Stand (Jewel song) explained

Stand
Cover:	Jewel - Stand - US EU CD.jpg
Caption:	US and European CD single cover
Type:	single
Artist:	Jewel
Album:	0304
B-Side:	Leave the Lights On
Studio:	Conway (Hollywood, California)
Length:	3:15
Label:	Atlantic
Prev Title:	Intuition
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	2 Become 1
Next Year:	2003

"Stand" is a song by American singer Jewel from her fifth studio album, 0304 (2003). Written and produced by Jewel and Lester Mendez, the song was released as the album's second single on September 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.

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^[3]

1. "Stand" – 3:10
2. "Leave the Lights On" – 3:22

• US maxi-CD single^[4]

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^[5]

1. "Stand" (album version)
2. "Stand" (The Scumfrog Extended re-hash mix)

• Australian CD single^[6]

1. "Stand" (album version)
2. "Stand" (Markus Schulz club mix)
3. "Stand" (The Scumfrog Extended re-hash mix)

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[7]	4
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)^[8]	16

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	September 2, 2003		Atlantic	^[9]
Australia	October 27, 2003	CD		^[10]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . 0304 – Jewel . . February 20, 2020.
2. Web site: Burns . Todd . Jewel – 0304 . . September 1, 2003 . March 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007152952/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jewel/0304.htm . October 7, 2012.
3. Stand. Jewel. 2003. US CD single liner notes. Atlantic Records. 88233-2.
4. Stand. Jewel. 2003. US maxi-CD single liner notes. Atlantic Records. 88247-2.
5. Stand. Jewel. 2003. European CD single liner notes. Atlantic Records. 7567 88227-2.
6. Stand. Jewel. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. Atlantic Records. 7567882232.
7. Web site: Jewel – Stand . Dutch . . February 20, 2020.
8. Jewel Chart History (Hot Singles Sales) . . February 20, 2020.
9. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1519. 22. August 29, 2003. May 16, 2021.
10. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th October 2003. ARIA. 25. October 27, 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222435/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031107-0000/Issue714.pdf. February 22, 2008. May 16, 2021.