Stand My Ground

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“Stand My Ground”
“Stand My Ground” cover
Single by Within Temptation
from the album The Silent Force
B-side "Overcome"
Released November 17, 2004
Format CD single, DigitalDownload
Recorded 2004
Genre Symphonic rock
Length 4.14
Label Roadrunner Records
Writer(s) Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel, Han'some, Daniel Gibson
Within Temptation singles chronology
"Mother Earth"
(2002)		 "Stand My Ground"
(2004)		 "Memories"
(2005)
DVD Cover
DVD Cover

Stand My Ground is the first single of Dutch band Within Temptation from their third studio album The Silent Force. The song is also included on the U.S. edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in 3 countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland) and became a top 40 hit in 4 other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the movie Blood & Chocolate.


Contents

[edit] Track listing

CD single
  1. "Stand My Ground" (radio version)
  2. "Overcome (non album version)
CD 4 Track EP
  1. "Stand My Ground" (radio version)
  2. "Overcome" (non album version)
  3. "Its The Fear" (demo version)
  4. "Stand My Ground" (album version)
CD Multi single
  1. "Stand My Ground" (radio version)
  2. "Overcome" (non album version)
  3. "Its The Fear" (demo version)
  4. "Stand My Ground" (album version)
  5. "Towards The End"
  6. "The Swan Song" (Instrumental/orchestral version)
DVD single
  1. "Stand My Ground" (Album version)
  2. "Overcome"
  3. "It's The Fear" (Demo version)
  4. "Forsaken"
  5. "Towards The End"
  6. "Stand My Ground" (Video)
  7. Making of ... "Stand My Ground" (Video)
  8. "Studio impressions" (Video)
  9. "On Tour" (Video)

[edit] Video

Video for "Stand My Ground" (2004)
Video for "Stand My Ground" (2004)

In the video Sharon Den Adel discovers that the world will be destroyed by a major flood. However, den Adel and her bandmates survive by escaping on an Ark-like boat, accessed by den Adel.

Although the video looks like it was shot entirely with a green-screen, the scenes are real. The only things digitally added are the surrounding buildings and city. This was shown in the making-of video.

The video was shot in the Netherlands and was released 2 weeks before the single release. Also the video was Superclip at the Dutch music station TMF, which means it would be played every hour a week long.

[edit] Charts reception

The song was most successful in the Netherlands reaching the #4 spot but was also the most successful song after Ice Queen in Europe. It went top ten in also Belgium and Finland and became a #13 hit in Germany. The lowest position was #67 in Switzerland. In the Spanish Airplay Chart and Los 40 Principales reaching #1.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
Dutch Singles Chart [1] 4
Belgium Singles Chart [1] 9
Finnish Singles Chart [1] 9
German Singles Chart [1] 13
Norwegian Singles Chart [1] 20
Swedish Singles Chart [1] 21
Austrian Singles Chart [1] 25
Swiss Singles Chart [1] 67

[edit] Chart performance

Dutch Top 40[2]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position
27
10
5
4
8
13
20
32
32

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Within Temptation - "Stand My Ground"
  2. ^ Dutch Top 40 Received week 42 2004

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Within Temptation (1996 –)
Ruud Jolie | Jeroen van Veen | Stephen van Haestregt | Sharon den Adel | Martijn Spierenburg | Robert Westerholt
Studio albums
EPs
The Dance • The Howling EP (Limited US release)
Singles
"Restless" • "Our Farewell" • "Ice Queen" • "Mother Earth" • "Running Up That Hill" • "Stand My Ground" • "Memories" • "Angels" • "What Have You Done" • "Frozen" • "The Howling" • "All I Need"
Videos and DVDs
Mother Earth DVD • Mother Earth Tour • The Silent Force Tour • The Heart Of Everything Tour
Related bands