Please Stand Up

"Please Stand Up" was the second single from British Sea Power's second album Open Season. It heralded a far more mainstream, pop-oriented and produced sound for the band. Despite predictions of it being a crossover hit, it failed to grab the attention of the public and was not popular with many of the band's fans. The video was much more commercialised than the band's normal, homemade, efforts with Super 8 film but was banned by MTV in the United States for including the line A little excitement makes us wetter wetter. The band have said that they were disillusioned by the response to the track and plan to branch off in a different direction on future releases.

The song peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

CD (RTRADSCD242)

"Please Stand Up" (Yan/BSP) - 3:13
"Over in the Corner" (Yan/BSP) - 3:48

E-CD (RTRADSCDX242)

"Please Stand Up" (Yan/BSP) - 3:13
"Grey Goose" (Huddie Ledbetter) &- 3:28
"Chicken Pig (True Adventures instrumental demo)" (Hamilton/BSP) - 5:18

Also features the promo video for "Please Stand Up" as a CD-ROM extra.

7" Vinyl (RTRADS242)

"Please Stand Up" (Yan/BSP) –
"Gale Warnings in Viking North" (Yan/BSP) –

Notes

^ BRITISH SEA POWER BANNED!, NME Online, 4 May 2005.

External links

Official website

British Sea Power

Yan Hamilton Noble Wood Abi Fry Eamon Phil Sumner

Studio albums	The Decline of British Sea Power Open Season Do You Like Rock Music? Man of Aran Valhalla Dancehall Machineries of Joy From the Sea to the Land Beyond Happiness Sea of Brass

EPs	Remember Me The Spirit of St. Louis Krankenhaus? Zeus Valhalla V.I.P. BSP EP1 BSP EP2 BSP EP3 BSP EP4 BSP EP5 BSP EP6

Singles	"Fear of Drowning" "Remember Me" "The Lonely" "Childhood Memories" "Carrion"/"Apologies to Insect Life" "A Lovely Day Tomorrow" "It Ended on an Oily Stage" "Please Stand Up" "Remember Me"/"I Am a Cider Drinker" "Waving Flags" "No Lucifer" "Waving Flags" "Living Is So Easy" "Who's In Control" Georgie Ray / Mongk II Facts Are Right Monsters of Sunderland

Compilation appearances	Waving Flags - 2000 Trees - Cider Smiles Vol.2, (Hide and Seek Records 2009) Waving Flags - FM4 Soundselection 18, (Col, 2008)

Videos	Please Stand Up (VHS, PAL)

Miscellaneous	Tranch-Manche Advance Portion (CDr, Sampler) Close the Door (File, MP3, 160) Carrion/All in It (Remix) (File, MP3, 128) Postcards From A Young Man Tour (CD, Promo, Sampler)

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