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Leah Greenblatt of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called "Here I Stand" a throwback to Stevie Wonder, and was disappointed that it was placed near the end of the parent album.<ref name="LG">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20200532,00.html |title=Here I Stand |first=Leah |last=Greenblatt |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Warner]] |date=May 16, 2008 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]''{{'s}} Steve Jones noted the track as a highlight of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2008-05-26-usher-review_N.htm |title=New album 'Here I Stand' is pure, mature Usher |first=Steve |last=Jones |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=May 27, 2008 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> Joshua Alston from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote that the song "lyrically and musically sounds more passionate and more adult than Usher ever has," and called it a "syrupy ballad".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/usher-here-i-stand,7038/ |title=Here I Stand |first=Joshua |last=Alston |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion]] |date=June 9, 2008 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> However, ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''{{'s}} Josh Eells called the "chivalrous" number "sweet but taxing, like looking at photos from someone else’s wedding,"<ref name="Blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/55127/here-i-stand.html |title=Review: Usher – Here I Stand |first=Josh |last=Eells |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5uCb5VK5J |archivedate=November 13, 2010 |accessdate=January 23, 2011}}</ref> while Jim Farber of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' wrote that "the [song's] melody fails [Usher]."<ref name="NYDN">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/05/27/2008-05-27_ushers_here_i_stand_falls_short.html |title=Usher's 'Here I Stand' falls short |first=Jim |last=Farber |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=May 27, 2008 |accessdate=January 26, 2011}}</ref> The song ranked at number one on [[AOL Radio]]'s list of top Usher songs.<ref name="AOL">{{cite web| url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/01/18/top-usher-songs/ |title=Top 10 Usher Songs |publisher=[[AOL Radio]]. [[AOL]] |first=Boonsri |last=Dickinson |accessdate=January 24, 2011}}</ref> At the [[51st Grammy Awards]], "Here I Stand" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]] award, but lost to [[Ne-Yo]]'s "[[Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)|Miss Independent]]" from his 2008 album, ''[[Year of the Gentleman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list.jhtml |title=Grammy 2009 Winners List |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV]] |date=February 8, 2009 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref>
Leah Greenblatt of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called "Here I Stand" a throwback to Stevie Wonder, and was disappointed that it was placed near the end of the parent album.<ref name="LG">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20200532,00.html |title=Here I Stand |first=Leah |last=Greenblatt |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Warner]] |date=May 16, 2008 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]''{{'s}} Steve Jones noted the track as a highlight of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2008-05-26-usher-review_N.htm |title=New album 'Here I Stand' is pure, mature Usher |first=Steve |last=Jones |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=May 27, 2008 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> Joshua Alston from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote that the song "lyrically and musically sounds more passionate and more adult than Usher ever has," and called it a "syrupy ballad".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/usher-here-i-stand,7038/ |title=Here I Stand |first=Joshua |last=Alston |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion]] |date=June 9, 2008 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> However, ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''{{'s}} Josh Eells called the "chivalrous" number "sweet but taxing, like looking at photos from someone else’s wedding,"<ref name="Blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/55127/here-i-stand.html |title=Review: Usher – Here I Stand |first=Josh |last=Eells |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5uCb5VK5J |archivedate=November 13, 2010 |accessdate=January 23, 2011}}</ref> while Jim Farber of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' wrote that "the [song's] melody fails [Usher]."<ref name="NYDN">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/05/27/2008-05-27_ushers_here_i_stand_falls_short.html |title=Usher's 'Here I Stand' falls short |first=Jim |last=Farber |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=May 27, 2008 |accessdate=January 26, 2011}}</ref> The song ranked at number one on [[AOL Radio]]'s list of top Usher songs.<ref name="AOL">{{cite web| url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/01/18/top-usher-songs/ |title=Top 10 Usher Songs |publisher=[[AOL Radio]]. [[AOL]] |first=Boonsri |last=Dickinson |accessdate=January 24, 2011}}</ref> At the [[51st Grammy Awards]], "Here I Stand" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]] award, but lost to [[Ne-Yo]]'s "[[Miss Independent (Ne-Yo song)|Miss Independent]]" from his 2008 album, ''[[Year of the Gentleman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list.jhtml |title=Grammy 2009 Winners List |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV]] |date=February 8, 2009 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref>


