Stack It Up

{{Infobox song

| name = Stack It Up

| type = single

| cover = Liam Payne - Stack It Up.png

| alt =

| artist = Liam Payne featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie

| album = LP1

| released = {{start date|2019|09|18|df=y}}

| recorded =

| genre = {{hlist|Urban pop{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-stack-it-up-8530319/|title=Liam Payne Teams Up With A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on Club-Ready 'Stack It Up': Listen|magazine=Billboard|author=Glenn Rowley|date=18 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}|R&B|hip hop{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/5681449/5-best-songs-of-the-week-celine-dion/|title=The 5 Best Songs of the Week, From Céline Dion to Liam Payne|website=Time|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=23 September 2019}}}}

| length = {{duration|m=2|s=46}}

| label = Capitol

| writer = {{hlist|Ed Sheeran|Artist Dubose|Steve McCutcheon|Frederick Gibson}}

| producer = {{hlist|Steve Mac}}

| chronology = Liam Payne

| prev_title = Polaroid

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = All I Want (For Christmas)

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = A Boogie wit da Hoodie

| type = single

| prev_title = Mood Swings

| prev_year = 2019

| title = Stack It Up

| year = 2019

| next_title = Stretch You Out

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|e1r62iOPkGw|"Stack It Up"}}}}

}}

"Stack It Up" is a song by British singer and songwriter Liam Payne featuring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, released on 18 September 2019 as the fifth single off Payne's debut studio album LP1.{{cite web|url=https://umusic.digital/ucjcyb/|title=Liam Payne|website=umusic.digital|accessdate=11 September 2019|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015902/https://umusic.digital/ucjcyb/|url-status=dead}} It was co-written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Steve Mac.{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/liam-payne/ed-sheeran-new-single-song/|title=Liam Payne Enlists Ed Sheeran To Help Write New Single 'Stack It Up'|publisher=Capital FM|date=13 August 2019|accessdate=11 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-09-10-liam-payne-announces-new-single-stack-it-up-and-release-date/|title=Liam Payne Announces New Single 'Stack It Up' And Release Date|publisher=iHeartRadio|last=Smith|first=Lindsey|date=11 September 2019|accessdate=11 September 2019}} It is Payne's first release as a solo lead artist since 2018's "First Time". Some radio stations played the no rap version of the song.

Background

Payne announced the song's release date and shared its cover art on social media on 10 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7875843/liam-payne-announces-stack-it-up-featuring-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie|title=Liam Payne Announces "Stack It Up" Featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=10 September 2019|accessdate=11 September 2019}} Payne stated that the song is about "working hard, being inspired and achieving your dreams."{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/8gkvcy/liam-payne-stack-it-up-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005154311/https://www.mtv.com/news/8gkvcy/liam-payne-stack-it-up-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2022|title=Liam Payne's Crisp New 'Stack It Up' Is A Celebration Of Getting Paid|website=MTV|author=Patrick Hosken|date=18 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}

Payne performed an acoustic version of the song at Vevo's New York City studio and released it digitally on 16 October 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-stack-it-up-polaroid-vevo-895559/|title=Watch Liam Payne Strip Down Singles 'Stack It Up,' 'Polaroid'|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Brittany Spanos|date=11 October 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}

Composition

"Stack It Up" was written by Ed Sheeran,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/liam-paynes-new-single-stack-it-up-was-written-with-ed-sheeran-its-a-banger-18787890|title=Liam Payne's New Single Was Written With Ed Sheeran & It's A Total Mood|magazine=Bustle|author=Sam Ramsden|date=20 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}} Artist Dubose, Steve McCutcheon and Frederick Gibson, while production was handled by Steve Mac. Musicially, the song has been described as a midtempo track{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-stack-it-up-new-song-885180/|title=Hear Liam Payne Ponder Ways to 'Stack It Up' on New Song|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Brittany Spanos|date=18 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}} and urban pop, with influences from trap and hip hop music.{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/liam-paynes-stack-it-up-video-is-like-a-strip-that-down-sequel-18778925|title=Liam Payne's "Stack It Up" Video Is The Perfect Sequel To "Strip That Down"|website=Elite Daily|author=Sade Spence|date=18 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}

Speaking on the KISS Breakfast show, Payne discussed writing the song with Sheeran stating, "We changed a couple things about the song because the song, in a sense, is kind of one-dimensional in a way, in that it's about making money. It's better to make money with or for someone, to share with someone."{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2019/09/18/Liam-Payne-shares-new-single-Stack-It-Up-Its-finally-here/6821568811535/|title=Liam Payne shares new single 'Stack It Up': 'It's finally here!'|publisher=United Press International|author=Annie Martin|date=18 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}

Critical reception

Patrick Hosken of MTV stated, "Payne's got the chops, bounding from low croon to higher-register sultry swagger with ease... it still manages to lend 30 seconds to a boastful verse from A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie that also gives some life advice based on experience." Sade Spence of Elite Daily called the track "infectious." Salvatore Maicki of The Fader remarked, "it's all about reaping the benefits of late capitalism. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie agrees with Payne's sentiments, emphasized by his guest verse on the track. If, upon first listen, the song sounds like something Ed Sheeran would smear onto this world."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/18/liam-payne-new-single-stack-it-up-ed-sheeran-a-boogie|title=Hear Liam Payne and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's new Ed Sheeran-penned single 'Stack It Up'|magazine=The Fader|author=Salvatore Maicki|date=18 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}

