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as the fourth single from the album. "Upside Down" was written by Faith, Andrew Nicholas Love, Jos Hartvig Jorgensen and Belle Sara Humble, and it was produced by Love and Jorgensen. The song received mixed reviews from critics. "Upside Down" reached a peak position of fifty-five in the UK chart. The
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gave the single four stars. He commented "If they remade Roger Rabbit, Paloma would be Jessica and this would be on the soundtrack. A post-Winehouse jive-time workout, this perky number from the Burlesque-influenced Londoner is begging to be danced to by men with trilby hats and spats. The dominant
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at number 89, on downloads alone. The following week, the single climbed to number 58, which was followed by a further climb of 3 places on 28 March 2010 to its current peak at number 55. The song spent two weeks in the chart. On 26 December, the track climbed back into the
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said ""Upside Down" backs up Faith's claim to have absorbed influences from the pre-rock 'n' roll era, mixing up a '50s dancehall vibe with her ever-present soul croon.". Charles Decant of Ozap called the single "the more playful title on the album".
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called the video "amazing", but added "see if you slowly walk backwards searching blindly for an exit". A writer from Sugarscape called it "the sunniest video in all the land".
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was less positive towards the song saying "Sets off like some surreal nursery rhyme and never seems to mature that much." While a writer from the
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deemed it one of the worst releases of the week, saying "what it lacks in complexity, lyrics and any real meaning it makes up for in
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was directed by Chris Sweeney, who previously directed the video for Faith's third single, "
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The video, directed by Chris Sweeney, was described by Faith as looking like "a kind of
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on 15 March 2010. The song was accompanied by the B-side "Technicolour".
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after a strong number of downloads, charting at number 99.
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Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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Single
Paloma Faith
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
B-side
Genre
Pop
soul
jazz
Label
Epic Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Paloma Faith
"Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Keep Moving
"Upside Down"
YouTube
Paloma Faith
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Epic Records
music video
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Simon Mayo
BBC Radio 2
Scott Mills
BBC Radio 1
Epic Records
Digital Spy
Daily Record

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