" Stickwitu " received mixed reviews from critics . Chuck Taylor from '' Billboard '' magazine was surprised of the song and praised it for being " beautifully sung , craftily produced and refreshingly gimmick-free . " He went on to praise the " catchy " chorus and noted that the " track is unlike anything else on the air . " Kalefah Sanneh of '' The New York Times '' wrote that " Stickwitu " " might be even better " than ' Do n't Cha ' " . Paul Scott of Stylus Magazine agreed with Sanneh adding that it 's " pretty enough but just sort of mills around without getting up the courage to go over the top , and that 's actually a good thing . " John Murphy of musicOMH wrote that although " it 's nicely sung , it does n't particularly stick in the mind very much . " He continued the " Dolls ' voices do well at harmonies " but noted that " none have a particular strong vocal . " Spence D. shared the same sentiment with Murphy adding that Scherzinger " never really presents anything that could come close to being called a signature sound . " Kevin Courtney of the '' Irish Times '' gave " Stickwitu " two out of five stars noting that " they do n’t want to be one-hit wonders . " Stephen Thomas Erlewine was not impressed with the song , saying that " '' PCD '' seems like it will be that rare thing : a mainstream club/dance album devoted to nothing but dance songs . Then , reality comes crashing in with the fourth song , ' Stickwitu ' , the inevitable romantic slow jam whose sappiness undercuts the joyous carnal celebration of the first three songs . Sal Cinquenmani from Slant Magazine found the song difficult to take seriously . He said " the album 's ballads ( ' Stickwitu ' and ' How Many Times , How Many Lies ' ) , though sufficiently un-icky , are still difficult to take seriously when followed by a song that begs a man to ' loosen up my buttons ' . " Kat Bein of the '' Miami New Times '' wrote that it 's " in the running for most trite lyrics of all time . " Nathan Rabin from '' The A.V. Club '' described the song as a " saccharine , sleepy ballad . " Writing for Sputnikmusic Nick Butler described " Stickwitu " as a " limp , lifeless ode . " However he did noted that " it 's nowhere near as sickly or disgustingly submissive and sexist as something like Destiny 's Child 's ' Cater 2 U ' . " '' Billboard '' magazine ranked " Stickwitu " at number 68 on their list of the 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time ; Taylor Weaterby wrote that , " PCD created one of the most heartfelt ballads in modern girl group history with ' Stickwitu ' proving that the group was n’t just about the sex appeal . " At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards , " Stickwitu " earned the Pussycat Dolls their first and only nomination , for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . At the 21st Annual Soul Train Awards , the remix featuring Avant was nominated for Best R&B / Soul Single – Group , Band or Duo . In May 2007 , the song was listed as one of the recipients of Broadcast Music , Inc. ( BMI ) Pop Awards
21st Annual Soul Train Awards
2007 Soul Train Music Awards
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