"Stay Up! (Viagra)" is the first single released from producer-rapper

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' debut album '' The Death of Adam'' and features the album's co-executive producer

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

. The song samples "All Night Loving" by British R&B three-piece band

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. The single was released digitally on August 25, 2008. According to both artists, the song, which follows the overall storyline of the

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. So ...

, is about a man named Adam, who after a bad string of relationships, decides to take

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(Sildenafil Citrate) in an attempt "stay up" longer. A snippet of the track was first previewed on

's 2007 ''Can't Tell Me Nothing'' mixtape and featured an additional

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verse delivered by Malik Yusef.

Music video

The music video premiered across multiple

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channels all day on Monday, March 16, 2009. Shot in

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on the streets of

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, the video features

(Clifford) and

(Rufus) dressed in full

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made to appear in their late sixties, out on a night on the town. Utilizing the talents of makeup artist

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of Alterian Effects ('' Michael Jackson's Thriller'', ''

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'', '' Shallow Hal'', '' Seed of Chucky'',

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) the video creates an intimate and comedic look at the two real life friends. According to director Jason Goldwatch,

References

External links

Stay Up!
on Myspace
imeem Music
{{Kanye West songs 2008 debut singles Kanye West songs Songs written by Kanye West Music videos directed by Jason Goldwatch Songs written by Tony Swain (musician) Songs written by Steve Jolley (songwriter) 2008 songs Songs written by Leee John