♫ NEW MUSIC: VARIOUS ARTISTS - “JUST STAND UP”
Friday, August 22, 2008

Some of the worlds must accomplished and acclaimed female artists have joined together for the song “Just Stand Up,” a charity single in support of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research.
The roster of ladies include Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood. The project was conceived by Antonio “L.A.” Reid of Island Def Jam Music Group and was produced by Reid and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. This will be their first collaborative effort in two decades.
The all-star television performance premiere of the song will take place live on Friday, September 5th, when ABC, CBS, and NBC simultaneously devote one hour of commercial-free prime-time to this nationwide event. This will be the first simultaneous cross-network broadcast ever to raise funds for the fight against a disease.








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76.
Lil CiCi
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
@ 77
CAN YOUR NON TALENTED ASS SING? BITCH SIT YOUR ASS DOWN!!! SMH!! FANTASY RIDE 08′ BITCHEZ!!!!!
77.
Just B
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Remember they have to sing this song live, and I’m sure Babyface knows that some of these girls cant sing live so thats why the parts were given out in this order. I can only laugh at the ppl that will not give Bey the credit she deserve. Some of you guys TRY way to hard not to like her, but its still good bcuz like it or not she did the damn thing on this song. Along with Mariah, MJB, Carrie, Sheryl Crow, and Leona.
*When did Fergie get a Jamaican accent? lol, but she still sounded good. Rihanna and Miley sounded alike and that was weird for me. LMAO they still sounded good on their little parts.
78.
Dame(The real singers are back)
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Just B said:
*When did Fergie get a Jamaican accent? lol, but she still sounded good
I was thinking the same thing LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
79.
L.A. Reid, Babyface, And A Whole Bunch Of Women Do Charity « Solowe’s Weblog
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
[...] L.A. Reid and Babyface are known for their sappy sweet ballads, but this time their using their signature sound for a worthy cause. Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole, and a whole bunch of other female singers (you can read the cover above) have teamed up with the super producers to collaborate on the song “Just Stand.” “Just Stand” is a charity single made in support of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). On September 5, you can check out the powerhouse divas perform the song on ABC, NBC, and CBS on a cross-network broadcast in an effort raise funds for cancer research. [CL] [...]
80.
angela
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
love the fergie addition. love her voice and accent in the song
81.
Get Ur Fact Correct!!!
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
#36 Dame(The real singers are back)
First off read my name!!! Then take it all into consideration to do just that!! Gte ur facts correct. Nicole’s album will see the light of day. Who are you to come on hear and say it won’t? It has already been confirmed that she is going to release it and start from scratch.
82.
why?
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
lol mariah barely sung on the fucking track….her small parts were the best though
83.
Philster
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Go BEYONCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
84.
A.Dot
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
It is soooo tacky to criticize a song that is for charity. The nerve of some people to call the song wack.. Ya dont know whose life this is gonna change and how many people look up to those artists that are on the song. The point of the song was NOT for people to talk about who sang what and who got more time on the mic! In America people always forget about the big picture and focus on trivial things! Sh*t makes me so mad OMG! The song is uplifting… and thats all there is to it!
85.
bombdiggity
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
I dont like it. It sounds rushed, and on top of that you cant tell who’s singing. But what really irritates me is how they have so many people on the song but you give beyonce, and mary the lead parts, which honestly saddens me. I love Mary but she’s just got too happy for me these past years, she’s too overrated, she screams and welps and its just not pleasurable to my ears. As for beyonce I give the girl props she’s a great entertainer which alot of people cant do but i question her vocal ablites sometimes, even when she was apart of destiny’s child, even old school DC the other girls carried her. i think beyonce is just a good look. I dnt know
86.
Dame(The Real Singers Are Back)
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
@81
You keep waiting on it sweetie and when u get a release date let me know. I can also say what I want so does u and everyone else. Nicole released two singles and I like Baby Love so I am not a hater I’m just stating the facts right now.
87.
missy
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Honestly i think that this song should of have less people on it because they decided to put alot of people who are being compared to each other like
mary and keyshia
mariah and leona
etc.
but the song still doesn’t do anything for me i mean there is too many people on it and it’s hard to hear some of them ,however it may help someone else but I think it still should have an affect on everyone who hears it whether they have a family member diagnosed with it or not but I guess they put everyone on the song so that they dont cause any drama.
