"Up & Down (In & Out)" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox, Alex Richbourg, James Wright, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis for her third studio album The Morning After (2002), with production helmed by Jam, Lewis, Wright and Godson. The song, along with a slightly remixed version featuring additional vocals from rapper Jadakiss, was released as the album's lead single in 2002, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.

Critical reception

Vibe editor Sony Askew felt that "Up & Down (In & Out)" showcased "Deborah's warm and mellow yet classically trained voice." Billboard found that the song recalled Toni Braxton and Whitney Houston.

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Music video

A music video for the Allstar Remix of "Up & Down (In & Out)" was directed by Kevin Bray. Rapper Jadakiss appears alongside Cox in the clip.

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Track listings

All tracks produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with additional production by James "Big Jim" Wright and Alex Richbourg.

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Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of The Morning After.

Deborah Cox – background vocalist, lead vocalist, writer

Steve Hodge – mixing engineer

Jimmy Jam – producer, writer

Terry Lewis – producer, writer

Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering engineer

Alex "Godson" Richbourg – associate producer, writer

Prof. T – background vocalist

James "Big Jim" Wright – associate producer, writer

Charts

References

2002 songs

2002 singles

Deborah Cox songs

Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Songs written by Alexander Richbourg

Songs written by Deborah Cox