Although the song was not released as a [[single (music)|single]], "Here I Stand" debuted on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] at number seventy-five on the issue dated September 20, 2008, and peaked at number eighteen on March 14, 2009. On July 18, 2009 it fell off the chart, having spent forty-three weeks on the chart.<ref name="Billboardcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/song/usher/here-i-stand/11188091 |title=Here I Stand - Usher |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> "Here I Stand" entered the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] at number fourteen on the chart of December 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 17, 2008 |title= |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= |issue= |pages= |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref> It peaked at number six on January 7, 2009, before slipped off the chart the following week, having lasted four weeks there.<ref name="BUpeak">{{cite journal |date=January 7, 2009 |title= |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= |issue= |pages= |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref> On February 7, 2009, the song appeared on the [[Radio Songs]] at number seventy-three, but failed to reappear on the chart the next week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/radio-songs?chartDate=2009-02-07&order=gainer |title=Radio Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=February 7, 2009 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> It re-entered one place higher, at number seventy-two, on March 14, 2009, but again did not gain any traction, with no place achieved on the following chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/radio-songs?chartDate=2009-03-14&order=gainer |title=Radio Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=March 14, 2009 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref>
Although the song was not released as a [[single (music)|single]], "Here I Stand" debuted on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] at number seventy-five on the issue dated September 20, 2008, and peaked at number eighteen on March 14, 2009. On July 18, 2009 it fell off the chart, having spent forty-three weeks on the chart.<ref name="Billboardcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/song/usher/here-i-stand/11188091 |title=Here I Stand - Usher |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> "Here I Stand" entered the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] at number fourteen on the chart of December 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |date=December 17, 2008 |title=Bubbling Under and Other Charts |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=120 |issue=52 |pages=67 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref> It peaked at number six on January 3, 2009, before slipped off the chart the following week, having lasted four weeks there.<ref name="BUpeak">{{cite journal |date=January 3, 2009 |title=Bubbling Under and Other Charts |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=121 |issue=52 |pages=53 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref> On February 7, 2009, the song appeared on the [[Radio Songs]] at number seventy-three, but failed to reappear on the chart the next week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/radio-songs?chartDate=2009-02-07&order=gainer |title=Radio Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=February 7, 2009 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref> It re-entered one place higher, at number seventy-two, on March 14, 2009, but again did not gain any traction, with no place achieved on the following chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/radio-songs?chartDate=2009-03-14&order=gainer |title=Radio Songs |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=March 14, 2009 |accessdate=January 22, 2011}}</ref>


==Credits==
==Credits==

Revision as of 18:47, 27 January 2011

"Here I Stand"
Song

"Here I Stand" is a song by American recording artist Usher. It appears as the seventeenth track from his fifth studio album of the same name, which was released by LaFace Records on May 23, 2008. Penned by the singer with Polow da Don, Adam Blackstone, Gerrell Gaddis, and Dre & Vidal, and produced by Dre & Vidal, "Here I Stand" is a slow soul ballad and contains similarities to Stevie Wonder's music. The record received critical acclaim, and was nominated for the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance award at the 51st Grammy Awards. Despite going without a single release, "Here I Stand" maintained a position on the United States Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for several weeks in 2008–09, reaching the top twenty. It also appeared on the Radio Songs and Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts, peaking at numbers seventy-two and six, respectively.

