Steppin Up

For the 1987 Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album, see Steppin' Up. For the British TV series, see Stepping Up.

"Steppin Up"
Single by M.I.A.
from the album Maya
B-side"Meds and Feds"
Released16 June 2010 (2010-06-16)
Genre
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rusko
M.I.A. singles chronology
"XXXO"
(2010) 		"Steppin Up"
(2010) 		"Teqkilla"
(2010)

"Steppin Up" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her third studio album, Maya (2010). The track was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Rusko and Switch, and produced by Rusko. The song was self-released worldwide as a digital download, under license to XL Recordings and N.E.E.T. Recordings, on 16 June 2010,[2] as the third single from the album. A different version of the song later appeared on the Vicki Leekx mixtape under a slightly altered title.[3] The song was performed during the Maya Tour in 2010 and 2011. No music video has been made for the single. The track received mixed[4][5] to positive reviews from music critics.[6][7]

Track listing

Digital download[8]
  1. "Steppin Up" – 4:01
12" vinyl single[9]
A. "Steppin Up"
B. "Meds and Feds"

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 36

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 16 June 2010 Digital download, streaming XL Recordings, N.E.E.T. Recordings

References

  1. ^ Saba, Michael (12 July 2010). "M.I.A. : /\/\ /\ Y /\". Paste. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "M.I.A. DEBUTS NEW SONG 'STEPPIN' UP' ON BLOG". MTV. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ Schiller, Mike (21 January 2011). "M.I.A.: ViCKi LEEKX". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. ^ Matthew Perpetua (12 July 2010). "M.I.A.: / \ / \ / \ Y / \ Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Track by Track: M.I.A.'s // / Y / - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". www.factmag.com. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ Rob Harvilla (13 July 2010). "M.I.A. Is Mad at You". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ Empire, Kitty (11 July 2010). "MIA: Maya | CD review | Music". The Observer. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Steppin Up - Single". iTunes. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ^ "M.I.A. (2) - Steppin Up & Meds And Feds (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. ^ "M.I.A. - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.