Stop Your Fussin'

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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[edit]

After Toni Childs' former band, Toni & the Movers, split up in 1981, she moved to England, then returned to the United States five years later, meeting record producer David Ricketts in Los Angeles and helping him compose the soundtrack to the 1986 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[edit]

"Stop Your Fussin'" was first released in Japan on July 21, 1988, as a mini-CD single.[5] The same month, the song made its first chart appearance in the Netherlands, peaking at number 31 on the Dutch Top 40 and number 45 on the Single Top 100.[6][7] In early September, the song debuted within the top 50 of Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, eventually climbing to a peak of number 17, where it spent five nonconsecutive weeks in October, November, and December; it remained in the top 50 for 19 weeks.[8] On South Africa's Springbok Radio chart, the single debuted in early October 1988 and peaked at number four, spending 19 weeks in the top 20.[9] In West Germany, the song reached number 17 in November and spent 17 weeks inside the top 100, while in Austria, it charted for two weeks, peaking at number 31.[10][11] During this period, it reached its peak on number 64 on the 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 RIANZ Singles Chart.[13] In the United States, the single was released on October 12, 1988, but did not appear on any Billboard charts.[14][15] On May 8, 1989, the single was released in the United Kingdom.[16] Two weeks later, on May 21, it debuted at number 95 on the UK Singles Chart, dropping out of the top 100 the following week, making it Childs' lowest-charting UK single.[17] In Australia, "Stop Your Fussin'", along with Childs' other songs "Don't Walk Away" and "I've Got to Go Now", served as anthems for female empowerment.[18]

Music video[edit]

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[edit]

Charts[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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