Stand Up for Your Love Rights

"Stand Up for Your Love Rights" is a 1988 single performed by British pop singer Yazz. The song is the follow-up single to her successful single "The Only Way Is Up" and was a hit in several European countries. It peaked at number one in Finland and Ireland and reached the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Outside Europe, the song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US, number 8 in New Zealand and number 22 in Australia.

"Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
One of CD artwork variants, also used for UK limited vinyl gatefold edition
Single by Yazz
from the album Wanted
B-side"Remix"
Released17 October 1988[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:00 (album version)
  • 4:21 (7-inch version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Beatmasters
Yazz singles chronology
"The Only Way Is Up"
(1988)		 "Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
(1988)		 "Fine Time"
(1989)
Music video
"Stand Up for Your Love Rights" on YouTube

Critical reception

Bill Coleman from Billboard commented in his review, "Potential smash follow-up to "The Only Way Is Up". Inspirational vocals and rhythm track are enhanced in the fab new mixes. Don't miss the dub."[2]

Music videos

Two music videos were filmed to promote the single. The first video, airing in Europe and Australasia, consists mostly of scenes of Yazz singing and accompanied by instrument players (backing vocalists can be seen from time to time too) interspersed with scenes of people dancing and hugging each other. Behind the musicians is a large board with diagrams on it similar to those on the cover of the 12-inch remix single. The second video, which was filmed for the North American market, features scenes of Yazz performing on stage with a band, and footage showing her getting ready to go on stage.

Formats and track listings

7-inch single

  1. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" — 4:21
  2. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (what it is! mix) — 3:57

12-inch maxi

  1. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (extended) — 7:15
  2. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (y'azzid mix!) — 6:45

CD maxi

  1. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (7-inch version) — 4:22
  2. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (y'azzid mix) — 6:45
  3. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (extended 12-inch) — 7:15

12-inch maxi – Remixes

  1. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (the stadium disco mix) — 8:50
  2. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (she's crazy mix) — 7:38

Charts

References
  1. "BPI Certified Awards > Search Results > Yazz". Imgur. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 11 March 1989. p. 89. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 26 December 2008)
  4. Danish Singles Chart 25 November 1988
  5. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  6. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved 26 December 2008)
  7. "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 26 December 2008)
  9. New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Charts.org.nz (Retrieved 11 March 2017)
  10. UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 26 December 2008)
  11. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 285. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.
  12. "chartwatch.co.uk > Yazz". Chartwatch Publications. Retrieved 5 October 2015.


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