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"Stickwitu" is a song recorded by American girl group
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for their debut studio album '' PCD'' (2005). It was written by
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, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer and produced by
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. A
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and R&B
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with
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influences, the song finds the group celebrating monogamous relationships, with
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drawing comparisons to fellow girl groups Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation, and the
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. It was released as the album's second single on September 26, 2005, by
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and
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. Upon its release, "Stickwitu" received mixed reviews from critics, with some complimenting the production and vocal performances, while others criticized its placement on the album. Commercially, "Stickwitu" was a chart success, peaking at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as becoming the Pussycat Dolls' second consecutive number-one in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and peaking atop the US
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, making the Pussycat Dolls the first girl group since
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in 2001 to do so. It was certified
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by the
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(RIAA) for
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sales of one million units.
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directed the accompanying music video for "Stickwitu", with principal photography taking place in various places around Los Angeles, including the Orpheum Theatre. With the aim to make each member more identifiable, the music video depicts a day of the group's tour life. To further promote the single, the Pussycat Dolls performed the song during several televised appearances, and in their concert tours PCD World Tour (2006–2007) and
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(2009). The song received a
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nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was regarded as one of the greatest girl group songs of all time by ''
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''.


Writing and production

"Stickwitu" was written by
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, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer. Production was overseen by
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with co-producer Tal Herzberg, who engineered the song with Mike Hogue's assistance. Fair also
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and conducted the strings, which were recorded by Allen Sides. The Pussycat Dolls' vocals were recorded by Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos. The song was mixed by
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at the
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in Hollywood, California.


Music and lyrics

"Stickwitu" was written in the key of
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and a slow
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, swinging 72
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. The song was composed using time and follows a simple
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of D - A(9)/C♯ – Bm7 – A7 – Bm7 and A/C♯. The Pussycat Dolls' vocals on the song span F♯3 – E5. Lead singer
Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger ( ; ; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With ...
was noted for using the "thin end of er
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-into-
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register". A
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song with
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influences, "Stickwitu" features strings accompanied by
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,
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,
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,
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, and the
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. Kalefah Sanneh of ''
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'' found the melody to be simple, adding that "the beat keeps dropping out and returning and growing and shrinking, confounding expectations". Chuck Taylor of ''
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'' noted that "Stickwitu" is reminiscent of the works of fellow girl groups Cover Girls and Sweet Sensation, while Tony Heywood from ''
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'' compared the song to the works of the
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. An ode to monogamous relationships, the Pussycat Dolls croon during the
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, "Nobody gonna love me better / I'ma stickwitu forever".


Release

In July 2005,
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reported that " Beep", featuring
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, was a "potential second single". However, on September 26, 2005,
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and
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serviced "Stickwitu" to
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stations as the second single from ''PCD''. Jeff Leeds of ''The New York Times'' noted that the release of the single coincided with the label strucking a deal with the toymaker
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to create a line of dolls modeled after the group. The aim of "Stickwitu" was to appeal to a wider and younger demographic, managing to receive airplay on outlets such as
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. In response to the release of the single, Scherzinger felt it was a strong move for them, as opposed to coming out with "Beep", noting: "occasionally we get the skeptical people, but we go, 'Give us a chance'." An urban remix featuring singer
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was released in December 2005. The remix has identical credits to the original "Stickwitu", with the addition of Avant as a songwriter and Peter Mokran as a remixer. Scherzinger recorded new vocals with Avant in a similar way Avant sang with
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on " My First Love". The remix was included on the tour edition (2006) of ''PCD'' and on Avant's fourth studio album ''
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'' (2006).


