"Stuttering"
Single by Fefe Dobson
from the album Joy
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
Recorded2010
Germano Studios,
(New York City, United States)
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J. R. Rotem
Fefe Dobson singles chronology
"Ghost"
(2010)		 "Stuttering"
(2010)		 "Can't Breathe"
(2011)
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. 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

Source:[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[8] 65
Chart (2011) Peak
position
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 Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 39

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 45

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] 2× Platinum 160,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
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

  1. 1 2 "New Music Premiere: Fefe Dobson feat. Pusha T - 'Stuttering (Remix)'". Rap-Up. November 24, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Chisling, Matthew. "FeFe Dobson – Joy". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Fefe Dobson – Joy". Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic.com. January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Stuttering Video Credits". Video Static. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  6. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Fefe Dobson - Stuttering. YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Fefe Dobson: Fefe's Notes - The Complete Lyrics for Joy". BestFan. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  8. ↑ "Stuttering by Fefe Dobson". aCharts.co / Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Fefe Dobson". Music Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Amazon.com: Stuttering: Fefe Dobson: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
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