Liam Payne's Crisp New 'Stack It Up' Is A Celebration Of Getting Paid

Liam Payne has cash on his mind. Soon after releasing his debut EP First Time last year, he spent much of 2019 in the studio — or as his new single "Stack It Up" puts it, he's been "working for it."


"So in the event you wanna stack it up, man, you gotta work for it / Ain't nobody gonna be doing it for ya," he sings on the slick track, propelled by a charming organ riff and the sing-rap fashion his pal Ed Sheeran has filled stadiums perfecting. It makes sense to learn that Sheeran helped craft the track and also Fred Gibson and Steve Mac, who also helped Liam launch his solo arc in 2017 with "Strip That Down."





It's not easy to convincingly pull off what Sheeran can do, and with a lesser vocal talent, the in general Sheeran-ness of "Stack It Up" might cause it to crumble. However Payne's got the chops, bounding from low croon to higher-register sultry swagger with ease. Those fluctuations are perhaps fitting for a capitalist anthem to getting paid (and working to prepare ensure you keep getting paid).


"Stack It Up" is a swift 2:46 in span, nevertheless it still manages to lend 30 seconds to a boastful verse from A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie that also gives some life opinions based on experience: "And if I ain't have cash, I woulda been lost her / The loudest ones was the brokest, I was a shit talker." It's the latest in A Boogie's good year of pop appearances; he's also surfaced on songs by Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Khalid, and more.


On social media, Payne mentioned "Stack It Up" is "about working hard, being inspired and achieving your dreams." It's also very much about getting that cash. Listen to it while you're chasing paper above.