Research Note
The "Stickwitu" Co-Writer Credit
Official writer records confirm Robert D. Palmer as a co-writer of "Stickwitu," recorded by The Pussycat Dolls. A BMI royalty statement additionally confirms his registered performance-rights interest in the composition at a 33.34% share. The song received a Grammy Award nomination at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in a performance category credited to the performing artist.
Historical context
"Stickwitu" was released by The Pussycat Dolls in 2005 and became a commercially successful recording. The song's co-writing credits extend Robert D. Palmer's documented songwriting career to this period.
A distinction that the archive documents carefully: the Grammy nomination associated with the song was in a performance category credited to The Pussycat Dolls as performers, not in a songwriter category. The nomination does not constitute a personal Grammy nomination for Robert D. Palmer.
Sources and findings
Official music writer records confirm Robert D. Palmer as a co-writer of "Stickwitu." Multiple release credit databases corroborate this attribution.
A BMI royalty statement issued to Robert Donald Palmer confirms his registered performance-rights interest in the composition at a 33.34% share. This is consistent with a multi-writer composition.
Recording Academy records for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards confirm a nomination for the song. The archive's source record documents this nomination as a performance-category credit to The Pussycat Dolls.
Research method
The writer credit was verified against official release records. The Grammy nomination record was examined specifically to distinguish between the performance-category nomination credited to the performers and any songwriter-category nomination.
The BMI statement was evaluated as a restricted tier-1 primary document. The statement confirms a registered composition interest; it does not independently confirm Robert's production or drum programming role, which are supported by other sources.
This distinction was treated as a factual boundary condition for the archive: the co-writer credit is verified; a personal Grammy nomination for Robert D. Palmer is not established by the available records.
Remaining questions
- 01The full songwriting process and Robert's specific contribution to the composition have not been documented from primary sources.
- 02The circumstances through which Robert's co-writing credit came to be associated with The Pussycat Dolls recording have not been established from primary sources.
Sources cited
Sources
- S006
"Stickwitu" release and writer records
Official and established music databases · 2005 · Tier 1
Archive: Research archive
- S003
- S036
BMI royalty statement -- Robert Donald Palmer
Broadcast Music, Inc. · Tier 1
Archive: Restricted -- private archival document. Not publicly accessible or deployable.
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