Up, Up and Away (song)

"Up, Up and Away"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album Up, Up and Away
B-side	"Which Way to Nowhere"
Released	May, 1967
Format	7" 45 RPM
Recorded	April 1966–March 11, 1967
Genre	Psychedelic pop, sunshine pop
Length	2:40
Label	Soul City
Writer(s)	Jimmy Webb
Producer(s)	Johnny Rivers, Marc Gordon

"Up, Up and Away" is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the 5th Dimension, that became a major pop hit, reaching No. 7 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart, and No. 9 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. In other countries, it reached No. 18 in Canada, and No. 1 in Australia. The song placed No. 43 on BMI's "Top 100 Songs of the Century".

A canonical example of sunshine pop, themed around images of hot air ballooning, it cleaned up at the 10th Grammy Awards in 1968, winning for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental, and the big prizes of Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The instrumental backing was performed by members of the Wrecking Crew, including guitarist Al Casey and drummer Hal Blaine.

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