Up the Hill Backwards
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher) RZO Music Ltd Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) Tintoretto Music |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/David-bowie-up-the-hill-backwards-lyrics [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q4052439 [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1980-02-15 – 1980-06 | Up the Hill Backwards | David Bowie | 3:15 | |
| 1987-06-06 | Up the Hill Backward (reprise) (live, 1987‐06‐06: Platz der Republik, Berlin, Germany) | live | David Bowie | ?:?? |
| 1987-06-06 | Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-06-06: Riechstag, Platz der Republik, Berlin-Tiergarten, Germany) | live | David Bowie | 3:11 |
| 1987-06-06 | Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987‐06‐06: Platz der Republik, Berlin, Germany) | live | David Bowie | ?:?? |
| 1987-06-27 | Up the Hill Backwards / Glass Spider (live, 1987-06-27: Eriksbergs Varv, Göteborg, Sweden) | live | David Bowie | 9:28 |
| 1987-07-28 | Intro / Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-08-28: Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) | live | David Bowie | 3:52 |
| 1987-07-30 | [talking] / Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-07-30: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | David Bowie | 1:25 |
| 1987-07-30 | Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) (live, 1987-07-30: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live and partial | David Bowie | 0:35 |
| 1987-07-31 | Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-07-31: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | David Bowie | 1:04 |
| 1987-07-31 | Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) (live, 1987-07-31: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live and partial | David Bowie | 0:33 |
| 1987-08-28 | Glass Spider / Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) (live, 1987-08-28: Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) | live | David Bowie | 5:58 |
| 1987-08-30 | Intro / Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-08-30: Montreal Olympic Stadium) | live | David Bowie | 3:52 |
| 1987-08-30 | Intro / Up the Hill Backwards / Glass Spider (live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada, 1987-08-30) | live and medley | David Bowie | 9:38 |
| 1987-09-03 | Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-09-03: Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, MA, USA) | live | David Bowie | 0:53 |
| 1987-09-03 | Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) (live, 1987-09-03: Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, MA, USA) | live and partial | David Bowie | 0:36 |
| 1987-10-01 | [guitar intro] / Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-10-01: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | David Bowie | 0:52 |
| 1987-10-01 | Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) (live, 1987-10-01: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA) | live | David Bowie | 0:35 |
| 1987-10-13 | Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-10-13: Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | David Bowie | 1:02 |
| 1987-10-13 | Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) (live, 1987-10-13: Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | David Bowie | 0:35 |
| 1987-10-27 – 1987-11-14 | Glass Spider / Up the Hill Backwards (reprise) | live, medley and partial | David Bowie | 5:57 |
| 1987-10-27 – 1987-11-14 | Intro / Up the Hill Backwards | live | David Bowie | 3:42 |
| 1987-11-07 – 1987-11-09 | Intro / Up the Hill Backwards (live, 1987-11: Sydney Entertainment Center) | live | David Bowie | 4:02 |
| Cameras in Brooklyn | David Bowie | ?:?? | ||
| Cameras in Brooklyn (early version of “Up the Hill Backwards”) | partial | David Bowie | 3:23 | |
| Up the Hill Backwards | David Bowie | 3:23 | ||
| Up the Hill Backwards (demo version) | David Bowie | 3:21 | ||
| Up the Hill Backwards | David Bowie | 3:16 | ||
| Up the Hill Backwards | cover and live | Built to Spill | 3:12 | |
| Up the Hill Backwards (alternate take) | David Bowie | 3:15 | ||
| Up the Hill Backwards | David Bowie | ?:?? | ||