"Uptight" is a song by English singer and songwriter

Shara Nelson Shara Nelson (born 1965) is an English singer and songwriter. She worked with Massive Attack in the early 1990s, and as a solo artist had five UK top 40 hit singles. Her 1993 debut album, ''What Silence Knows'', was shortlisted for the Mercury ...

, released as the fourth single from her first solo album, ''

What Silence Knows ''What Silence Knows'' is the debut solo album by English singer Shara Nelson, released in September 1993 on Cooltempo Records. It includes five singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: " Down That Road", " One Goodbye in Ten", "Inside Out", ...

'' (1993), in January 1994.

Critical reception

Jonathan Bernstein from '' Spin'' noted the song's "insecurity" in his review of the ''

'' album.

Track listings

* UK CD single (7243 8 81184 2 2) # "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Edit) - 4:30 # "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Mix) - 7:05 # "Uptight" (Dirty Lowdown Vocal Mix) - 5:30 # "What Silence Knows" (Unreleased Version) - 7:52 * European CD single (7243 8 81186 2 0) # "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Edit) - 4:32 # "Uptight" (Dirty Lowdown Dub) - 5:29 # "Uptight" (Uno Perfecto Mix) - 7:06

Charts

References

External links

* 1993 songs 1994 singles Cooltempo Records singles Shara Nelson songs Songs written by Attrell Cordes Songs written by Shara Nelson {{1990s-single-stub