It was released on November 19, , by Mercury Nashville. Three versions of the album were released: a pop version red disc , a country version green disc , and a version in the style of Indian film music blue disc. This was the last album of Twain's career excluding her Greatest Hits collection to be produced by her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange before their divorce and her last studio release until 's Now.
The album became a commercial success, albeit less successful than Come On Over. Internationally, Up! The album was promoted with multiple interviews and live performances including the Super Bowl halftime show and the successful Up! Eight singles were released from the album, although no country received all eight of them.
The Europe-exclusive " Ka-Ching! Writing and recording for the album took place around the world. Canadian folk music group Leahy provided group fiddles throughout the album. When the album was originally released, different regions received different versions of the album.
North America received a two-disc set, containing the red disc and the green disc. Most international markets received a two-disc set, referred to as the "International Version," containing the red disc and the blue disc. Both two-disc versions contain a note from Shania offering free downloads of whichever set of mixes not included e. The red and green versions were released on vinyl in the United States and Europe on October 14, This marks the first time the green version was released physically in Europe.
Twain launched an extensive promotional tour for the album, starting in October On October 5 she appeared on Wetten, dass..? Twain embarked on the successful Up! Tour in September In , the album's cover was listed on Maxim ' s Sexiest Album Covers. This is Super-Size pop, as outsized and grandiose as good pop should be", he concluded. Expect precious metal. A high proportion of them, however, are also infuriatingly catchy — suggesting that Twain may well have another global success on her hands.
