Just Stand Up! Explained

Just Stand Up!
Cover:Just Stand Up!.png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Artists Stand Up to Cancer
Recorded:2008
Length:3:34

"Just Stand Up!" is a song performed by an all-star female charity supergroup of pop, R&B, rock, and country artists during the telethon "Stand Up to Cancer". The group was purposely billed as Artists Stand Up to Cancer to the public. The song reached number 7 in Italy, number 10 in Canada, and number 11 in the US and Ireland.

Background

American songwriter and producer Antonio "L.A." Reid conceived of the collaboration after a meeting with the founder of Stand Up to Cancer, which benefited 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" special, 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.

Performers (in order of appearance)

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 also peaked on the Billboard Pop 100 chart at 18. As of October 2013, "Just Stand Up!" had sold 393,000 digital downloads in the US.[3] On the UK Singles Chart, it debuted at number 39, before climbing the chart to number 26. 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.

Live performance

The live performance was held on the "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 for purchase on iTunes.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Just Stand Up!" – 3:37
  2. "Just Stand Up!" (Live Video) – 4:28

Credits and personnel

Vocalists
Production

Credits adapted from Discogs.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, More Collaborate On Cancer Benefit Single. https://archive.today/20100829181810/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593043/20080819/carey_mariah.jhtml. dead. August 29, 2010. Kaufman. Gil. 2008-08-19. MTV News. 2008-08-20.
  2. News: Mariah Carey, Beyoncé Unite For Charity Record. Jessen. Monique. 2008-08-20. People. 2008-08-26.
  3. Web site: Paul Grein . Week Ending Oct. 6, 2013. Songs: Adele Reaches A Milestone – Comments . 9 October 2013 . music.yahoo.com . 2013-10-09.
  4. Web site: Just Stand Up! - Credits . 30 September 2008 . Discogs. 2020-09-15.
  5. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 [2008/09/10 公開]]. . Japanese. April 6, 2022.

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