Up beat may refer to: *Upbeat, in music, the last beat in the previous bar which immediately precedes the downbeat *

Anacrusis In poetic and musical meter, and by analogy in publishing, an anacrusis (from , , literally: 'pushing up', plural ''anacruses'') is a brief introduction (distinct from a literary or musical introduction, foreword, or preface). It is a set of s ...

, a note (or sequence of notes) which precedes the first downbeat in a bar in a musical phrase * ''Upbeat'' (album), by the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, 1999 * ''Upbeat'' (TV program), an American musical show 1964–1971 *

Upbeat Records Upbeat Records is an independent record label that releases the work of Cake. History Originally, Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation ...

, an independent record label *

The Upbeat The Upbeat is a band formed in 1985 in the small beach-side community of Carpinteria, California. Heavily influenced by the 2 Tone (music genre), 2 Tone Ska of the late 70s and early 80s, the group was formed by Alfredo “Fredo” Peralta (lead ...

, a Californian band

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