listed as one of the recipients of the BMI Pop Award. In 2017, "Stickwitu" was ranked at number 68 on Billboards "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks", with Taylor Weaterby writing that the Pussycat Dolls "created one of the most heartfelt ballads in modern girl group history". Weaterby added, "the song is likely still making couples everywhere sway along and fall deeper in love" for years to come. Commercial performance In the United States, "Stickwitu" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 on the issue dated October 22, 2005. On the issue dated November 26, 2005, it leaped from number 18 to number nine, entering the top ten. In its 11th week, the song peaked at number five. The song became the Pussycat Dolls' first number-one on the Mainstream Top 40, making the group the first girl group to peak atop the chart since Destiny's Child in 2001. On the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the remix featuring Avant debuted at number 73, with 3.6 million audience impressions (up by 37%); it ultimately peaked at number 63. "Stickwitu" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 11, 2007, for mastertone sales of one million units. Across Europe, "Stickwitu" performed strongly, debuting at number two on the European Hot 100 Singles and attaining the same position in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland, as well as number three in Norway, number five in Belgium (Flanders), number six in Italy and Switzerland, number seven in France, and number eight in the Czech Republic. In New Zealand, "Stickwitu" peaked at number one for two non-consecutive weeks, and was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). On the UK Singles Chart, "Stickwitu" debuted at number one on December 10, 2005, with first-week sales of 43,989 copies, becoming the Pussycat Dolls' second consecutive number-one song in the United Kingdom, after "Don't Cha" debuted atop 12 weeks before. In its second week, the song remained at number one, with a 28.8% sales decrease, selling 31,311 copies. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 400,000 units in the UK. The Official Charts Company (OCC) ranks "Stickwitu" as the Pussycat Dolls' fourth most successful song on the UK Singles Chart, and the 74th best-selling song by a girl group. Music video The song's music video, directed by Nigel Dick, premiered on MTV.com on