Push Up"
(2004)		 "Boom Blast"
(2005)

In 2008, the Freestylers mashed-up "Push Up" with the 1986 hit song "Word Up!" by Cameo and released it as "Push Up Word Up" through Data Records.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 36
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[6] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[10] 48
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] 30
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 22
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[13] 1
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[14] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 52
Australia Club Chart (ARIA)[16] 11
Australia Dance (ARIA)[17] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 31

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1495560/maindetails
  2. http://www.junodownload.com/products/push-up-word-up/1347610-02/
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Freestylers – Push Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Freestylers – Push Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Freestylers – Push Up" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Freestylers – Push Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. "Charts.nz – Freestylers – Push Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  10. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 36, saptamina 6.09 – 12.09, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  13. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  15. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  16. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Club Chart 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  17. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Dance Singles 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  18. "Jaaroverzichten 2004" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  19. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  20. "Jaaroverzichten 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  21. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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