The people in my opinion who should have been in the song are : Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige,Natasha Bedingfield,Carrie Underwood and Christina Agulierra(sp?) this would have been a better song
88.
summer
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Here are the lyrics:
Beyonce: The heart is stronger than you think
It’s like it can go through anything
And even when you think it can’t it finds a way to still push on, though
Carrie: Sometimes you want to run away
Ain’t got the patience for the pain
And if you don’t believe it look into
your heart the beat goes on
Rihanna: I’m tellin’ you that
Things get better
Through whatever
If you fall, dust it off, don’t let up
Sheryl: Don’t you know you can go be your own miracle
Beyonce: You need to know
CHORUS
Sheryl: If the mind keeps thinking you’ve had enough
But the heart keeps telling you don’t give up
Sheryl/Beyonce: Who are we to be
questioning, wondering what is what
Don’t give up
THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP!
Fergie: It’s like we all have better days
Problems getting all up in your face
Leona: Just because you go through it
Fergie: Don’t mean it got to take control, no
Leona: You ain’t gotta find no hiding place
Keyshia: Because the heart can beat the hate
Leona: Don’t wanna let your mind keep playin’ you
Keyshia: And sayin’ you can’t go on
Rihanna: I’m tellin’ you that
Miley: Things get better
Through whatever
Rihanna: If you fall
Miley: Dust if off, don’t let up
LeAnn: Don’t you know you
Natasha: Can go
LeAnn: Be your own
Natasha: Miracle
Carrie: You need to know
Ensemble: CHORUS
Mary: You don’t gotta be a prisoner in your mind
Ciara: If you fall, dust it off
Mary: You can live your life
Rihanna/Carrie: Yeah
Mary: Let your heart be your guide
Rihanna/Carrie: Yeah yeah yeah
Mariah: And you will know that you’re good if you trust in the good
Ashanti: Everything will be alright, yeah
Light up the dark, if you follow your heart
Mary: And it will get better
Mariah: Through whatever
CHORUS
Fergie: You got it in you, find it within
You got in now, find it within now
You got in you, find it within
You got in now, find it within now
You got in you, find it within
Find it within you, find it within
Everyone: THROUGH IT ALL, JUST STAND UP
89.
FallBackHaters
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
@#73- Girl quit with that mess. You know Nicole and Ashanti put together have nothing on Beyonce. Stop living in denial. Your trippin big time.
You stay there listing Ashanti’s “hit” singles, remember every track Beyonce seems to release charts. Check her leaked tracks on youtube…thousands of hits. People love to hate Bey (you included), ylou know when CL drop her track you’ll be one of the first to check for it.
My Bey sells. Numbers don’t lie. And to quote you; “nobody will check for her no mo koz she sucks”…boo I think you need to check Ashanti on that.
90.
Jayla
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
I think the song is good but where the hell is my gurl Alicia Keys!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
91.
Alexis
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Personally I liked “What’s going on” better. Fergie’s addition to this song was too comical and ridiculous for a charity song. Like the saying goes, “too many cooks spoil the broth”
92.
Babycheif_Fl
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Beyaki sucks!!!
93.
darealwifey
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
Pretty good. I’m impressed because it is hard to coordinate this many voices and styles on one record. Good job.
94.
A&E
Friday, August 22, 2008 /
This is sooo nice. I don’t like the song but I like the fact that they are doing it for Charity. wow people stop criticizing and picking out who you love and who you hate. They are all perfect. I personally would have loved to hear more of Leanne and Cici but its still good. Can’t wait for the live performance of it though.
95.
Outagetcha
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
They should skip the singing and donate money. With what these celebrities make, they can probably cure world hunger, save the economy and send all of us to school, and then some.
96.
Junior in Jamaica
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
I like it.
97.
Yasmine
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
Amazing, they all sound fab!
98.
katie
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
Lmao I love this sound but serious where is miley signing and ciara only getting 3 secounds she has a really good voice thats kind of dumb
this song is amazing where can I find the music video do they have one?
99.
