Stuttering (Fefe Dobson song)
"Stuttering" | ||||
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Single by Fefe Dobson | ||||
from the album Joy | ||||
Released | September 7, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 Germano Studios, (New York City, United States) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | J. R. Rotem | |||
Fefe Dobson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Stuttering" on YouTube VEVO (FefeDobson Channel) |
"Stuttering" is a song by Canadian singer–songwriter Fefe Dobson from her second (released) studio album, Joy. It was produced by J. R. Rotem, and co-written by Dobson, Rotem, and Claude Kelly. The song was released as a single on September 7, 2010, by 21 Music and The Island Def Jam Music Group and officially impacted mainstream radio on October 12, 2010. The song has achieved success in Canada, becoming Dobson's first top ten hit on the Canadian Hot 100 and being certified Platinum by Music Canada. The single has received airplay on Radio Disney. A remix featuring rapper Pusha T was released in November 2010.[1]
Reception
"Stuttering" has garnered generally positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic's Matthew Chisling wrote that "Stuttering" "proves [Dobson is] on top of the pop market, with some immaculate writing and production".[2] Complimenting Dobson's vocal performance, Sputnikmusic wrote, "she belts out impressively high and quick notes during the chorus with no real effort at all, because the girl can sing."[3]
Chart performance
"Stuttering" has charted on the Canadian Hot 100, debuting at number 78 on the issue dated November 6, 2010. It ultimately peaked at number 10 on the chart, making it Dobson's first top ten on the new chart format and first top ten since 2004. It also is her highest-charting single from Joy, outpeaking the prior single, "Ghost", which peaked at number 14.
In the United States, the song peaked at number 65 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and at number 39 on the Pop Songs chart, marking her first entry on the latter since "Everything" in 2004.[4]
Music video
The video was directed by Alan Ferguson.[5] It premiered October 29, 2010.[6] The video begins with Dobson questioning a hotel manager (a French cowboy) about her boyfriend and she thinks he is covering for him, she then sees a man she believes is him. As she walks to his hotel room she sings. Once she gets there she puts on a leather jacket (owned by the man's girlfriend), then the girlfriend comes into the room and the music stops while she says, "Who the hell are you!" and Dobson retorts, "Who the hell are you?" Just then the man gets out of the shower and Dobson realizes that she does not know him. She then proceeds to run out of the hotel room and takes off the jacket, when the French cowboy grabs her and yells at her for 'bringing a lot of business but not paying' and she starts to remember a party that she went to and cheated on her boyfriend. The video than flashes back to Dobson being in a car that crashed causing her to have amnesia. As she gets out of the overheated car and walks away, she talks about amnesia leading "to a really bad stomachache" and admits that she is the one "that needed to be held accountable".
Credits and personnel
- Fefe Dobson – lead vocals, songwriting
- J. R. Rotem – songwriting, production, instruments
- Claude Kelly – backing vocals, songwriting, vocal production
- Ben "Bengineer" Chang – recording
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – mix engineer
- Tim Roberts – assistant engineer
- Emanuel Kiriakou – guitar
Source:[7]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 65 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 10 |
Canada AC (Billboard)[10] | 16 |
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[12] | 4 |
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 39 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2011) | position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] | 45 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Platinum | 10,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | September 7, 2010 | Digital download | Original | [15] | |
United States | October 12, 2010 | Contemporary hit radio | IDJMG | [16] | |
Various | November 24, 2010 | Streaming | Pusha T remix | Unknown | [1] |
References
- ^ a b "New Music Premiere: Fefe Dobson feat. Pusha T - 'Stuttering (Remix)'". Rap-Up. November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ Chisling, Matthew. "FeFe Dobson – Joy". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Fefe Dobson – Joy". Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic.com. January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Stuttering Video Credits". Video Static. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Fefe Dobson - Stuttering. YouTube.
- ^ "Fefe Dobson: Fefe's Notes - The Complete Lyrics for Joy". BestFan. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Stuttering by Fefe Dobson". aCharts.co / Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Fefe Dobson – Stuttering". Music Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Stuttering: Fefe Dobson: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.