"Up Down" is a song written by Hardy, Brad Clawson, and CJ Solar, and recorded by American

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singer

Morgan Wallen Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country singer and songwriter. He competed in the sixth season of ''The Voice'', originally as a member of Usher's team, but later as a member of Adam Levine's team. After being eliminated ...

along with

duo

Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...

. The song is Wallen's second single release overall, and it appears on his 2018 studio album ''

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''. "Up Down" has reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart and number five on the

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chart. It also reached number 49 on the

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chart. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA), and has sold 267,000 units as of August 2018. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, reaching number one on the

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chart. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Justin Clough, features Wallen and both members of Florida Georgia Line partying on a beach, and in concert.

Composition

Hardy, a close friend of Wallen's, wrote the song with Brad Clawson (son of Nashville songwriter

Rodney Clawson Rodney Dale Clawson (born in Gruver, Texas, United States) is an American country music songwriter. Clawson has written singles recorded by Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, George Strait and Luke Bryan, among others. Biography Clawson w ...

) and CJ Solar. Originally Wallen had intended to sing the song solo, but he contacted

to ask for their opinion of the song, and the duo chose to sing guest vocals on it. Wallen said that he identified with the song's theme of having a good time in a small town because of his own upbringing.

Commercial performance

The song was certified Platinum on July 31, 2018 and double Platinum on February 25, 2020 for 2 million combined sales and streams units. It has sold 333,000 copies in the United States as of September 2018.

Music video

The song's music video features Wallen and both members of Florida Georgia Line partying at Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Alabama and in concert at The Wharf Amphitheater on Orange Beach, Alabama . It was directed by Justin Clough.

Parodies

In July 2018, country music parodist

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

released a parody of the song titled "(Weight's Goin') Up Down, Up Down". The parody has its own music video, directed by Judd himself and featuring members of his family.

Charts & certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

References

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