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|Name = ShowStopper
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| artist = [[TobyMac]]
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| album = [[Tonight (TobyMac album)|Tonight]]
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| released = January 19, 2010
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|Released = January 19, 2010
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| genre = [[Rap rock]], [[Christian rock]]
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|Recorded = 2010
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| length = 2:52
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|Genre = [[Rap rock]], [[Christian rock]]
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| label = [[ForeFront Records|ForeFront]]
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|Length = 2:52
| writer = [[TobyMac]], Stevens
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|Label = [[ForeFront Records|ForeFront]]
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| producer = [[TobyMac]]
|Producer = [[TobyMac]]
| prev_title = [[City on Our Knees]]
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| next_title = [[Get Back Up (tobyMac song)|Get Back Up]]
|Last single = "[[City on Our Knees]]" (2009)
|This single = "'''ShowStopper'''" (2010)
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'''"Showstopper"''', sometimes stylized as "ShowStopper", is a Contemporary Christian song by [[TobyMac]] and the second single from his album ''[[Tonight (TobyMac album)|Tonight]]''.
"'''Showstopper'''", sometimes stylized as "ShowStopper", is a Contemporary Christian song by [[TobyMac]] and the second single from his album ''[[Tonight (TobyMac album)|Tonight]]''.


==Meaning==
==Meaning==
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==Attention from media==
==Attention from media==
The song was first heard on the Winter Wonder Slam Tour 09 as a new song along with "[[Funky Jesus Music]]".{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} The song was heard second on the NFL Thursday Night Commercial.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} The song was then released to iTunes on January 19, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} On May 31, 2010, "Showstopper" was announced as the official theme song for the [[Fatal 4-Way|WWE Fatal 4-Way]] Pay-Per View event. The song was also promoted for ESPYS' Best U.S Male Olympian. The song was also used in a Dude Perfect video featuring Johnny Manziel
The song was first heard on the Winter Wonder Slam Tour 09 as a new song along with "[[Funky Jesus Music]]".{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} The song was heard second on the NFL Thursday Night Commercial.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} The song was then released to iTunes on January 19, 2010.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} On May 31, 2010, "Showstopper" was announced as the official theme song for the [[Fatal 4-Way|WWE Fatal 4-Way]] Pay-Per View event. The song was also promoted for ESPYS' Best U.S Male Olympian.


==Music video==
==Music video==
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==Awards==
==Awards==


The song was nominated for a [[Dove Award]] for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the [[42nd GMA Dove Awards]].<ref>[http://www.doveawards.com/nominees.php 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees] on DoveAwards.com</ref>
The song was nominated for a [[Dove Award]] for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the [[42nd GMA Dove Awards]].<ref>[http://www.doveawards.com/nominees.php 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710145827/http://www.doveawards.com/nominees.php |date=2011-07-10 }} on DoveAwards.com</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Christian songs]]
[[Category:Contemporary Christian songs]]
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[[Category:2010 singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by TobyMac]]
[[Category:Songs written by TobyMac]]
[[Category:Songs written by Christopher Stevens (musician)]]
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 6 June 2022

"ShowStopper"
Single by TobyMac
from the album Tonight
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreRap rock, Christian rock
Length2:52
LabelForeFront
Songwriter(s)TobyMac, Stevens
Producer(s)TobyMac
TobyMac singles chronology
"City on Our Knees"
(2009) 		"ShowStopper"
(2010) 		"Get Back Up"
(2010)

"Showstopper", sometimes stylized as "ShowStopper", is a Contemporary Christian song by TobyMac and the second single from his album Tonight.

Meaning

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Toby says that the song is about who and when is going to stop the show. The song has already been noticed as a crowd-pleasing hit.[citation needed]

Attention from media

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The song was first heard on the Winter Wonder Slam Tour 09 as a new song along with "Funky Jesus Music".[citation needed] The song was heard second on the NFL Thursday Night Commercial.[citation needed] The song was then released to iTunes on January 19, 2010.[citation needed] On May 31, 2010, "Showstopper" was announced as the official theme song for the WWE Fatal 4-Way Pay-Per View event. The song was also promoted for ESPYS' Best U.S Male Olympian.

Music video

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A music video was made for this song. Toby was never in the video. The video starts out with a girl who appears to be in her teens coming out of an elevator. She then calls two boys on a walkie-talkie. Meanwhile, another teenage boy and two younger boys wearing masks ride their bikes through the streets. At the end of the video, the teams unite, face each other, and have a watergun fight.

Awards

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The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine on DoveAwards.com
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