Smooth Up in Ya
{{Short description|1988 single by Bulletboys}}
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{{for|the greatest hits album by the band|Smooth Up in Ya: The Best of the Bulletboys}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Smooth Up in Ya
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = BulletBoys
| album = BulletBoys
| B-side = Badlands
| released = 1988
| format =
| recorded = 1988
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Glam metal{{Citation|author= James Christopher Monger|title=Gold: '80s Metal - AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-80s-metal-mw0000561000|language=en|access-date=March 10, 2021}}
| length = 4:26
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = BulletBoys
| producer = Ted Templeman
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = For the Love of Money
| next_year = 1989
}}
"Smooth Up in Ya" (also released under the title "Smooth Up") is the debut single by American rock band BulletBoys, released in 1988. It is from their self-titled debut album BulletBoys. The song was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 23 on the Album Rock Tracks chart in 1989.
Music video
The music video features the band performing the song on a darkened stage set. Various caricature illustrations are shown throughout the video, one of which was used as the cover art for the single.
Howard Johnson writing for Classic Rock ranked the song's video at No. 10 on their list of "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos".{{Cite web|date=July 21, 2016|last=Johnson|first=Howard|title=The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/ten-best-hair-metal-videos|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=Classic Rock Magazine}}
Track listing
;7" single
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Smooth Up
| writer1 = BulletBoys
| length1 = 4:26
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Badlands
| writer1 = BulletBoys
| length1 = 3:07
}}
;12" single
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Smooth Up
| writer1 = BulletBoys
| length1 = 4:26
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Hard as a Rock
| writer1 = BulletBoys
| length1 = 3:03
| title2 = Badlands
| writer2 = BulletBoys
| length2 = 3:07
}}
In other media
The song is featured in the 1995 film Empire Records as well as the 2010 film Hot Tub Time Machine, but does not appear on the soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231587/soundtrack|title=Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) - Soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=November 23, 2020}} It also makes an appearance in the third episode of the HBO teen drama series Euphoria.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/tv-blogs/euphoria-soundtrack-all-songs-played-bleak-brilliant-hbo-drama-2538338|title='Euphoria' soundtrack: All the songs played on the bleak, brilliant HBO drama|website=NME|date=August 15, 2019|access-date=July 25, 2021}}
Charts
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by Ted Templeman
Category:Warner Music Group singles
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