"Stand Up" is a song by

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, released as the second single from his fourth album, ''

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'' 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

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, who provides a

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dichotomy with Ludacris for the song's chorus. Production was handled by then-unknown

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producer

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, while co-production was helmed by Ludacris himself, both of whom wrote the song. "Stand Up" topped the R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart for five weeks, and received a

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nomination for

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at the

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. The song appeared in a commercial for the all-new 2019

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Sedan that appeared during

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on February 3, 2019. The commercial featured Ludacris himself performing the song at an

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, and also featured

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and ''

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''.

Music video

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was made for "Stand Up", 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 Ludacris, him and another woman as toddlers, and much more, with scenes mostly alluding to the song's lyrics.

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, Katt Williams,

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(the song's producer),

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made cameo appearances on the video.

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Certifications

Remixes and cover versions

An official remix was also recorded, in which Ludacris' third verse was removed and replaced with a verse from

. 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

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-style version on his 2004 album ''I'd Like a Virgin''. Ludacris also made a remix of the song for the

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. Ludacris mixed this song with "

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" in a faster tone for some club radio stations.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 singles 2004 singles Ludacris songs Shawnna songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director) Song recordings produced by Kanye West Songs written by Ludacris Songs written by Kanye West 2003 songs