Standing in the Dark (song) explained

Standing in the Dark
Cover:	StandingintheDark(Lawson Single).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Lawson
Album:	Chapman Square
Released:	14 October 2012
Genre:	Pop rock
Label:	Polydor Global Talent
Producer:	John Shanks Jeremy Wheatley Ki Fitzgerald
Prev Title:	Taking Over Me
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Learn to Love Again
Next Year:	2013

"Standing in the Dark" is the third single by British pop rock band Lawson, from their debut studio album, Chapman Square. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2012, via Polydor Records. The song first premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 1 September.

Background

In an interview with Capital FM, Lawson frontman Andy Brown revealed that "Standing in the Dark" is about his ex-girlfriend, the Saturdays member Mollie King and that he wrote the song with bandmate Ryan Fletcher after seeing photographs of her with someone else. He said: "What happened was, we split up and I wrote quite a few songs about it. It was hard because she just started going out with a ridiculously good looking guy after me. 'When She Was Mine' was a song about that, but 'Standing in the Dark' was the first song – I wrote it with Ryan on the day we saw her with this new guy in the paper and stuff. It did hurt me hard."^[1]

Music video

On 2 September 2012, a lyric video for the song was released via the band's Vevo channel on YouTube. The full music video premiered on ChartShowTV on 14 September, however, the band announced that the YouTube premiere would be delayed by ten days so that it could follow an important announcement. A teaser for the video was published to Vevo on 16 September. A second teaser was published on 18 September. On 20 September, a behind the scenes video for the song was released. Directed by Nick Bartleet, the official video was released on 24 September, at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds.^[2] The video features band member Andy performing the track in his flat, while the rest of the band perform in a deserted car park, in the pouring rain.

Track listing

• Digital download^[3]

1. "Standing in the Dark" – 3:23
2. "Die for You" – 3:23 (Written By: Andy Brown, Ki Fitzgerald, Gary Clark)
3. "Getting Nowhere" – 4:39 (Written By: Andy Brown, Ki Fitzgerald, Harry Sommerdahl)
4. "Standing in the Dark" (Acoustic) – 3:16
5. "The A Team" (Pre-Order Only) – 2:36

• CD single^[4]

1. "Standing in the Dark" – 3:23
2. "Die for You" – 3:23

• 7-inch vinyl^[5]

1. "Standing in the Dark" – 3:23
2. "Standing in the Dark" (Andi Durrant & Steve More Remix) – 3:42

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	14 October 2012	Digital download, CD single	Polydor, Global Talent
Malaysia	28 October 2012	Digital download	Universal, Geffen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lawson's Andy Brown: "'Standing in the Dark' Is Also About The Saturdays'.... 14 October 2012. Capital. Global Radio. 22 May 2016.
2. Lawson – Standing In The Dark. 23 September 2012. YouTube.
3. Web site: Standing in the Dark – EP. iTunes. January 2012 .
4. Web site: Great Offer Store. universal-music.co.uk.
5. Web site: Great Offer Store. universal-music.co.uk.
6. Web site: Chart Search Results – Euro Digital Songs 2012-11-03 . . 25 October 2012 .