Sharonda
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
Good message but I could majority of other female singers singing this song.
100.
Sharonda
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
And they going to sing this live?Can someone say “Rawr?”
101.
PROVOST...
Saturday, August 23, 2008 /
Ciara, Ashanti, etc. just need to go ahead and be dancers in the video. Let the rest sing.
No shame in it; it’s not about you, it’s for cancer research/awareness, remember?
102.
S.S.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 /
Beyonce doesn’t deserve any props, the girl is a puppet!
103.
dctrinigyal
Sunday, August 24, 2008 /
I FELT EVERY WORD THAT THESE WOMEN WERE SAYING. I WAS TEARING UP IN THE MIDDLE PART OF THE SONG. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT ON TV. THANKS FOR POSTING IT. ALSO, THANKS TO THE TWO FOR POSTING THE LYRICS. GREAT POST
104.
Theworldwillendin2012
Sunday, August 24, 2008 /
Lmao, u pple have seriously analyzed the song & broken down who sang what & resorted 2 complaining that Ciara & Ashanti r missing? Rotflmao.
105.
FallBackHaters
Monday, August 25, 2008 /
@ #102- No truth in that matie.
106.
SG3
Monday, August 25, 2008 /
@NICOLE…
Did you say that Kat Deluna could sing better than Beyonce, let alone Mariah Carey. What the Hell!!! Ain’t that the girl that sing that song wind it up. I don’t like to be rude, but you should be banned from this site talking nonsense like that.
I bet that Kat girl would look at you crazy for saying that.
“Where has the REAL went?”
107.
Trecie
Monday, August 25, 2008 /
Well to everybody i have cancer and reguardless on who sung the song it sounded good and it was uplifting. So put you hating and gossipping aside and realize that this song might just help someone get through.
108.
Miiami
Monday, August 25, 2008 /
OF COURSE THEY WOULD HAVE BEYONCE START OFF THE SONG!!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!?!? i feel like she gets alot of credit. i like her music, but it seems to me like she’s always on the front page of everything. like dreamgirls, destiny’s child…. i dont know
109.
elee
Monday, August 25, 2008 /
there weren’t any rappers like lil wayne featured on the song because it is a song to raise money for cancer research, and my guess would be by having an all female song their leaning towards breast cancer awareness with this particular one. i like wayne just as much as the average person but i honestly think featuring him on something like this would discredit the song and take away from the seriousness of its message. this isn’t another song that needs to be saturated with his presence. but i do agree that it would have been cool if someone like lil mama or maybe even M.I.A had a line one the song, just to a range of female artist on the track.
besides that i think the overall message of the song was good and it got its point across. i think its a good inspirational song and “who sung what” and “how much whatsherface sung” shouldnt be what’s celebrated. the fact that all these artist who all somewhat rival eachother in their respective genres were willing to come together for a good cause.
i shall be slapping this one on the ipod for those days when i need a pick me up
110.
jamarques
Monday, August 25, 2008 /
I THINK THIS SONG IS REALLY H0T . I LISTEN T0 IT EVERYDAY. BUT IM WONDERING WHERE CIARA COME IN AT ?
111.
BEYONCEFAN
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 /
Why Is Everyone talking ABOUT BEYONCE!!!???:):)
No wonder Shes well known cause you dum haters talk about hur all the time!!Lmao
Any HuU wHY eVen TaLk AbOuT tIs SoNg??its NoT UrSs!!lOL:):)
NdD Hu EvAS h8iNg On SuM gUrLs In tIs SoNG aRe JUsS loSErS!!
i dOnT sEe U sInGiNG in TIsS sOnG!!liKe WhY h8 oN sUmWoN dAT u Dnt EvEn NOo!!!!iF u dOnt LyK dAa SoNgG!!!!tEn Y lIsTeN tO iTt u dUm A**!!!
GoO aNd MyNd Ur OwNn BiZoO..AwW tAtS ryT taTs SuMtHiNG u DoNt nO hOW tO dOo Ae Uu HaTerS!!AlL thEsE gUrLs In TisS sOnG DeSErVeS A pArT!!
nDd YeHh TWu Twu SuMm AdA aRTiStS mYt hAvE mAdE thA sOng BeTA!!
