ShowStopper (song)

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"ShowStopper"
Showstopper.jpg
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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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

References[]

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