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This page ought to be moved to Word Up! (Melanie B). There are other versions: Word Up! Word Up! (Korn)
Shouldn't Gun's 1994 cover of this song be mentioned more prominently here? The single was a top 10 hit in the UK and a big hit in many other countries, and their version is probably better known than any other version bar Cameo's original. 217.155.20.163 01:40, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Absolutely pathetic that Gun's version isn't given more prominence. It was Top Ten in the UK in the 1990s, but it's only given ONE line! What's with Mel B's multiple mixes getting all the limelight? It only had a brief flirtation with the Top Twenty before dropping like a stone. There's even more about that than there is about Cameo's original version! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.49.141.100 ( talk) 04:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Who did the one used in the truck commercial? 76.126.29.36 ( talk) 18:44, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
The KoRn version sounds identical to the original. 169.233.59.119 ( talk) 18:42, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Someone please add section about the origins and meaning of the phrase "word up". Karl gregory jones ( talk) 01:51, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
A lesser-known version of the song can be found on Rich Hopkins & Friends' LP "Los Monstros del Tucson Rock" (San Jacinto Records, 2004), with Greg the homeless guy on bass & vocals. Bgungle ( talk) 01:50, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
Actually, only the album is called "Word Up!" The song is just "Word Up", no exclamation point. Here's the single's label and here's the album's back cover. Accordingly, I am editing and moving this.— Chowbok ☠ 20:48, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
front cover: [1] back cover: [2] - esse quam videri - to be rather than to seem ( talk) 01:31, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
Consider the origins of the verse melody Double_Dutch_Bus
http://www.whosampled.com/Frankie-Smith/Double-Dutch-Bus/ Meloday starts at ~ 0:014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.194.165.41 ( talk) 15:07, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
Since the images, File:GunWordUp.jpg, File:Wordupcover.jpg, and File:Word_Up!.jpg have been removed by one editor citing WP:NFCC and reverted by three other editors also citing WP:NFCC, I am starting a discussion here so that the images is not deleted simply for being orphaned.
The single covers for the Gun, Melanie B and Korn cover versions pass the points of WP:NFCC. WP:NFCC#3 is met because the single covers is used for identification its respective versions and Cameo single cover cannot convey equivalent significant information and/or identification of the cover versions. WP:NFCC#8 is met because the single covers are used for identification and the images increas readers' understanding and not having them would be detrimental to the understanding of the cover versions. The single covers passes the first example of acceptable use of fair images at WP:NFCI: "Cover art: Cover art from various items, for visual identification only in the context of critical commentary of that item (not for identification without critical commentary)."
The current consensus for single covers in section infoboxes to represent notable cover versions are that they pass WP:NFCC and WP:NFCI. Since WP:SONGCOVER says notable cover versions should be covered in the article about the song and not have its own article, but if they had their own articles, the images would be acceptable there, so they are acceptable in the sections of the song article. The single covers are not alternate covers for Cameo cover, it is the primary cover for the cover versions and should be treated as such. If it is felt that the images should still be removed than the images should be taken to Wikipedia:Files for deletion instead of simply removed from the article. Aspects ( talk) 18:36, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Word Up! → Word Up! (album) and recreate Word Up! as a redirect to the disambiguation page at Word Up. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 15:30, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
– Like ...Baby One More Time, Blurred Lines and Oops!... I Did It Again, this is one of those cases where the song's more notable than the album. Unreal7 ( talk) 16:37, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
I don't know if it would be a good idea, but I thought about moving the section of the Little Mix version into a new article. I don't know how it would be named maybe just "Word Up! (Little Mix song)" but since it's not their song I'm not sure about it. I have moved the section to my sandbox to preview it and it looks pretty good. Here is the preview.
