GUN: Word Up CD, PROMO Digipak Single with free postcard. Cameo cover. Check video

Description

Gun ? Word Up
Label: A&M Records ? 580 667-2
Format: CD, Maxi-Single
Country: UK
Released: 1994
Genre: Rock
Style: Soft Rock, Hard Rock
TracklistHide Credits?
1 Word Up (Radio Mix)
2 Word Up (Demo)
3 Word Up (12″ Mix)
Remix Kenny McDonald
4 Word Up (Live 23-11-1993)
Credits?
Engineer Chris Sheldon (tracks: 1), Kenny Patterson (tracks: 2)
Producer Chris Sheldon (tracks: 1)

“Word Up!” is a funk/hip hop song written and originally recorded by Cameo.
In the 1990s, “Word Up!” was first covered by Scottish rock band Gun, whose version carried a harder, more rock-oriented sound, including a guitar solo. Taken from their album Swagger, it was released on July 1, 1994 and reached #8 in the UK singles chart. Two versions of the CD single were released in the UK, each carrying different cover art and different tracks.
Guns version of the song was featured on the soundtrack to 1996 film Barb Wire, and was also used in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season one episode “Who Are You?”. The Gun version was also featured on the 2011 series of British television show Dancing on Ice, when Vanilla Ice used it as background music for his dance in the first episode.

Gun: Another great band from Glasgow. Best version by miles, Gun? kick ass!