Stuttering (Fefe Dobson song)
"Stuttering" | |
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Song |
"Stuttering" is a song by Canadian singer–songwriter Fefe Dobson from her second (released) studio album, Joy. It was produced by
J. R. Rotem, and co-written by Fefe Dobson, J. R. Rotem, and Claude Kelly. The song was released as a single on September 7, 2010 by 21 Music and Island Records and officially impacted mainstream radio on October 12, 2010.[1] The song has achieved success in Canada obtaining the position of #21 in its third week on the Canadian Hot 100.
Music video
The video was directed by Alan Ferguson.[2] It features Dobson at a motel. She initially is stalking her boyfriend whom she thinks is cheating on her, only to find out it's not her boyfriend. It is later revealed that Dobson suffered from amnesia, and on her quest to catch her boyfriend cheating, she had cheated.
Performance and promotion
"Stuttering" was featured in the episode "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" of The CW Television Network series, Hellcats.[3] In the episode "Finish What We Started" of the same series, Dobson is shown performing the song.[4][5][6][7][8]
Personnel
- Songwriting – F. Dobson, J. Rotem, C. Kelly
- Production – J. R. Rotem
- Vocal production – Claude Kelly
- Recording – Ben "Bengineer" Chang
- Mixing – Serban Ghenea
- Mix engineer – John Hanes (Assisted by Tim Roberts)
- Instruments (except Guitar) – J. R. Rotem
- Guitar – Emanuel Kiriakou
- Backing vocals – Claude Kelly
Source:[9]
Chart performance
The song has charted on the Canadian Hot 100, debuting at #78 on the issue dated November 6, 2010[10][failed verification] and obtaining #21 in its third week due to high airplay and digital downloads.
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Canadian Hot 100[11] | 21 |
Release history
This section needs additional citations for verification. (November 2010) |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Canada | September 7, 2010 | Digital download, Original version[clarification needed] | 21 Music/Island Records |
United States[12] | |||
Canada[13] | October 19, 2010 | Digital download, Reserviced version[clarification needed] | 21 Music/Universal Music Canada |
References
- ^ "Top 40 Mainstream and Future Releases - Impacting songs". All Access Music Group.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2010-10-12)
- ^ "Suttering Video Credits". Video Static. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Music: Fefe Dobson "Stuttering" (2010-09-29). "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother". Hellcats. The CW Television Network.
- ^ "'Hellcats' : Finish What We Started". Zap2it.com. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ 1 Bachlakov, Sergei. ""Finish What We Started" - Fefe Dobson as herself in HELLCATS on The CW". The CW Television Network. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 2 Bachlakov, Sergei. ""Finish What We Started" - Fefe Dobson as herself in HELLCATS on The CW". The CW Television Network. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 3 Bachlakov, Sergei. ""Finish What We Started" - Fefe Dobson as herself in HELLCATS on The CW". The CW Television Network. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=11360727&blogID=540520431
- ^ "Fefe Dobson: Fefe's Notes - The Complete Lyrics for Joy". BestFan. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Week of November 06, 2010". Billboard.com (US). Retrieved 2010-11-02.[failed verification]
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Week of November 20, 2010". Billboard.com (US). Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ Island Records (September 7, 2010). "Fefe Dobson Stuttering mp3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Stuttering (Reserviced Version) - Single by Fefe Dobson". iTunes.apple.com (Canada). 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-11-02.