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«Here I Stand»
Canción de Usher
Álbum Here I stand
Grabación 2007 Sony Music Studios (Nueva York);
Zac Recording (Atlanta)
Género Soul, pop jazz
Duración 4:10
Discográfica LaFace
Escritor(es) Usher, Polow da Don, Adam Blackstone, Gerrell Gaddis, Dre & Vidal
Productor(es) Dre & Vidal

"Here I Stand" is a song by American recording artist Usher. It appears as the seventeenth track from his fifth studio album of the same name, which was released by LaFace Records on May 13, 2008. Penned by the singer with Polow da Don, Adam Blackstone, Gerrell Gaddis, and Dre & Vidal, and produced by Dre & Vidal, "Here I Stand" is a slow soul ballad and contains similarities to Stevie Wonder's music. The record received critical acclaim, and was nominated for the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance award at the 51st Grammy Awards. Despite going without a single release, "Here I Stand" maintained a position on the United States Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for several weeks in 2008–09, reaching the top twenty. It also appeared on the Radio Songs and Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts, peaking at numbers seventy-two and six, respectively.

Antecedentes y composición[editar]

"Here I Stand" was written by Usher, Polow da Don, Adam Blackstone and Gerrell Gaddis, as well as Dre & Vidal, who also produced the track.[1]​ The song was recorded by Vincent Dilorenzo, with assistance from Geoff Rice, at Sony Music Studios, New York City and Zac Recording, Atlanta.[1]​ Dilorenzo also mixed the record, with assistance from Matt DeSando, at Studio 609, Philadelphia.[1]​ According to Josh Eells of Blender, "Here I Stand" was written for Tameka Foster,[2]​ whom Usher married in August 2007.[3]​ Composed before their engagement, "Here I Stand" was played at Usher and Foster's wedding, on Foster's request.[4]​[5]​ The tune is an assurance of sexual fidelity and commitment.[4]​[6]​ In an interview with MTV News, Usher stated, "If you listen to the words [of 'Here I Stand'], it is very heartfelt, simplistic, yet very soulful. ... It's a man's words to his woman: a vow to say that you are the one, and I'll be there for you."[5]​ A slow jam soul and pop jazz ballad,[2]​[7]​[8]​ "Here I Stand" has been compared to the work of Stevie Wonder by critics.[7]​[8]​[9]​ The was included on Usher's fifth studio album of the same name, released on May 13, 2008 by LaFace Records.[10]​ Usher sang "Here I Stand" along with "Trading Places" and "What's Your Name" at the warmup concert for the 2008 National Football League Kickoff game on September 4.[11]​ Usher performed "Here I Stand" at Sony's keynote address at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.[12]​ The song was performed on his One Night Stand: Ladies Only Tour, with a slower tempo.[13]​

Recepción[editar]

Crítica[editar]

Usher lost the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy to Ne-Yo.

Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called "Here I Stand" a throwback to Stevie Wonder, and was disappointed that it was placed near the end of the parent album.[9]​ USA Today's Steve Jones noted the track as a highlight of the album.[14]​ Joshua Alston from The A.V. Club wrote that the song "lyrically and musically sounds more passionate and more adult than Usher ever has," and called it a "syrupy ballad".[15]​ However, Blender's Josh Eells called the "chivalrous" number "sweet but taxing, like looking at photos from someone else’s wedding,"[2]​ while Jim Farber of the Daily News wrote that "the [song's] melody fails [Usher]."[8]​ The song ranked at number one on AOL Radio's list of top Usher songs.[4]​ At the 51st Grammy Awards, "Here I Stand" was nominated for the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance award, but lost to Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" from his 2008 album, Year of the Gentleman.[16]​

Although the song was not released as a single, "Here I Stand" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number seventy-five on the issue dated September 20, 2008, and peaked at number eighteen on March 14, 2009. On July 18, 2009 it fell off the chart, having spent forty-three weeks on the chart.[17]​ "Here I Stand" entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number fourteen on the chart of December 17, 2008.[18]​ It peaked at number six on January 3, 2009, before it slipped off the chart the following week, having lasted four weeks there.[19]​ On February 7, 2009, the song appeared on the Radio Songs at number seventy-three, but failed to reappear on the chart the next week.[20]​ It re-entered one place higher, at number seventy-two, on March 14, 2009, but again did not gain any traction, with no place achieved on the following chart.[21]​

Créditos[editar]
Source:[1]​

Charts[editar]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[19]​ 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[17]​ 18
US Radio Songs[17]​ 72

Referencias[editar]

  1. ↑ a b c d Here I Stand (Media notes). Usher. LaFace Records. 2008 http://www.ushernow.com/pages/disc/325 |url= sin título (ayuda). 
  2. ↑ a b c Eells, Josh. «Review: Usher – Here I Stand». Blender. Alpha Media Group. Archivado desde el original el November 13, 2010. Consultado el January 23, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Nero, Mark Edward. «Usher - 'Here I Stand'». About.com. Consultado el January 23, 2011. 
  4. ↑ a b c Dickinson, Boonsri. «Top 10 Usher Songs». AOL Radio. AOL. Consultado el January 24, 2011. 
  5. ↑ a b Reid, Shaheem; Dotiwala, Jasmine (20 de mayo de 2008). «Usher Recruits Fellow Newlywed Jay-Z For Marriage-Focused Track: '[At] Some Point In Life, You've Got To Grow Up'». MTV News. Consultado el April 20, 2011. 
  6. ↑ Pareles, Jon (26 de mayo de 2008). «Critics' Choice – New CDs». The New York Times. Consultado el January 23, 2011. 
  7. ↑ a b Gennoe, Dan (June 3, 2008). «Usher - Here I Stand». Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! UK & Ireland. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
  8. ↑ a b c Farber, Jim (27 de mayo de 2008). «Usher's 'Here I Stand' falls short». Daily News. Consultado el January 26, 2011. 
  9. ↑ a b Greenblatt, Leah (16 de mayo de 2008). «Here I Stand». Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
  10. ↑ «Here I Stand (Deluxe Version)». iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Consultado el February 1, 2011. 
  11. ↑ Associated Press (August 30, 2008). «Usher to kick off NFL season with concert». New York: MSNBC. NBCUniversal. Archivado desde el original el September 10, 2008. Consultado el April 21, 2011. 
  12. ↑ MacManus, Christopher (January 11, 2009). «Usher Performs ‘Here I Stand’ Live At Sony’s 2009 CES Keynote». Sony Insider. Consultado el January 24, 2011. 
  13. ↑ Hildebrand, Lee (November 20, 2008). «Music review: Usher, the family and ladies' man». San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Consultado el February 7, 2011. 
  14. ↑ Jones, Steve (27 de mayo de 2008). «New album 'Here I Stand' is pure, mature Usher». USA Today. Gannett Company. Consultado el 4 de junio de 2011. 
  15. ↑ Alston, Joshua (June 9, 2008). «Here I Stand». The A.V. Club. The Onion. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
  16. ↑ «Grammy 2009 Winners List». MTV News. MTV. February 8, 2009. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
  17. ↑ a b c «Here I Stand - Usher». Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
  18. ↑ «Bubbling Under and Other Charts». Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 120 (50): 67. December 17, 2008. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  19. ↑ a b «Bubbling Under and Other Charts». Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 121 (52): 53. January 3, 2009. ISSN 0006-2510. 
  20. ↑ «Radio Songs». Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 7, 2009. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
  21. ↑ «Radio Songs». Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 14, 2009. Consultado el January 22, 2011. 
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