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. Co-written by Brinsley Evans, Lisa Molina, Julien Aletti, Raphael Aletti, Femi Williams, the song was released as the lead single from Ultra Naté's upcoming album ''Hero Worship''.

Composition

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described the song as "more of a

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record" that draws influences from

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's song "

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Critical reception

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described the song as "effortlessly built, but the chorus is its weakest point—the close-voiced, quick-sung up-and-down part, specifically. .. though—the Auto-tune layers are judicious and give an already sheeny performance some extra shine."

Track listing

*Digital download (Club mixes) # "Turn It Up" (Thrillers Original Extended Mix) – 4:53 # "Turn It Up" (

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Vocal Mix) – 7:08 # "Turn It Up" (Wawa Club Mix) – 5:48 # "Turn It Up" (Wawa Electro Club Mix) – 6:04 # "Turn It Up" (Muthafunkaz Main Mix) – 7:10 # "Turn It Up" (Ruff Loaderz vs Scott Giles Club Mix) – 6:03 *Digital download (Dub/instrumental mixes) # "Turn It Up" (Paul Oakenfold Dub) – 7:08 # "Turn It Up" (Wawa Dub) – 5:49 # "Turn It Up" (Ruff Loaderz vs Scott Giles Dub) – 6:06 # "Turn It Up" (Muthafunkaz Catch a Beat Down Dub) – 4:53 # "Turn It Up" (Wawa Electro Dub) – 6:02

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turn It Up (Ultra Nate song) 2011 singles Ultra Naté songs American disco songs