BUt hEYyy WeE cANt ChaNgD tAt CoDd wEe!!:):) ByY tHA wAee TaT gUrL NICHOLE!!yEsS U!! ThA wOnN h8iNg!! U MUST BE WON DUM LOSER AYE!!
WHAT DOO U DOO 4 A LIVING??HATE??
112.
Ashley
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 /
I wonder was everyone in the studio together making the song because I know if they were I bet Ashanti and a lot more people was turning their nose at Beyonce she always on top of something and her part longer than everyone else and I can barely hear my girl CICI they did her wrong that part is too short I will make my own charity song I wouldn’t been on that because she mightest well not you can’t even hear her but you heard that little bitch rihanna I could barely hear keyshia too but Ciara I couldn’t even hear my girl and they should have switch parts with Ashanti and Ciara because cici can sing better than Ashanti hands down she can sing better than rihanna toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
113.
Ashley
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 /
To: Lil cici you don’t might be a ciara supporter but you don’t know what you talking about cici sold almost 700,000 on Evolution what you talking about with 300,000 girl stop she did better than beyonce on that album no lie
114.
keitia
Thursday, August 28, 2008 /
this is a good song. Im tired of people asking why miley is on here. This is a charity song so they are trying to reach out to everyone and miley represent for the kids. To get children more interested in the song they get her. I mean think here people she is so influential towards children today that we look up to her. So if she is on her children will enjoy it more. Im still a kid and i can figure that out i say some people just dont think at all.
115.
keitia
Thursday, August 28, 2008 /
#95 u r krazi in a good way
116.
Ms. Meka
Sunday, August 31, 2008 /
Number 17 comment. Nice try but you got some of the parts mixed up. The second sheryl part is actually Miley Cyrus. Other than that, this song is really nice. All voices are lovely. Though I never hear Ciara or Ashanti.
117.
scorpioprince86
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Mariah wasn’t over powered by Beyonce. They were both pretty low-key, and then mariah had to overexceed and do her whistle register at the end. It sounded pretty good to me, Agree?
118.
mS SYMON3
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 /
NICOLE U FUCKIN STUPID SON IF YOU THINK ASHANTI GOT ANYTHING ON BEYONCE. THE ONLY SONG THE CRITICS THOUGHT WAS GOOD ON HER ALBUM WAS THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU THE GAVE HER LIKE ONE STAR AND nICOLE S. SOUNDS BETTER THATN BEYONCE BITCH YOU CRAZY AS HELL YOU SERIOUSLY NEED HELP. AND B GOT MORRE AWARDS DEN ANY OF THE HOES. AND CASSIE CANT FREAKIN SING SHE JUS ANOTHER PRETTY FACE. AND IF ASHANTI WAS BETTER DNT YOU THINK SHE WOULDA HGAD A BETTA PART AN BY THE WAY DIDNT SHE GET DROPPED FRM MURDER INC. FOR LACK OF RECORDS!!!!! NOW SPEAK ON THAT STUPID ASS
119.
mS SYMON3
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 /
TO NUM. 73 YOU FCKIN STUPID IF YOU THINK ASHANTI OR NICOLE S. GOT ANYTHING ON B CHECK DA CHARTS THE ALBUM SELLS THE AWARDS THE MOVIES JUST CHECK ANYTHING B GOT DEM HOES BEAT. U CRAZY IF YOU THINK ASHANTI BETTA DIDNT HER ASS GET DROPPED FRM MURDER INC. AND THE CRITICS GAVE HER ASS ONE STAR AN SAID THE ONLY GOOD SONG WAS THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU AND DNT NOBODY CARE BOUT HER SO CALLED “GOOD GOOD” SHE AINT GOT NOTHING AN ONCE AGAIN BITCH YOU STUPID!!!!
120.
Jher!
Friday, September 12, 2008 /
You all haters! let’em sing it! The song is really inspirational when your life is thru so much shit….I believe it’s none of our business to say how should or shouldn’t be singing here….and who cares if one gets more lines than the other…it’s the meaning and the cause of the song that matters!
121.
Aaron D.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 /
How can yall not here Ashanti? Her eveything will be alrights are all over the place haha…
i feel bad for Ciara tho..
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