Stand Up (Cynthia Erivo song)

In 2017, English singer and actress Cynthia Erivo was cast to portray abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman in the biographical film eponymously titled Harriet. Following the completion of filming, Erivo collaborated with composer Joshuah Brian Campbell to write the song for the end credits of the film. Written by Erivo and Campbell, "Stand Up" was produced by Will Wells and Gabe Fox-Peck. The song was described by Rolling Stones Jon Blistein as a "slow-burning, gospel-tinged ballad." Rania Aniftos of Billboard noted that it chronicles themes of "hope, overcoming obstacles and kindness for others." The song's lyrics also make use of Tubman's last words before her death in 1913: "I go to prepare a place for you." ==Music video==

The music video for "Stand Up" was released on 8 November 2019. It shows Erivo performing the song on an "empty but beautifully lit soundstage." ==Accolades==

Following its release, the song earned Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations for Best Original Song and Best Song, respectively. It also garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The song was also nominated for the Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the Best Original Song at the 51st NAACP Image Awards, and the Best Original Song at the 13th Houston Film Critics Society Awards. It won the Society of Composers & Lyricists Award for Outstanding Original Song for Visual Media. Erivo is only the second person to be nominated for an Academy Award for both acting and songwriting in the same year, the first being Mary J. Blige two years prior for Mudbound. ==Charts==