Song · Jack Johnson
“Upside Down” by Jack Johnson
Released 2006
“Upside Down” by Jack Johnson appears on 21 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2006 and 2024. It was first released in 2006. Its best result is #20 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #34 alternative song of 2006, #4,315 alternative song of all time and #488 of the '00s.
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"Upside Down" is Jack Johnson writing for a cartoon monkey and somehow making it sound like a Sunday on the beach. He wrote and sang it for the 2006 animated film Curious George, and it opens the soundtrack, Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, which arrived in February 2006, the same month the movie hit theaters. It's pure Johnson: an easy, sun-bleached strum, a lazy groove and a wide-eyed sense of wonder that fits a kids' film without talking down to anybody.
It turned into a real pop hit, too, climbing to number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 30 in the UK, and it went Platinum in the States. The video puts Johnson on a pier with his guitar while George watches from a tree.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 43 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 23 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 69 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 20 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 30 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 60 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 73 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 62 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 23 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 68 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 26 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
| 2006 | 84 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 164 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 1804 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1895 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 719 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 1933 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1983 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 549 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2023 | 851 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 807 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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