"Uprock" is a song by American hip hop group the

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from their debut studio album ''

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''. It was released in 1984 through

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as the album's second

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. Written by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon, Ruza Blue and

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, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the song refers to

uprock Uprock, or Rocking, as it was referred to, also known as Rock, Rock Dance, Brooklyn Rock, Burning or Freestyle is a competitive urban street dance, performed to the beats and rhythms of soul, rock and funk music, but was mostly danced to a specif ...

style of dance. The single made it to the top ten in

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and found minor success on

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and UK charts, reaching peak positions #27 and #64 respectively.

Video

The music video is filmed in New York City and consists of different scenes of Baby Love, Buck 4, Crazy Legs, Devious Doze, Kuriaki and Prince Ken Swift breaking in different New York environments.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* 1984 singles Songs about dancing Virgin Records singles Songs written by Stephen Hague Song recordings produced by Stephen Hague {{1980s-single-stub