"She Keeps Me Up" is a song recorded by the Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on February 17, 2015 in

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, as the fifth overall single from their 2014 album, ''

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''. In an interview with his brother Mike Kroeger for ''

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'', while noting many assume the lyrics are merely sexual innuendo, he freely admits the song is actually about

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use. The additional vocalist on the song is Ali Tamposi.

Music video

The music video, directed by Nigel Dick, shows two young ladies entering a secret pub at night. When they enter, they see people dancing, a bar man juggling cups, the band wearing suits and sunglasses and a man dressed in funking clothing dancing on a disco floor. At the end the ladies leave the pub and are holding each other's hands in the day. Porscha Coleman sang the backing vocals in the video.

Chart performance

References

2014 songs 2015 singles Nickelback songs Republic Records singles Dance-rock songs Songs about cocaine Songs written by Chad Kroeger Songs written by Jacob Kasher Songs written by Josh Ramsay Male–female vocal duets {{2010s-rock-single-stub