Stack It Up Explained

Stack It Up
Type:single
Cover:Liam Payne - Stack It Up.png
Artist:Liam Payne featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Album:LP1
Label:Capitol
Chronology:Liam Payne
Prev Title:Polaroid
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:All I Want (For Christmas)
Next Year:2019

"Stack It Up" is a song by British singer Liam Payne featuring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, released on 18 September 2019 as the fifth single off Payne's debut studio album LP1.[1] It was co-written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Steve Mac.[2] [3] It is Payne's first release as a solo lead artist since 2018's "First Time". Some radio stations played the no rap version of the song.

Background

Payne announced the song's release date and shared its cover art on social media on 10 September.[4] Payne stated that the song is about "working hard, being inspired and achieving your dreams."[5]

Payne performed an acoustic version of the song at Vevo's New York City studio and released it digitally on 16 October 2019.[6]

Composition

"Stack It Up" was written by Ed Sheeran,[7] Artist Dubose, Steve McCutcheon and Frederik Gibson, while production was handled by Steve Mac.[5] Musicially, the song has been described as a midtempo track[8] and urban pop, with influences from trap and hip hop music.[9]

Speaking on the KISS Breakfast show, Payne discussed writing the song with Sheeran stating, "We changed a couple things about the song because the song, in a sense, is kind of one-dimensional in a way, in that it's about making money. It's better to make money with or for someone, to share with someone."[10]

Critical reception

Patrick Hosken of MTV stated, "Payne's got the chops, bounding from low croon to higher-register sultry swagger with ease... it still manages to lend 30 seconds to a boastful verse from A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie that also gives some life advice based on experience."[5] Sade Spence of Elite Daily called the track "infectious."[9] Salvatore Maicki of The Fader remarked, "it's all about reaping the benefits of late capitalism. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie agrees with Payne's sentiments, emphasized by his guest verse on the track. If, upon first listen, the song sounds like something Ed Sheeran would smear onto this world."[11]

Music video

The music video for "Stack It Up" was released on 18 September 2019. The video shows Payne and A Boogie wit da Hoodie dancing and playing games in an arcade, as well as the pair becoming animated at one point.[9] The video was directed by Nathan R. Smith.[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)Peak
position
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[13] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade)[14] 15
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 10
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[16] 67
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[17] 112
Slovenia (SloTop50)[18] 22
South Korea (Gaon)[19] 150

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Various18 September 2019OriginalCapitol
United States24 September 2019Top 40 radioRepublic[21]
Various16 October 2019AcousticCapitol[22]
Italy18 October 2019Contemporary hit radioOriginalUniversal[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liam Payne. umusic.digital. 11 September 2019. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015902/https://umusic.digital/ucjcyb/. dead.
  2. Web site: Liam Payne Enlists Ed Sheeran To Help Write New Single 'Stack It Up'. Capital FM. 13 August 2019. 11 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Liam Payne Announces New Single 'Stack It Up' And Release Date. iHeartRadio. Smith. Lindsey. 11 September 2019. 11 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Liam Payne Announces "Stack It Up" Featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. Idolator. Wass. Mike. 10 September 2019. 11 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Liam Payne's Crisp New 'Stack It Up' Is A Celebration Of Getting Paid. https://web.archive.org/web/20221005154311/https://www.mtv.com/news/8gkvcy/liam-payne-stack-it-up-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie. dead. October 5, 2022. MTV. Patrick Hosken. 18 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  6. Watch Liam Payne Strip Down Singles 'Stack It Up,' 'Polaroid'. Rolling Stone. Brittany Spanos. 11 October 2019. 26 March 2024.
  7. Liam Payne's New Single Was Written With Ed Sheeran & It's A Total Mood. Bustle. Sam Ramsden. 20 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  8. Hear Liam Payne Ponder Ways to 'Stack It Up' on New Song. Rolling Stone. Brittany Spanos. 18 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  9. Web site: Liam Payne's "Stack It Up" Video Is The Perfect Sequel To "Strip That Down". Elite Daily. Sade Spence. 18 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  10. Web site: Liam Payne shares new single 'Stack It Up': 'It's finally here!'. United Press International. Annie Martin. 18 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  11. Hear Liam Payne and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's new Ed Sheeran-penned single 'Stack It Up'. The Fader. Salvatore Maicki. 18 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Liam Payne Ft A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie 'Stack It Up' by Nathan R. Smith. Rob Ulitski. PromoNews.tv. 30 September 2019. 26 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 51/2019. Airplay Charts Germany Week 51/2019. Hung Medien & MusicTrace Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Germancharts.de. 22 January 2023. de.
  14. Web site: Tiparade Week 43. Dutch Top 40. 23 March 2024.
  15. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 30 September 2019. 28 September 2019.
  16. Web site: Airplay 100 – 10 noiembrie 2019. Kiss FM. Romanian. 4 November 2019. 10 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Stack It Up - Liam Payne Feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - Tophit. Tophit. 26 March 2024. ru.
  18. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 13 January 2020. 16 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116021420/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=2. dead.
  19. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 5 of 2020. Gaon Chart. ko. 6 February 2020.
  20. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020. 16 February 2021. Mahasz.
  21. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. All Access. 11 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190911235513/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 11 September 2019.
  22. Web site: Stack It Up (Acoustic) by Liam Payne. Apple Music. 19 October 2019.
  23. Web site: LIAM PAYNE "Stack It Up" (Radio Date: 18/10/2019). radiodate.it. 19 October 2019.