You Can't Stop the Girl
{{Infobox song
| name = You Can't Stop the Girl
| type = single
| artist = Bebe Rexha
| genre = Pop
| cover = Bebe Rexha - You Can't Stop the Girl.jpg
| album = Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| released = {{start date|2019|9|20}}
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=38}}
| label = {{hlist|Warner|Walt Disney}}
| lyricist = Bleta Rexha
| composer = {{hlist|Aaron Huffman|Evan Sult|Jeff Lin|Michael Pollack|Nate Cyphert|Sean Nelson|Alex Schwartz|Joe Khajadourian}}
| producer = The Futuristics
| prev_title = Harder
| prev_year = 2019
| year = 2019
| next_title = Baby, I'm Jealous
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1DmwyNkmTJ0|"You Can't Stop the Girl"}}}}
}}
"You Can't Stop the Girl" is a song by American singer Bebe Rexha from the soundtrack of the 2019 Disney film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3139788/bebe-rexha-you-cant-stop-the-girl-song/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921002907/http://www.mtv.com/news/3139788/bebe-rexha-you-cant-stop-the-girl-song/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2019|title=Bebe Rexha Roars About The Power Of Resilience In 'You Can't Stop The Girl'|website=MTV|last=Alston|first=Trey|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2019}} It was released as a single on September 20, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bebe-rexha-you-cant-stop-the-girl-maleficent-mistress-of-evil-887625/|title=Hear Bebe Rexha's New Song 'You Can't Stop the Girl' for 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/118050503|title=You Can't Stop The Girl (From Disney's "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil") / Bebe Rexha – TIDAL|website=Tidal|access-date=September 20, 2019}} It was included on the soundtrack of the film, which was released on October 18, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/maleficent-mistress-evil-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1482698529|title=Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Geoff Zanelli|website=Apple Music|access-date=October 25, 2019}}
Background and promotion
Rexha announced the single on September 17, 2019, following a snippet released the day before.{{cite tweet|user=BebeRexha|number=1173998295611510785|title=#YouCantStopTheGirl the featured song for #Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Out Friday 🖤|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 20, 2019}}{{cite tweet|user=BebeRexha|number=1173698771500163074|title=n.a.|date=September 16, 2019|access-date=September 20, 2019}} The writers of "Flagpole Sita" by Harvey Danger are credited as songwriters due to melodic similarity.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/beberexha/status/1187193179948240902|title=Bebe Rexha on Twitter: Yep they are credited on it…|date=October 23, 2019|website=Twitter|access-date=January 3, 2019}}
Critical reception
Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "spins the story of Maleficent into a classic girl empowerment anthem [...] and lets Rexha show off her impressive vocal belt." Writing for MTV, Trey Alston stated that "Bebe Rexha has just provided the anthem for power and resilience this winter [...] Being that it's attached to something so massive, it makes sense that it is so wide-eyed and vivid, ready to rear into roaring view. Inevitability has never sounded so strong."
Music video
The inspirational music video was directed by Sophie Muller. It features Rexha leading fellow female runners through a city. The video also shows Rexha wandering through a "magical" and "butterfly-filled" forest while sporting a glittering black gown and headpiece. The video was released on October 15, 2019.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8533064/you-cant-stop-the-girl-video-bebe-rexha|title= Bebe Rexha Leads a Marathon in Empowering 'You Can't Stop The Girl' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|first=Glenn|last=Rowley|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
- Bebe Rexha – vocals, songwriter
- The Futuristics – songwriter, producer
- Aaron Huffman – songwriter
- Evan Sult – songwriter
- Jeff Lin – songwriter
- Micheal Pollack – songwriter
- Nate Cyphert – songwriter
- Sean Nelson – songwriter
- Geoff Zanelli – orchestra and choir arranger
- Randy Merrill – masterer
- Manny Marroquin – mixer
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019–2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Dutch40|29|year=2020|week=2|rowheader=true|access-date=January 11, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|78|artist=Bebe Rexha|song=You Can't Stop the Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=January 11, 2020}} |
| 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=September 30, 2019|access-date=September 28, 2019}}
| 31 |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|34|artist=Bebe Rexha|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2019}} |
| scope="row"|US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)[https://web.archive.org/web/20191012092725/https://www.billboard.com/music/bebe-rexha/chart-history/KDT "Bebe Rexha Chart History: Kid Digital Songs"]. Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
| 1 |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|40|artist=Bebe Rexha|rowheader=true|access-date=November 9, 2019}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" |
| scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format !scope="col"|Label !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|Various
|September 20, 2019 |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |rowspan="2"| Warner |
| scope="row"|United States
|September 23, 2019 |align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|title=Hot Modern AC Future Releases|access-date=September 20, 2019}} |
| scope="row"|Italy
|November 15, 2019 | Warner |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|1DmwyNkmTJ0|Music video}}
- {{YouTube|HO1ldbzfeG0|Lyric video}}
- {{AllMusic|id=you-cant-stop-the-girl-from-disneys-maleficent-mistress-of-evil-mw0003321797}}
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Category:Songs written by Bebe Rexha
Category:Songs written by Michael Pollack (musician)
Category:Songs written by Alex Schwartz
Category:Songs written by Joe Khajadourian
Category:Song recordings produced by the Futuristics
Category:Maleficent (franchise)
Category:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
Category:Songs about fictional female characters