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| name = ShowStopper |
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| cover = Showstopper.jpg |
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| type = single |
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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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| Album =[[Tonight (TobyMac album)|Tonight]] |
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| recorded = 2010 |
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| genre = [[Rap rock]], [[Christian rock]] |
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| length = 2:52 |
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| label = [[ForeFront Records|ForeFront]] |
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| writer = [[TobyMac]], Stevens |
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| producer = [[TobyMac]] |
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| prev_title = [[City on Our Knees]] |
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| prev_year = 2009 |
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| This single = "'''ShowStopper'''"<br />(2010) |
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| next_title = [[Get Back Up (tobyMac song)|Get Back Up]] |
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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]]''. |
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==Awards== |
==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]].<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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| "ShowStopper" | ||||
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| Single by TobyMac | ||||
| from the album Tonight | ||||
| Released | January 19, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rap rock, Christian rock | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | ForeFront | |||
| Songwriter(s) | TobyMac, Stevens | |||
| Producer(s) | TobyMac | |||
| TobyMac singles chronology | ||||
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"Showstopper", sometimes stylized as "ShowStopper", is a Contemporary Christian song by TobyMac and the second single from his album Tonight.
Meaning
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine on DoveAwards.com