Stand (R.E.M. song)
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"Stand" is a song by R.E.M. released as the second 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. The song reached #48 on the UK Singles Charts. The song reached #16 in Canada.
"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 Bros. Records "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 whole step higher than the one previous[1].
Track listing
All songs written by Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe except where indicated.
1st issue
7"
- "Stand" – 3:10
- "Memphis Train Blues" – 1:38
12" vinly & 3" cd single
- "Stand" - 3:09
- "Memphis Train Blues" - 1:37
- "The Eleventh Untitled Song" - 3:56
Notes: The UK 3" cd single with the catalogue number W7577 CDX came in a leaf-shaped sleeve.
"The Eleventh Untitled Song" is an extended instrumental version of the closing (eleventh) unlisted (untitled) track from the album Green.
2nd issue - released later in 1989 with different cover art (a picture of the band on stage) in the UK instead of "Pop Song 89."
- "Stand" - 3:09
- "Pop Song 89 - acoustic" 2:56
- "Skin Tight - live" (Ohio Players cover, written by Jones, Pierce, Bonner, Middlebrooks) - 2:03
Note: live track recorded in Orlando, Florida 30 April 1989
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 | 16 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart | 48 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
References
- ^ Alan Cross (2006-09-10). "How To Talk Like A Rock Snob 6". The Ongoing History of New Music. CFNY-FM.
