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"Stop Your Fussin'"
Single by Toni Childs
from the album Union
B-side"Where's the Ocean"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1988 (1988-07-21)
StudioLos Angeles, London, Paris, Swaziland
Length
  • 4:38 (album version)
  • 4:05 (7-inch edit)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Toni Childs singles chronology
"Stop Your Fussin'"
(1988) 		"Don't Walk Away"
(1988)
Music video
"Stop Your Fussin'" on
YouTube

"Stop Your Fussin'" is a song by American-Australian singer-songwriter Toni Childs from her first studio album, Union (1988). Childs wrote the song with David Ricketts, and they both co-produced the track with David Tickle. The song was first released in Japan in July 1988 as Child's debut single and was issued in Australia, Europe, and the United States later that year; in the latter country, it served as Childs' second single, after "Don't Walk Away". "Stop Your Fussin'" became a top-five hit in New Zealand and South Africa while reaching the top 20 in Australia and Germany. The song's music video, directed by Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger, shows Childs singing the song on a tropical beach.

Background

After

comedy-drama film Echo Park. Once Childs signed with A&M Records, she and Ricketts asked David Tickle to help produce Childs' first solo studio album, Union. Childs recorded several tracks in Los Angeles, traveled to London and Paris to record overdubs, then went to Swaziland to finish the album, on which "Stop Your Fussin'" appears as the third track.[1][2] "Stop Your Fussin'" was written by Childs and Rickett, who both produced it alongside Tickle. The track is a Caribbean-flavored song with reggae and pop influences.[3][4] Its lyrics are sung from the perspective of a woman who is lecturing her agitated partner. The album version of the track is four minutes and 38 seconds long.[3]

Release and reception

"Stop Your Fussin'" was first released in Japan on July 21, 1988, as a

Eurochart Hot 100.[12]

"Stop Your Fussin'" also charted in New Zealand, where it peaked at number five on 6 November 1988 and logged 11 nonconsecutive weeks on the

female empowerment.[18]

Music video

Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger directed the music video for "Stop Your Fussin'", which was produced by Sharon Oreck. It was filmed in Los Angeles and features Childs singing the song on a tropical beach.[19] The video began receiving airplay on MTV and VH1 in June 1988, several months before it was released as a single in the US.[20] In late October, following the single's official release, the video was re-added to MTV.[21]

Track listings

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Stop Your Fussin'"
Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 30
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 64
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[17]
 95
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 17

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Stop Your Fussin'"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan July 21, 1988 Mini-CD A&M [5]
Europe 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • mini-CD
Australia 7-inch vinyl
United States October 12, 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 [14]
United Kingdom May 8, 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 [16]

References

  1. ^ Morris, Chris (June 25, 1988). "Childs Puts Her Dreams to Work". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 26. p. 33.
  2. ^ Union (US CD album bookletc). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. CD 5175, DX 3002, 7502151752.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b "Union: Toni Childs". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Previews: Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 26. June 25, 1988. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b "ストップ・ユア・ファッシン | トニー・チャイルズ" [Stop Your Fussin' | Toni Childs] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Toni Childs – Stop Your Fussin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Toni Childs – Stop Your Fussin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs S". rock.co.za. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Toni Childs – Stop Your Fussin'" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Toni Childs – Stop Your Fussin'" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 44. October 29, 1988. p. 25.
  13. ^ a b "Toni Childs – Stop Your Fussin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Toni Childs: Union". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 43. October 22, 1988. p. 102. On October 12, we released the new single by Toni Childs, 'Stop Your Fussin''
  15. ^ "Toni Childs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "New Singles". Music Week. May 6, 1988. p. 42.
  17. ^ a b "Toni Childs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  18. ^ Hardy, Karen (April 6, 2019). "Toni Childs on Feminism and the Disease That Derailed Her". The Canberra Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "Video Track". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 26. June 25, 1988. p. 52A.
  20. ^ "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 24. June 11, 1988. p. 67.
  21. ^ "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 44. October 29, 1988. p. 70.
  22. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. AM-3019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (US cassette single sleeve). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. TS-3019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. S10Y3040.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  25. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (German 12-inch single vinyl disc). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. 390 313-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. 390313-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (European mini maxi-CD single liner notes). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1988. CDEE 508.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  28. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1989. AMY 508.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  29. ^ Stop Your Fussin' (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Toni Childs. A&M Records. 1989. AM 508.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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