Stand (song)
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| "Stand" | ||
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||
| from the album Green | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Format | 7" Single | |
| Recorded | 1988 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:10 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt & R.E.M. | |
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| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||
| "Finest Worksong" (1988) |
"Stand" (1989) |
"Orange Crush" (1989) |
"Stand" is a song by R.E.M. released as the first single from Green in 1989. The song quickly rose up the charts, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming R.E.M.'s second top 10 hit in the United States. Only Losing My Religion, which reached #4 in 1991, has been a bigger pop hit in the U.S. for the band. The song reached #48 on the UK Singles Charts, becoming what was then R.E.M.'s biggest hit in the United Kingdom.
"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied "Stand" for his 1989 album, UHF, as "Spam".
Stand was used as the opening theme to the early 1990s Fox comedy, Get a Life, starring Chris Elliott.
The song was placed on R.E.M.'s Warner Brothers "best of" album In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 in 2003.
The song is an example of "truck driver's gear change", as the last two rounds of the chorus are each one semitone higher than the one previous[1].
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe.
- "Stand" – 3:10
- "Memphis Train Blues" – 1:38
[edit] References
- ^ "How To Talk Like A Rock Snob 6." Alan Cross. The Ongoing History of New Music. CFNY-FM. 2006-09-10.
