Stand Up was released in 2003 as a single from Ludacris album Chicken-n-Beer, produced by Kanye West. The track became Ludacris first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed a staple of 2000s hip hop playlists. Short clips of its hook later circulated on soundboards and in video edits, where the direct stand up command made it easy to reuse out of context. Its lasting appeal comes from that mix of chart success, a memorable producer beat and a phrase anyone can apply to entrances, wins and call outs.