Show Stopper (Danity Kane song)

"Show Stopper"
Song

"Show Stopper" is a snap–R&B song written by Angela Hunte, Krystal Oliver, Calvin Puckett, Frank Romano, and James Scheffer for Danity Kane's debut album Danity Kane (2006). It features rapper Yung Joc and it received a positive reception from music critics. Produced by Jim Jonsin, the song was released as the album's lead single on August 4, 2006. In the United States, "Show Stopper" peaked at #8 on the official Billboard Hot 100 chart. Outside the U.S. the song received its official release on October 20, 2006.

Music video

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Danity Kane performing on the Hollywood Boulevard.

The music video for "Show Stopper" was directed by Jessy Terrero (director of the movie Soul Plane and many of G-Unit's videos), and was filmed in various locations throughout Los Angeles, California. The final version of the video premiered on Making the Video on MTV on August 4, 2006.

The video starts with the girls in the studio listening to the song "Want It" with Diddy as he tells them to go straight to bed and not go out and club hop. Then the girls go into a van and get "made up" and then go out on the town in expensive cars. Yung Joc is also featured in the video; his part was filmed inside his van while on the way back to the airport. The video ends with the girls dancing on the Hollywood Boulevard.

Diddy also recorded a video with his verse in the song, and it appears in the remix version, which features only the girl's full dance portion of the original "Show Stopper" video.

The video has proven to be a success, peaking at number two on TRL as of September 8, 2006.

Remixes

Several remixes of "Show Stopper" were made shortly after the release of the album. The main remix (which also received a video) was the "Bad Boy Remix" which featured guest raps from Diddy and label-mate Yung Joc. On October 26, 2006, a second official/main remix leaked known as the "Jim Jonson" remix which featured a new beat, and guest raps from Pitbull, and B.O.B.

Official versions

• Alternate Version (4:15)
• Bad Boy Remix (4:42) featuring Diddy and Yung Joc
• Jim Jonson Remix (4:13) featuring Pitbull and B.O.B.
• Saul Mojica Mix (4:19)
• Garbz Mix (3:52)

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Show Stopper".

• International CD single

1. "Show Stopper" (Album version)
2. "Show Stopper" (Remix) (featuring Diddy)
3. "Show Stopper" (Instrumental)
4. "Show Stopper" (Acapella)

• Vinyl single

1. "Show Stopper" (Main version)
2. "Show Stopper" (Instrumental)
3. "Show Stopper" (Acapella)

Chart performance

"Show Stopper" was released on the U.S. iTunes Music Store on August 15, and on August 17 it peaked at #2 on the top 100 songs and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following week. The iTunes version along with the album version has a post-bridge section with the producer, Jim Jonsin, rapping and the girls responding about jingiling keys, however the video version and most radio stations play the version with a rap from Yung Joc.

After the initial surge of popularity on iTunes the single didn't gain radio play and went down on the charts. About 5 weeks after the release to radio, the song finally started gathering airplay. The single began subsequently moving back up the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at #12.

With just about 15 days of release worldwide, the song is gathering alot of airplay and has debuted in the top 30 of Germanys Top 50, and is sitting at number 27 on the World-wide R&B chrat.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austrian Top 50	68
German Top 100	27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	7
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	44
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	14
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	25
World R&B Top 30 Singles	27

Billboard Hot 100 trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	17	8	20	26	24	18	17	16	12	13	12	13

Pop Inc MTV ASIA
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	20	19	6	3	19	18	17	16	12

External links

• VH1: News about Danity Kane and the song.