"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" is a song written by English folk rock group Oysterband and later made famous in Canada by Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea.
It first appeared as track 1 on Oysterband's 1993 album Holy Bandits.
It was released in May 1997 as the lead single from Great Big Sea's Play.
13 on the Canadian RPM adult contemporary chart and at No.
6 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles, making it their highest peaking song on the Top Singles chart.