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Stickwitu
"Stickwitu" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album, PCD (2005). It was written by Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer and produced by Ron Fair. A pop and R&B ballad with soul influences, the song finds the group celebrating monogamous relationships, with music critics drawing comparisons to fellow girl groups Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation, and the Spice Girls. It was released as the album's second single on September 26, 2005, by A&M Records and Interscope Records.
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 Mainstream Top 40, making the Pussycat Dolls the first girl group since Destiny's Child in 2001 to do so. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of three million units.
Nigel Dick 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 Doll Domination Tour (2009). The song received a Grammy Award 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 Billboard.
"Stickwitu" was written by Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer. Production was overseen by Ron Fair with co-producer Tal Herzberg, who engineered the song with Mike Hogue's assistance. Fair also arranged 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 Peter Mokran at the Record Plant in Hollywood, California.
"Stickwitu" was written in the key of A major and a slow tempo, swinging 72 beats per minute. The song was composed using 4
4 time and follows a simple chord progression of D – A9/C♯ – Bm7 – A7 – Bm7 and A/C♯. The Pussycat Dolls' vocals on the song span F♯3 to E5. Lead singer Nicole Scherzinger was noted for using the "thin end of [her] alto-into-soprano register". A pop song with soul influences, "Stickwitu" features strings accompanied by bass, harmonica, organ, piano, and the Rhodes piano.
Kalefah Sanneh of The New York Times found the melody to be simple, adding that "the beat keeps dropping out and returning and growing and shrinking, confounding expectations". Chuck Taylor of Billboard noted that "Stickwitu" is reminiscent of the works of fellow girl groups Cover Girls and Sweet Sensation, while Tony Heywood from musicOMH compared the song to the works of the Spice Girls. An ode to monogamous relationships, the Pussycat Dolls croon during the chorus, "Nobody gonna love me better / I'ma stickwitu forever".
In July 2005, MTV News reported that "Beep", featuring will.i.am, was a "potential second single". However, on September 26, 2005, A&M Records and Interscope Records serviced "Stickwitu" to contemporary hit radio 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 Hasbro 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 Radio Disney. 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 Avant 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 Keke Wyatt on "My First Love". The remix was included on the tour edition (2006) of PCD and on Avant's fourth studio album Director (2006).
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Stickwitu
"Stickwitu" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album, PCD (2005). It was written by Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer and produced by Ron Fair. A pop and R&B ballad with soul influences, the song finds the group celebrating monogamous relationships, with music critics drawing comparisons to fellow girl groups Cover Girls, Sweet Sensation, and the Spice Girls. It was released as the album's second single on September 26, 2005, by A&M Records and Interscope Records.
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 Mainstream Top 40, making the Pussycat Dolls the first girl group since Destiny's Child in 2001 to do so. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of three million units.
Nigel Dick 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 Doll Domination Tour (2009). The song received a Grammy Award 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 Billboard.
"Stickwitu" was written by Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston and Robert Palmer. Production was overseen by Ron Fair with co-producer Tal Herzberg, who engineered the song with Mike Hogue's assistance. Fair also arranged 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 Peter Mokran at the Record Plant in Hollywood, California.
"Stickwitu" was written in the key of A major and a slow tempo, swinging 72 beats per minute. The song was composed using 4
4 time and follows a simple chord progression of D – A9/C♯ – Bm7 – A7 – Bm7 and A/C♯. The Pussycat Dolls' vocals on the song span F♯3 to E5. Lead singer Nicole Scherzinger was noted for using the "thin end of [her] alto-into-soprano register". A pop song with soul influences, "Stickwitu" features strings accompanied by bass, harmonica, organ, piano, and the Rhodes piano.
Kalefah Sanneh of The New York Times found the melody to be simple, adding that "the beat keeps dropping out and returning and growing and shrinking, confounding expectations". Chuck Taylor of Billboard noted that "Stickwitu" is reminiscent of the works of fellow girl groups Cover Girls and Sweet Sensation, while Tony Heywood from musicOMH compared the song to the works of the Spice Girls. An ode to monogamous relationships, the Pussycat Dolls croon during the chorus, "Nobody gonna love me better / I'ma stickwitu forever".
In July 2005, MTV News reported that "Beep", featuring will.i.am, was a "potential second single". However, on September 26, 2005, A&M Records and Interscope Records serviced "Stickwitu" to contemporary hit radio 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 Hasbro 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 Radio Disney. 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 Avant 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 Keke Wyatt on "My First Love". The remix was included on the tour edition (2006) of PCD and on Avant's fourth studio album Director (2006).