Stand Up (Ludacris song)
| "Stand Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Ludacris featuring Shawnna | ||||
| from the album Chicken-n-Beer | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) |
| |||
| Ludacris singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Shawnna singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Stand Up" is a song by Ludacris, released as the second single from his fourth album, Chicken-n-Beer on August 19, 2003. It became his first song to peak atop the Billboard Hot 100—remaining on the chart for 28 weeks—on the week dated December 6 of that year. It contains a guest appearance from American rapper Shawnna, who provides a call and response dichotomy with Ludacris for the song's chorus. Production was handled by then-unknown Roc-A-Fella Records producer Kanye West, while co-production was helmed by Ludacris himself, both of whom wrote the song.
"Stand Up" topped the R&B/Hip-Hop singles for four weeks, and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song appeared in a commercial for the all-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz A Class Sedan that appeared during Super Bowl LIII on February 3, 2019. The commercial featured Ludacris himself performing the song at an opera, and also featured Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner and Free Willy.[1]
Music video
[edit]A music video was made for the song, directed by Dave Meyers. Ludacris raps at a night club with many bizarre elements, such as a huge beer bottle, which he drinks from, a giant sneaker that he later wears, disabled people in wheelchairs dancing, a woman whose behind grows to a humungous proportion after kissing Luda, Luda and another woman as toddlers, and much more, with scenes mostly alluding to the song's lyrics. Chingy, Katt Williams, 2 Chainz, Scooter Braun, Kanye West (the song's producer), Tyra Banks & Lauren London made cameo appearances on the video.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2003–2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 30 |
| Australian Urban (ARIA)[3] | 12 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 63 |
| Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[5] | 7 |
| Germany (GfK)[6] | 56 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 43 |
| Italy (FIMI)[8] | 19 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 13 |
| Scotland (OCC)[10] | 28 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 22 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[12] | 8 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 1 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[16] | 1 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[17] | 9 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Urban (Music Week)[19] | 29 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 51 |
| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[21] | 45 |
Decade-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2000–2009) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[22] | 87 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[23] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Remixes and cover versions
[edit]An official remix was also recorded, in which Ludacris' third verse was removed and replaced with a verse from Kanye West. The remix appeared on the Akademiks: JeaniusLevelMusikKanye West Vol. 2 & Kon The Louis Vuitton Don mixtapes.
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered the song as a lounge-style version on his 2004 album I'd Like a Virgin.
Ludacris also made a remix of the song for the Atlanta Falcons.
Ludacris used this song to mix it with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" in a faster tone in some club radio stations.
References
[edit]- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Ludacris – Stand Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Issue 727" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ludacris – Stand Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 2004" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Ludacris – Stand Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Ludacris". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Ludacris – Stand Up". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris – Stand Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris – Stand Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ludacris Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "2003 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ "2004 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks – Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "American single certifications – Ludacris – Stand Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
