Standing in the Way of Control (song)

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"Standing in the Way of Control"
"Standing in the Way of Control" cover
Single by The Gossip
from the album Standing in the Way of Control
Released 2005 (Le Tigre Remix)
2006 (CD & Vinyl Single)
March 5, 2007
Format CD
7/12" Vinyl
Genre Indie rock
Length 4:16
Label Kill Rock Stars
Writer(s) Beth Ditto
Chart positions

2005 UK #64
2006 UK #42
2007 UK #7
The Gossip singles chronology
"Standing in the Way of Control"
(2005/2006)		 "Listen Up!"
(2006)

"Standing in the Way of Control" is a single by the American indie rock band The Gossip from the album of the same name. The remix by Le Tigre was released in 2005, the original was then released as a single in 2006, and was re-released again on February 26, 2007. The 2006 issue had climbed up to #13 in the UK Singles Chart in early 2007 on download sales, but the 2007 re-release was under a new catalogue number, meaning that their 6-place climb to #7 on March 4 was listed as a new entry rather than as a climber.

The Soulwax Nite remix of the song featured heavily in the advertising campaign for the 2007 E4 television drama, Skins.

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[edit] Song meaning

The song was written by Beth as a response to the United States government’s decision to deny gay people the right to marriage. She says, of the song:

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“Nobody in the States was that surprised or shocked by what Bush did, but it made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated”

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and:

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“I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It’s a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting.”

 ”

[edit] Le Tigre Remix 12" track listing

  1. "Standing in the Way of Control"
  2. "Standing in the Way of Control Remix" (Le Tigre remix)

[edit] UK CD single track listing

  1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Radio edit)
  2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Le Tigre remix)
  3. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Album version)
  4. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Video CD Rom)

[edit] UK 7" single track listing

  1. "Standing in the Way of Control"
  2. "Yr Mangled Heart"

[edit] UK 12" single track listing

  1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Headman remix)
  2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax Nite version)
  3. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Playgroup remix)
  4. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Tronik Youth remix)

[edit] 2007 UK CD single track listing

  1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax Nite Version)
  3. "Coal To Diamonds"
  4. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Video)

[edit] 2007 7" single 1 track listing

  1. "Standing In The Way Of Control"
  2. "Sick With It"

[edit] 2007 7" single 2 track listing

  1. "Le Tigre Remix" (7" Edit)
  2. Live at The 100 Club London"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] External links

The Gossip
Beth Ditto | Brace Paine | Hannah Blilie
Kathy Mendonca
Discography
Albums: That's Not What I Heard | Movement | Standing in the Way of Control
EP's: The Gossip | Arkansas Heat | Real Damage | GSSP RMX
Live Albums: Undead in NYC
Singles: Standing in the Way of Control | Listen Up!
See Also: Kill Rock Stars | Riot grrrl
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