"Stand My Ground"
Single by Within Temptation
from the album The Silent Force
B-side
  • "Overcome"
  • "Towards the End"
  • "It's the Fear"
  • "Forsaken"
  • "The Swan Song"
Released17 November 2004
Recorded2004
Genre
Length
  • 4:26 (album version)
  • 3:58 (single version)
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Daniel Gibson
Within Temptation singles chronology
"Running Up that Hill"
(2003) 		"Stand My Ground"
(2004) 		"Memories"
(2005)
Music video
"Stand My Ground" on YouTube

"Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation's album The Silent Force. The song is also included on the US edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in three countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland) and became a top 40 hit in four other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the film Blood & Chocolate.[2]

Along with their earlier singles "Ice Queen" and "Mother Earth", "Stand My Ground" has become one of the band's signature songs and is performed on their set of almost every concert since its release.

Track listing

CD-single
No.TitleLength
1."Stand My Ground (radio edit)"3:59
2."Overcome (non-album-track)"4:04
EP single
No.TitleLength
1."Stand My Ground (radio edit)"3:59
2."Overcome (non-album-track)"4:04
3."It's the Fear (demo version)"4:09
4."Stand My Ground (album version)"4:28
CD multi single
No.TitleLength
1."Stand My Ground (radio edit)"3:59
2."Overcome (non-album-track)"4:04
3."It's the Fear (demo version)"4:09
4."Towards the End"3:28
5."The Swan Song (instrumental and orchestral version)"3:41
DVD single
No.TitleLength
1."Stand My Ground (single version)"3:58
2."Overcome (non-album-track)"4:04
3."It's the Fear (demo version)"4:08
4."Forsaken"4:53
5."Towards the End"3:27
6."Stand My Ground (video)" 
7."Stand My Ground (making of the video)" 
8."Studio Impressions (video)" 
9."On Tour (video)" 
10."Photo Gallery" 

Video

The video was shot in Berlin[3] and was released two weeks before the single release. The video became a superclip at the Dutch music station TMF, which means it was played every hour for a week.[citation needed]

Reception

The song was successful in the Netherlands reaching the number four 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 number 13 hit in Germany. Although there was no sign of the song in the official Spanish chart, it topped the Spanish Airplay Chart and Los 40 Principales.

Charts

Chart performance

Dutch Top 40[17]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position
27
10
5
4
8
13
20
32
32

References

  1. ^ Ascap entry for song ASCAP, accessed September 6, 2010
  2. ^ "Rock".
  3. ^ "Within Temptation Making of Stand My Ground part 1". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Within Temptation: Stand My Ground" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Within Temptation" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  10. ^ "http://megatop50.3fm.nl/mobiel/weeklijst/2004-11-13]" (in Dutch). Mega Top 50
  11. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground". VG-lista. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  13. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  17. ^ Top 40 - Within Temptation - The Silent Force[permanent dead link]
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