Critical reception

Jim Carroll of the ''
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'' wrote that "Stickwitu" is "one of the best pop ballads of recent years". Taylor was surprised of "Stickwitu"'s release following "
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" and praised for being "beautifully sung, craftily produced and refreshingly gimmick-free". He continued praising the "catchy" chorus noting the "track is unlike anything else on the air". While reviewing ''PCD'', Linda McGee of
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wrote that the song displays "the real intensity of spirit in the music of the roup" Sanneh felt that the song "might be even better" than 'Don't Cha'. Paul Scott of ''
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'' agreed with Sanneh adding that it's "pretty enough but just sort of mills around without getting up the courage to go
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and that's actually a good thing". Although ''musicOMH''s John Murphy appreciated the group's vocal performances and harmonies, he noted that " one of the group membershave a particular strong vocal" and the song "doesn't particularly stick in the mind very much". Spence D. of
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shared similar thoughts with Murphy writing that although Scherzinger "has a pleasing enough voice" she "never really presents anything that could come close to being called a signature sound". Spence D. also criticized the song's placement on the album. Similarly,
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's
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lamented the inclusion of "Stickwitu" on the album, stating: "''PCD'' seems like it will be that rare thing: a mainstream club/dance album devoted to nothing but dance songs. Then, reality comes crashing in with the fourth song, 'Stickwitu', the inevitable romantic slow jam whose sappiness undercuts the joyous carnal celebration of the first three songs." Sal Cinquenmani from ''
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'' found it difficult to take the album's ballads—"Stickwitu" and "How Many Times, How Many Lies"—seriously when followed by "a song that begs a man to ' loosen up my buttons'". Kat Bein of the ''
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'' wrote that the song was "in the running for most trite lyrics of all time". Nathan Rabin from ''
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'' described it as a "saccharine, sleepy ballad". Writing for Sputnikmusic, Nick Butler described "Stickwitu" as a "limp, lifeless ode". However he did note that "it's nowhere near as sickly or disgustingly submissive and sexist as something like
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's ' Cater 2 U'". Kevin Courtney of the ''Irish Times'' gave "Stickwitu" two out of five stars, noting that "they don't want to be one-hit wonders".


Accolades

"Stickwitu" was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the
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(2007). Its remix featuring Avant was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo at the
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. In May 2007, the song won a BDS Certified Spin Award for receiving 300,000 radio spins in the United States, and was listed as one of the recipients of the BMI Pop Award. In 2017, "Stickwitu" was ranked at number 68 on ''
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''s "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks", with Taylor Weaterby writing that the Pussycat Dolls "created one of the most heartfelt ballads in modern girl group history". Weaterby added, "the song is likely still making couples everywhere sway along and fall deeper in love" for years to come.


Commercial performance

In the United States, "Stickwitu" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 85 on the issue dated October 22, 2005. On the issue dated November 26, 2005, it leaped from number 18 to number nine, entering the top ten. In its 11th week, the song peaked at number five. The song became the Pussycat Dolls' first number-one on the
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, making the group the first girl group to peak atop the chart since
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in 2001. On the US
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, the remix featuring Avant debuted at number 73, with 3.6 million audience impressions (up by 37%); it ultimately peaked at number 63. "Stickwitu" was certified
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by the
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(RIAA) on July 11, 2007, for
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sales of one million units. Across Europe, "Stickwitu" performed strongly, debuting at number two on the
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and attaining the same position in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland, as well as number three in Norway, number five in Belgium (Flanders), number six in Italy and Switzerland, number seven in France, and number eight in the Czech Republic. In New Zealand, "Stickwitu" peaked at number one for two non-consecutive weeks, and was certified gold by
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(RMNZ). On the UK Singles Chart, "Stickwitu" debuted at number one on December 10, 2005, with first-week sales of 43,989 copies, becoming the Pussycat Dolls' second consecutive number-one song in the United Kingdom, after "
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" debuted atop 12 weeks before. In its second week, the song remained at number one, with a 28.8% sales decrease, selling 31,311 copies. It was certified platinum by the
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(BPI) for sales of 600,000 units in the UK. The
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(OCC) ranks "Stickwitu" as the Pussycat Dolls' fourth most successful song on the UK Singles Chart, and the 74th best-selling song by a girl group.


