Stand (Jewel song)

"Stand" is a song by American singer Jewel from her fourth studio album, 0304 (2003). Written and produced by Jewel and Lester Mendez, the song was released as the album's second single on May 2, 2003. "Stand" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, instead reaching number 16 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, while becoming Jewel's third consecutive number-one song on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

"Stand"
US and European CD single cover
Single by Jewel
from the album 0304
B-side	"Leave the Lights On"
Released	May 2, 2003
Recorded	2001-2002
Studio	Conway, Hollywood, California
Genre	Indie pop R&B
Length	3:15
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Jewel Kilcher Lester Mendez
Producer(s)	Lester Mendez Jewel Kilcher
Jewel singles chronology
"Intuition" (2003) "Stand" (2003) "2 Become 1" (2003)

Background and writing

"Stand" was written and produced by Kilcher and Lester Mendez.[1]

Commercial release

The single edit saw no alteration from its original version. However, it was listed as Single Mix on some promotional singles, which is no different from the album version.

"Stand" was released in two formats in the United States; the CD single contains "Stand" and the 0304 track "Leave the Lights On" as its B-side, while the CD maxi single contains the song's club mixes. Both singles contained two different covers. International releases of the single received the title track and a few club mixes for its final release.

Critical reception

Todd Burns of Stylus Magazine wrote, "['Stand'] is a strong first song and while the lyrics are vaguely suspect, they can be ignored in favor of the driving beat."[2]

Music video

The music video for "Stand" was directed by Chris Applebaum. It shows Jewel and some of the events described throughout the song's lyrics.

Track listings

• US CD single

1. "Stand" – 3:15
2. "Leave the Lights On" – 3:24

• US CD maxi single

1. "Stand" (Markus Schulz Club Mix) – 6:49
2. "Stand" (Mike Rizzo Remix) – 8:04
3. "Stand" (The Scumfrog Extended Re-Hash) – 7:40
4. "Stand" (Boris & Beck Club Mix) – 6:29
5. "Stand" (Bastone & Burnz Club Mix) – 7:12
6. "Stand" (Markus Schulz Coldharbour Mix) – 9:51
7. "Stand" (Bastone & Burnz Del Moody Mix) – 5:24
8. "Stand" (Bastone & Burnz Drum N Bass Mix) – 5:35

• European CD single

1. "Stand" (album version) – 3:15
2. "Stand" (Markus Schulz Club Mix) – 6:52
3. "Stand" (The Scumfrog Extended Re-Hash Mix) – 7:42

Charts

Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	21
Netherlands (Tipparade)[4]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	71
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[6]	16
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7]	37
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8]	1

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2003 (U.S.)

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "0304 – Jewel". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
2. Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Jewel – 0304". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Jewel – Stand". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
4. "Jewel – Stand" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jewel – Stand" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
6. "Jewel Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
7. "Jewel Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
8. "Jewel Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2011.