Background and composition

Wonder (left) and Usher performing in 2009
"Here I Stand"
The song incorporates soul and pop jazz, leading to comparisons with Stevie Wonder
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"Here I Stand" was written by Usher, Polow da Don, Adam Blackstone and Gerrell Gaddis, as well as Dre & Vidal, who also produced the track.[1] The song was recorded by Vincent Dilorenzo, with assistance from Geoff Rice, at Sony Music Studios, New York City and Zac Recording, Atlanta.[1] Dilorenzo also mixed the record, with assistance from Matt DeSando, at Studio 609, Philadelphia.[1] According to Josh Eells of Blender, "Here I Stand" was written for Tameka Foster,[2] whom Usher married in August 2007.[3] Composed before their engagement, "Here I Stand" was played at Usher and Foster's wedding.[4] The tune is an assurance of sexual fidelity and commitment.[4][5] A slow jam soul and pop jazz ballad,[2][6][7] "Here I Stand" has been compared to the work of Stevie Wonder by critics.[6][7][8] The was included on Usher's fifth studio album of the same name, released on May 23, 2008 by LaFace Records.[9] Usher performed "Here I Stand" at Sony's keynote address at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.[10]

Reception

Usher lost the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy to Ne-Yo.

Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called "Here I Stand" a throwback to Stevie Wonder, and was disappointed that it was placed near the end of the parent album.[8] USA Today's Steve Jones noted the track as a highlight of the album.[11] Joshua Alston from The A.V. Club wrote that the song "lyrically and musically sounds more passionate and more adult than Usher ever has," and called it a "syrupy ballad".[12] However, Blender's Josh Eells called the "chivalrous" number "sweet but taxing, like looking at photos from someone else’s wedding,"[2] while Jim Farber of the Daily News wrote that "the [song's] melody fails [Usher]."[7] The song ranked at number one on AOL Radio's list of top Usher songs.[4] At the 51st Grammy Awards, "Here I Stand" was nominated for the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance award, but lost to Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" from his 2008 album, Year of the Gentleman.[13]

Although the song was not released as a single, "Here I Stand" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number seventy-five on the issue dated September 20, 2008, and peaked at number eighteen on March 14, 2009. On July 18, 2009 it fell off the chart, having spent forty-three weeks on the chart.[14] "Here I Stand" entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number fourteen on the chart of December 17, 2008.[15] It peaked at number six on January 3, 2009, before slipped off the chart the following week, having lasted four weeks there.[16] On February 7, 2009, the song appeared on the Radio Songs at number seventy-three, but failed to reappear on the chart the next week.[17] It re-entered one place higher, at number seventy-two, on March 14, 2009, but again did not gain any traction, with no place achieved on the following chart.[18]

Credits

Source:[1]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[16] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[14] 18
US Radio Songs[14] 72

References

  1. ^ a b c d Here I Stand (Media notes). LaFace Records. 2008. {{cite AV media notes}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |notestitle= (help); Unknown parameter |albumlink= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c Eells, Josh. "Review: Usher – Here I Stand". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Nero, Mark Edward. "Usher - 'Here I Stand'". About.com. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Dickinson, Boonsri. "Top 10 Usher Songs". AOL Radio. AOL. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (May 26, 2008). "Critics' Choice – New CDs". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Gennoe, Dan (June 3, 2008). "Usher - Here I Stand". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! UK & Ireland. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c Farber, Jim (May 27, 2008). "Usher's 'Here I Stand' falls short". Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah (May 16, 2008). "Here I Stand". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "Here I Stand – Usher" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  10. ^ MacManus, Christopher (January 11, 2009). "Usher Performs 'Here I Stand' Live At Sony's 2009 CES Keynote". Sony Insider. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  11. ^ Jones, Steve (May 27, 2008). "New album 'Here I Stand' is pure, mature Usher". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  12. ^ Alston, Joshua (June 9, 2008). "Here I Stand". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  13. ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV News. MTV. February 8, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c "Here I Stand - Usher". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  15. ^ "Bubbling Under and Other Charts". Billboard. 120 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 67. December 17, 2008.
  16. ^ a b "Bubbling Under and Other Charts". Billboard. 121 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 53. January 3, 2009.
  17. ^ "Radio Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 7, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  18. ^ "Radio Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 14, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
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