Music video

The music video for "Stack It Up" was released on 18 September 2019. The video shows Payne and A Boogie wit da Hoodie dancing and playing games in an arcade, as well as the pair becoming animated at one point. The video was directed by Nathan R. Smith.{{cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/09/30/liam-payne-ft-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-stack-it-nathan-r-smith/61067|title=Liam Payne Ft A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie 'Stack It Up' by Nathan R. Smith|author=Rob Ulitski|website=PromoNews.tv|date=30 September 2019|access-date=26 March 2024}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download

| title1 = Stack It Up

| note1 = featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie

| length1 = 2:46

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download – acoustic

| title1 = Stack It Up

| note1 = acoustic

| length1 = 2:42

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2019–2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|17\|artist=Liam Payne feat. A Boogie wit da Hoodie\|song=Stack It Up\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=26 October 2019}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|24\|artist=Liam Payne feat. A Boogie wit da Hoodie\|song=Stack It Up\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=26 October 2019}}
{{single chart\|CIS\|120\|artist=Liam Payne\|song=Stack It Up\|songid=101875\|rowheader=true\|access-date=26 March 2024}}
{{single chart\|Czech Republic\|10\|year=2019\|week=51\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=24 December 2019}}
scope="row"\| Germany Airplay (BVMI){{cite web \|url=https://germancharts.de/airplay_charts.asp?week=201951\|title=Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 51/2019\|trans-title=Airplay Charts Germany Week 51/2019\|publisher=Hung Medien & MusicTrace Bundesverband Musikindustrie\|website=Germancharts.de\|accessdate=22 January 2023\|language=de}} \| 1
{{single chart\|Hungary\|16\|year=2020\|week=17\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=1 May 2020}}
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2019/week-43\|title=Tiparade Week 43\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|accessdate=23 March 2024}} \| 15
scope="row"\| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2019-09-27\|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=30 September 2019\|access-date=28 September 2019}} \| 10
scope="row"\| Romania (Airplay 100){{cite web\|url=http://www.kissfm.ro/podcasturi/6593\|title=Airplay 100 – 10 noiembrie 2019\|publisher=Kiss FM\|language=Romanian\|accessdate=4 November 2019\|date=10 November 2019}} \| 67
scope="row"\| Russia Airplay (Tophit){{cite web \|title=Stack It Up - Liam Payne Feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - Tophit\|url=https://tophit.com/tracks/82831\|publisher=Tophit\|access-date=26 March 2024\|language=ru}} \| 112
{{single chart\|Scotland\|33\|date=20191011\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=12 October 2019}}
{{single chart\|Slovakia2\|26\|year=2020\|week=13\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=31 March 2020}}
scope="row"\| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=2\|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart\|publisher=slotop50.si\|accessdate=13 January 2020\|archive-date=16 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116021420/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2020&week=2\|url-status=dead}} \| 22
scope="row"\| South Korea (Gaon){{cite web\|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=05&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week\|title=Digital Chart – Week 5 of 2020\|website=Gaon Chart\|language=ko\|accessdate=6 February 2020}} \| 150
{{single chart\|UK\|84\|date=20190927\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 September 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020\|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020\|accessdate=16 February 2021\|publisher=Mahasz}} \| 45

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020|accessdate=16 February 2021|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 45

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Liam Payne|title=Stack It Up|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=2 July 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Liam Payne|title=Stack It Up|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=11 July 2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format !Version ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| Various \| 18 September 2019 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2" \|Original \| Capitol \|
scope="row"\| United States \| 24 September 2019 \| Top 40 radio \| Republic \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases\|title=Top 40/M Future Releases\|publisher=All Access\|accessdate=11 September 2019\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911235513/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases\|archivedate=11 September 2019}}
scope="row"\| Various \| 16 October 2019 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| Acoustic \| Capitol \| {{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stack-it-up-acoustic-single/1482342052?i=1482342343\|title=Stack It Up (Acoustic) by Liam Payne\|website=Apple Music\|accessdate=19 October 2019}}
scope="row"\| Italy \| 18 October 2019 \| Contemporary hit radio \| Original \| Universal \| {{Cite web\|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/liam-payne-feat-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-stack-it-up-189830-18-10-2019-radiodate/\|title=LIAM PAYNE "Stack It Up" {{!}} (Radio Date: 18/10/2019)\|website=radiodate.it\|accessdate=19 October 2019}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

!Version

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Various

| 18 September 2019

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2" |Original

| Capitol

scope="row"| United States

| 24 September 2019

| Top 40 radio

| Republic

| {{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|publisher=All Access|accessdate=11 September 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911235513/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archivedate=11 September 2019}}

scope="row"| Various

| 16 October 2019

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Acoustic

| Capitol

| {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stack-it-up-acoustic-single/1482342052?i=1482342343|title=Stack It Up (Acoustic) by Liam Payne|website=Apple Music|accessdate=19 October 2019}}

scope="row"| Italy

| 18 October 2019

| Contemporary hit radio

| Original

| Universal

| {{Cite web|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/liam-payne-feat-a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-stack-it-up-189830-18-10-2019-radiodate/|title=LIAM PAYNE "Stack It Up" {{!}} (Radio Date: 18/10/2019)|website=radiodate.it|accessdate=19 October 2019}}

References

Category:2019 singles

Category:2019 songs

Category:Liam Payne songs

Category:A Boogie wit da Hoodie songs

Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran

Category:Songs written by Steve Mac

Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac

Category:Songs written by Fred Again

Category:Songs written by A Boogie wit da Hoodie