Stand Up (Ludacris song)

"Stand Up"
Single by Ludacris featuring Shawnna
from the album Chicken-n-Beer
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2003 (2003-09-02)
GenreCrunk
Length3:33
Label
Songwriters
ProducerKanye West
Ludacris singles chronology
"P-Poppin"
(2003)		 "Stand Up"
(2003)		 "Holidae In"
(2003)
Shawnna singles chronology
"P-Poppin"
(2003)		 "Stand Up"
(2003)		 "Shake dat Shit"
(2004)
Music video
"Stand Up" on YouTube

"Stand Up" is a song by American rapper Ludacris, released as the second single from his fourth album, Chicken-n-Beer (2003), on September 2, 2003. It contains a guest appearance from American rapper Shawnna, who provides a call-and-response dichotomy with Ludacris for the song's chorus. Production was handled by Roc-A-Fella Records producer Kanye West, while co-production was helmed by Ludacris, both of whom wrote the song.

"Stand Up" became Ludacris's first song to peak atop the US Billboard Hot 100, rising to number one on the week dated December 6, 2003. It also topped three other Billboard charts and entered the top 20 in Canada, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Eminem's "Lose Yourself".[1]

Music video

A music video 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 humongous proportion after kissing Ludacris, him and another woman as toddlers, and much more, with scenes mostly alluding to the song's lyrics. Chingy, Katt Williams, 2 Chainz, Scooter Braun, Kanye West (the song's producer), Tyra Banks and Lauren London made cameo appearances in the video.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2]30
Australian Urban (ARIA)[3]12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]63
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[5] 7
Germany (GfK)[6]56
Ireland (IRMA)[7]43
Italy (FIMI)[8]19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]13
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[10]28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]22
UK Singles (Official Charts)[12]14
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[13]8
US Billboard Hot 100[14]1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15]1
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[16]1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[17]9
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[18]1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[19] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 51
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[21] 26
US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)[22] 14
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 31
Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[25] 53
US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)[26] 23
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 40
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 36

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 87

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 2, 2003
[30]
October 6, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [31]
United Kingdom November 10, 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Def Jam South [32]
Australia January 19, 2004 CD
  • Def Jam South
  • Disturbing tha Peace
  • Ebony Son Entertainment
 [33]

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[34] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Remixes and cover versions

An official remix was also recorded, in which Ludacris' third verse was removed and replaced with a verse from Kanye West. The remix appeared on the Akademiks: JeaniusLevelMusikKanye West Vol. 2 and Kon The Louis Vuitton Don mixtapes.

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered the song as a lounge-style version on his 2004 album, I'd Like a Virgin.

Ludacris also made a remix of the song for the Atlanta Falcons.

Ludacris mixed this song with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" in a faster tone for some club radio stations.

"Stand Up" appeared in a commercial for the all-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan that appeared during Super Bowl LIII on February 3, 2019. The commercial features Ludacris performing the song at an opera and also featured Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner and Free Willy.[35]

References

  1. ↑ "Best Male Rap Solo Performance: 2004". Grammy Awards. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ludacris – Stand Up". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The ARIA Report, Issue 727". ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ludacris – Stand Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Top 20 in 2004" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Ludacris". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ludacris – Stand Up". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ludacris – Stand Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 16/11/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ludacris – Stand Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 16/11/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 16/11/2003 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ludacris Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ludacris Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2003 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  20. ↑ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2003". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Year in Music: Hot Rap Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. December 27, 2003. p. YE-65.
  23. ↑ "Year in Music: Hot Rhythmic Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. December 27, 2003. p. YE-81.
  24. ↑ "2004 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  25. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2004". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Year in Music & Touring: Hot Rap Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-60. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  27. ↑ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 22.
  28. ↑ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 29.
  29. ↑ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks – Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  30. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1519. August 29, 2003. p. 22.
  31. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1524. October 3, 2003. p. 32.
  32. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 8, 2003. p. 29.
  33. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th January 2004" (PDF). ARIA. January 19, 2004. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  34. ↑ "American single certifications – Ludacris – Stand Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  35. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube.
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