Music video

The song's music video, directed by
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, premiered on MTV.com on October 13, 2005. According to
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, the clip was filmed in different places across Los Angeles including the Orpheum Theatre over the course of two days. The Pussycat Dolls enlisted Dick to direct the video as they wanted to maintain their momentum garnered from their debut single, "Don't Cha". Dick admitted that he felt pressure to deliver. "This video establishes the way they want to be seen from now on. But that's the way it's always been for me. I've been very lucky in my career to do videos for people that are very crucial in artist's careers." The group felt "Stickwitu" would help each girl be more identifiable by showing different sides of their personalities. Scherzinger elaborated that "this video shows much more vulnerability. Part of it is howingthe strength to do what we do s performers the other is to show that we have our vulnerabilities in life with trying to hold up relationships while we're on the road. We wanted to make sure that each of us was identifiable in this video, that you got to know each girl a little bit more, and get to see what we're like on and off tour." MTV's James Montgomery said that the video manages to be "high-fashion and low-brow, glamorous and, um, gritty at the same time", where, according to Scherzinger, it's "a day in the life of the Pussycat Dolls on the road." The director added that the music video is "a photographic endition ofthe life of the Pussycat Dolls: traveling around, getting ready for gigs, being on the tour bus, doing a photo session, waking up in a motel, talking to the boyfriend on the phone, sound-checking. It's informal but beautiful. It's not rock and roll; it's the urban-pop world."


Live performances

On December 7, 2005, the Pussycat Dolls performed at the annual KIIS-FM Jingle Ball at the
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in Los Angeles, California with some members wearing "festive candy-cane-striped belly shirts and red-and-green capri pants." The set list included "Stickwitu", "
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", and " Wait a Minute". On March 4, 2006, the Pussycat Dolls and
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performed "Stickwitu" at the 20th Soul Train Music Awards. On June 30, 2006, the group performed "Don't Cha", "
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" and "Stickwitu" on ''
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'' as part of its ''Summer Concert Series''. On July 7, 2007, the Pussycat Dolls together with other artists performed at the Live Earth Concerts, which were held to raise awareness of
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. They performed "Don't Cha", "Stickwitu", and "Buttons". "Stickwitu" was included on the group's first
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(2009) as well as their own headline tours, PCD World Tour (2006–07) and
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Track listings and formats

US 12-inch vinyl and digital single # "Stickwitu" (album version) – 3:27 # " Santa Baby" – 3:00 # "Stickwitu" (R&B Remix) (featuring
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) – 3:17 European CD single # "Stickwitu" (album version) – 3:27 # "Stickwitu" (R&B Remix) (featuring Avant) – 3:17 Australian and European maxi CD single # "Stickwitu" (album version) – 3:27 # "Santa Baby" – 3:00 # "Stickwitu" (R&B Remix) (featuring Avant) – 3:17 # "Stickwitu" (music video)


Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''PCD''. Mixing *Mixed at
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, California). Personnel *Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos – recording *
Ron Fair Ronald Fair is an American record producer, record executive, musical arranger, recording engineer and conductor. A traditional record producer since 1970, Fair has been credited with orchestral production work on several commercially success ...
 – producer, arrangement, conductor, harmonica, organ, piano, rhodes *
Franne Golde Francine Golde, better known as Franne Golde or Frannie Golde, is an American songwriter, musician, singer and writer. She is Songwriter's Hall Of Fame nominee and her songs have appeared on more than 100 million records sold worldwide. Golde h ...
 – songwriter *Tal Herzberg – co-producer, engineering, Pro Tools, bass *Mike Hogue – assistant mix engineer *Cori Jacobs – rhodes *Kasia Livingston – songwriter *
Peter Mokran Peter Mokran is an American mixer, producer, engineer, and musician. Early life Mokran was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, he studied classical guitar, while also learning engineering and programming as a teen.Paul Tingen“ ...
 – mixing *Robert Palmer – songwriter, original drum programming *Allen Sides – string recording *The PCD orchestra – strings


Charts


Weekly charts


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Decade-end charts


Certifications


Release history


See also

*List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)#2006, List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand) *List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s *List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2006


Notes


References


External links


Official website
{{Authority control 2005 songs 2005 singles The Pussycat Dolls songs Songs written by Franne Golde Song recordings produced by Ron Fair Pop ballads Contemporary R&B ballads 2000s ballads Number-one singles in New Zealand UK singles chart number-one singles Music videos directed by Nigel Dick Articles containing video clips A&M Records singles