"Uptight Downtown" is a song by English singer Elly Jackson, known professionally as La Roux, from her second studio album, Trouble in Paradise (2014).

"[4] "Uptight Downtown" was one of the five songs that Jackson's former La Roux bandmate Ben Langmaid co-wrote on Trouble in Paradise,[5] following his departure from the duo in February 2012.

"[1] Robbie Daw of Idolator called it "a frenetic pop gem with a slinky bass, reverb-filled synth riffs and Jackson's trademark layered vocals.

[8] Aimee Cliff of Fact magazine wrote that the song's "soaring falsetto chorus and funky propulsive rhythm show Jackson's as much on a bulletproof mission as ever.

"[9] Although Max Cussons of Contactmusic.com found the lyrics unimpressing and felt that the song "doesn't tread new ground in the [disco] genre", he stated that the song "proves Jackson's unmistakable vocals are capable of being sassy and fun as well as soulful and emotional", and opined that it "serves as an indicator for Trouble In Paradise to be a promising album that will be well worth the five year wait.