"Still Standing" is a song by American R&B singer Monica, written by

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and Monica for her sixth studio album, '' Still Standing'' (2010). Produced by

, it features guest vocals by her cousin and rapper

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Background

The record was originally intended to be released as the album's

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, with its production and release being tracked by a single episode of the

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format ''Monica: The Single'' on Peachtree TV. However, as the label and the singer were not in agreement with the album's title track becoming the first single Monica set up additional sessions to find a new single. Without an official single release, the song entered the US ''Billboard''

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chart at number 78 in the week of August 21, 2008, before sliding down the charts. In its fourth week, it rebounded from number 89 to number 74. The song reached number 65 on ''Billboard'' Digital Songs chart. It was sent to radio prior to the release of '' Still Standing'', where it received some radio airplay.

Live performances

Monica performed the song on for the national program special ''SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti Benefit'' on in early February with rapper

. It was received as one of the best performances overall that night. She performed it live on

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'' on November 7, 2010 and ''

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'' battle would be between Norwood and Monica. The challenge took place on August 31, 2020 at

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and was watched by a record-breaking 1.2 million viewers on the Instagram live stream alone. Monica sang along to "Still Standing"in round 11, beating Brandy's 2020 single " Borderline".

Charts

References

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