Just Stand Up!
| "Just Stand Up!" | |
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| Single by Artists Stand Up to Cancer | |
| Released | August 21, 2008 (digital) September 30, 2008 (CD single) |
| Format | Digital download, CD single |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | Pop, R&B |
| Length | 3:34 |
| Writer(s) | Babyface, Ronnie Walton |
| Producer | Babyface, Antonio "L.A." Reid |
"Just Stand Up!" is a song performed by an all-star charity supergroup of pop, R&B, rock, country artists during the live version during the telethon "Stand Up to Cancer". The group was purposely billed as Artists Stand Up to Cancer to the public.
American songwriter and producer Antonio "L.A." Reid conceived the collaboration after a meeting with the founder of Stand Up to Cancer, which will benefit from the proceeds of the record. Reid co-produced the track with American singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and the single was released on August 21, 2008.
The singers performed the song live on the "Stand Up to Cancer" show, which aired simultaneously on US TV networks ABC, CBS and NBC on September 5, 2008.[1][2]
The single was re-released on September 30, 2008, with the original recording, as well as the audio of the live performance. The CD was enhanced so it had special features for a computer. A music video was not produced for the single.
On October 15, 2010, the song was confirmed to be double-Platinum by the RIAA, and the music video was confirmed to be Gold.[3]
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[edit] Performers (in order of appearance)
- Beyoncé
- Carrie Underwood
- Rihanna
- Sheryl Crow (only on studio version)
- Fergie
- Leona Lewis
- Keyshia Cole
- Miley Cyrus
- LeAnn Rimes (only on studio version)
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Melissa Etheridge (only on studio version)
- Mary J. Blige
- Ciara
- Mariah Carey
- Ashanti
- Nicole Scherzinger (only on live version)
[edit] Live performance
The live performance was on "Stand Up 2 Cancer" event on September 5, 2008, aired by multiple channels. All the original artists appeared for the performance, except LeAnn Rimes, Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge, with the addition of Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls singing the parts of Sheryl Crow. The live performance is slightly different from the original song available for download. The live performance video is available on iTunes.
[edit] Track listing
- "Just Stand Up!"
- "Just Stand Up!" (Live Video)
[edit] Chart performance
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at 78 on the week of September 13, 2008. The next week it was the greatest sales gainer and jumped 67 places to land at number 11. The next week, however, the song fell to number 36. It has also peaked on the Billboard Pop 100 chart at 18. On the UK Singles Chart, it debuted at number 39, before climbing the chart to number 26.[4] Also on the Canadian Hot 100 chart it made a "Hot Shot Debut" at number 10 in the week of September 11, 2008, based on downloads.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[5] | 39 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[6] | 73 |
| Canadian Hot 100[7] | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart[8] | 11 |
| Italian Singles Chart[9] | 7 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 85 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[10] | 19 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] | 51 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 26 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 11 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[11] | 57 |
| US Pop 100[12] | 18 |
[edit] Personnel
- With vocals – Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, LeAnn Rimes, Ciara, Ashanti and Nicole Scherzinger (only on live version)
- Mariah Carey appears courtesy of Island Records.
- Melissa Etheridge appears courtesy of Island Records.
- Beyoncé appears courtesy of Columbia.
- Mary J. Blige appears courtesy of Geffen.
- Rihanna appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings.
- Fergie and Sheryl Crow appear courtesy of A&M Records.
- Natasha Bedingfield appears courtesy of Epic Records.
- Miley Cyrus appears courtesy of Hollywood Records.
- Leona Lewis appears courtesy of Sony BMG/Syco/J.
- Carrie Underwood appears courtesy of Arista Nashville.
- Keyshia Cole appears courtesy of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.
- LeAnn Rimes appears courtesy of Asylum-Curb.
- Ashanti appears courtesy of Universal Records
- Ciara appears courtesy of Zomba, Sony BMG.
- Nicole Scherzinger appears courtesy of Polydor, A&M and Interscope (only on live version)
[edit] References
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (2008-08-19). "Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, More Collaborate On Cancer Benefit Single". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593043/20080819/carey_mariah.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Jessen, Monique (2008-08-20). "Mariah Carey, Beyoncé Unite For Charity Record". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220273,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - February 26, 2011". RIAA. 2010-10-15. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Just%20Stand%20Up&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ a b "Artists Stand Up To Cancer - Just Stand Up". ChartStats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=33719. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Just Stand Up! chart history - australian-charts.com. australian-charts.com. Retrieved on June 28, 2009.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Stand Up To Cancer - Just Stand Up". lescharts.com. http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Stand+Up+To+Cancer&titel=Just+Stand+Up&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ a b c Artists Stand Up to Cancer - Just Stand Up!. acharts.us. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 11 September 2008". IRMA]. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=37. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=%202008&mese=09&id=136
- ^ "RIANZ". RIANZ. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales
- ^ Billboard Pop 100
[edit] External links
- Miley Cyrus songs
- 2008 singles
- All-star recordings
- Charity singles
- Ashanti (entertainer) songs
- Carrie Underwood songs
- Ciara songs
- Fergie songs
- Keyshia Cole songs
- LeAnn Rimes songs
- Leona Lewis songs
- Beyoncé Knowles songs
- Mariah Carey songs
- Mary J. Blige songs
- Melissa Etheridge songs
- Natasha Bedingfield songs
- Rihanna songs
- Sheryl Crow songs
- Songs written by Babyface (musician)