Dimitris talk 21:24, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
As pointed out, both songs have the beginning notes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in their opening, but that's not all. Many phrases from the rhythm of Single Life can be found in Word Up. Basically the latter can be considered a remix of the first. 78.96.82.137 ( talk) 19:24, 18 November 2016 (UTC) Mike GH
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This page ought to be moved to Word Up! (Melanie B). There are other versions: Word Up! Word Up! (Korn)
Shouldn't Gun's 1994 cover of this song be mentioned more prominently here? The single was a top 10 hit in the UK and a big hit in many other countries, and their version is probably better known than any other version bar Cameo's original. 217.155.20.163 01:40, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Absolutely pathetic that Gun's version isn't given more prominence. It was Top Ten in the UK in the 1990s, but it's only given ONE line! What's with Mel B's multiple mixes getting all the limelight? It only had a brief flirtation with the Top Twenty before dropping like a stone. There's even more about that than there is about Cameo's original version! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.49.141.100 ( talk) 04:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Who did the one used in the truck commercial? 76.126.29.36 ( talk) 18:44, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
The KoRn version sounds identical to the original. 169.233.59.119 ( talk) 18:42, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Someone please add section about the origins and meaning of the phrase "word up". Karl gregory jones ( talk) 01:51, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
A lesser-known version of the song can be found on Rich Hopkins & Friends' LP "Los Monstros del Tucson Rock" (San Jacinto Records, 2004), with Greg the homeless guy on bass & vocals. Bgungle ( talk) 01:50, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
Actually, only the album is called "Word Up!" The song is just "Word Up", no exclamation point. Here's the single's label and here's the album's back cover. Accordingly, I am editing and moving this.— Chowbok ☠ 20:48, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
front cover: [1] back cover: [2] - esse quam videri - to be rather than to seem ( talk) 01:31, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
Consider the origins of the verse melody Double_Dutch_Bus
http://www.whosampled.com/Frankie-Smith/Double-Dutch-Bus/ Meloday starts at ~ 0:014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.194.165.41 ( talk) 15:07, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
Since the images, File:GunWordUp.jpg, File:Wordupcover.jpg, and File:Word_Up!.jpg have been removed by one editor citing WP:NFCC and reverted by three other editors also citing WP:NFCC, I am starting a discussion here so that the images is not deleted simply for being orphaned.
The single covers for the Gun, Melanie B and Korn cover versions pass the points of WP:NFCC. WP:NFCC#3 is met because the single covers is used for identification its respective versions and Cameo single cover cannot convey equivalent significant information and/or identification of the cover versions. WP:NFCC#8 is met because the single covers are used for identification and the images increas readers' understanding and not having them would be detrimental to the understanding of the cover versions. The single covers passes the first example of acceptable use of fair images at WP:NFCI: "Cover art: Cover art from various items, for visual identification only in the context of critical commentary of that item (not for identification without critical commentary)."
The current consensus for single covers in section infoboxes to represent notable cover versions are that they pass WP:NFCC and WP:NFCI. Since WP:SONGCOVER says notable cover versions should be covered in the article about the song and not have its own article, but if they had their own articles, the images would be acceptable there, so they are acceptable in the sections of the song article. The single covers are not alternate covers for Cameo cover, it is the primary cover for the cover versions and should be treated as such. If it is felt that the images should still be removed than the images should be taken to Wikipedia:Files for deletion instead of simply removed from the article. Aspects ( talk) 18:36, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Word Up! → Word Up! (album) and recreate Word Up! as a redirect to the disambiguation page at Word Up. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 15:30, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
– Like ...Baby One More Time, Blurred Lines and Oops!... I Did It Again, this is one of those cases where the song's more notable than the album. Unreal7 ( talk) 16:37, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
I don't know if it would be a good idea, but I thought about moving the section of the Little Mix version into a new article. I don't know how it would be named maybe just "Word Up! (Little Mix song)" but since it's not their song I'm not sure about it. I have moved the section to my sandbox to preview it and it looks pretty good. Here is the preview.
Dimitris talk 21:24, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
As pointed out, both songs have the beginning notes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in their opening, but that's not all. Many phrases from the rhythm of Single Life can be found in Word Up. Basically the latter can be considered a remix of the first. 78.96.82.137 ( talk) 19:24, 18 November 2016 (UTC) Mike GH
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The German charts part is red and in caps and makes no sense so needs updating. Alanjbint ( talk) 07:55, 13 February 2019 (UTC)