Consumers could also purchase cassette, CD and vinyl singles, each with a digital download. The song sales was aided by a variety of physical/digital combination offerings during the tracking week, including copies autographed by Grande and Bieber.
Grande also became the first artist to have their first three number-ones debut at the top spot. Grande later broke this tie with " Rain on Me" debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is also both Bieber's and Grande's third song to debut at number one, tying both artists with Mariah Carey and Drake for the most songs that debuted at number one. "Stuck with U" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's sixth and Grande's third number one single. Instead of Pollyannaish optimism, they sound a note of resignation." Commercial performance Instead of a bad take on a hoary classic, Grande and Bieber offer a new song with a pleasantly retro doo-wop vibe.
Grande's vocal range spans two octaves, from E ♭ 3 to E ♭ 5.Īnna Gaca of Pitchfork stated "Stuck with U" is "merely serviceable as a pop song" but "a big upgrade from that other product of rich-people lockdown culture: the celebrities singing ' Imagine'. "Stuck with U" was written in 6Ĩ time in the key of A ♭ major, with a tempo of 60 beats per minute. Lyrically, it is a "romantic" song about being grateful to spend time with a loved one. Musically, "Stuck with U" is a '50s-influenced retro pop ballad that contains elements of R&B and doo-wop music. During an ASCAP interview the song's co-writers Gian Stone & Whitney Philips revealed that the song was originally meant to be a solo performance and that it was Grande's idea to turn it into a duet with Bieber. The money will fund scholarships of children of frontline workers whose lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. All net proceeds from the track will be donated to the "First Responders Children's Foundation". It first premiered at 21:00 PDT on May 7, 2020.
The next day, the artists took to their social media to announce the release of their song on May 8, 2020. On April 30, 2020, Bieber tweeted "Special announcement tomorrow at 10 am pst.", following which Grande also tweeted in anticipation of it. As of August 2021, the song has raised over $3.5 million for the First Responders Children's Foundation, going directly to thousands of first responders' families around the U.S. "Stuck with U" also won the award for Best Music Video From Home at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards and the award for Favorite Music Collaboration at the 2021 Kids' Choice Awards. Internationally, The song also topped the charts in Canada, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Israel, and Singapore and reached the top-ten in 17 other countries. It is certified double platinum by the RIAA. The song also debuted at number one on the Rolling Stone Top 100, chart issue dated May 21, 2020, becoming Grande's second and Bieber's first number-one single. In addition, both artists debut at number one on the chart for a third time each. The song marks the second collaboration between Grande and Bieber, following their duet on the remix of the latter's chart-topping single, " What Do You Mean?" the original song and remix both appear on his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015).Ĭommercially, the song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, chart issue dated May 23, 2020, becoming Grande's third and Bieber's sixth U.S. Both artists wrote the song alongside producers Freddy Wexler and Gian Stone alongside Whitney Phillips, their manager, Scooter Braun, and Skyler Stonestreet. It was released through Republic Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Silent Records Ventures as a single on May 8, 2020. " Stuck with U" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Single by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber 2020 single by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber "Stuck with U"