"Up the Hill Backwards" is a song from David Bowie's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). It was also issued as the fourth and final single from the album in March 1981. This was due to be the last David Bowie single on RCA and to commemorate this fact RCA, in the UK pressed some of the records with the old style orange RCA label instead of the normal black label. The uncommercial nature of "Up the Hill Backwards", combined with the track having been available on the album for the past six months, saw the single stall at No. 32 in the UK chart.