They Stood Up for Love | |
Cover: | LiveTheyStoodUpForLove.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Live |
Album: | The Distance to Here |
Released: | [1] |
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Length: | 4:17 |
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Prev Title: | Run to the Water |
Prev Year: | 2000 |
Next Title: | Simple Creed |
Next Year: | 2001 |
"They Stood Up for Love" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the third and final single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here. The song was released in the United States on June 26, 2000, and reached number 31 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 88 in Australia.
The European single releases of "They Stood Up for Love" include an acoustic version of the song recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels, Belgium, in April 2000. This version was successful in the Flanders region of Belgium, reaching number one for two weeks, and it also peaked at number 19 in the Netherlands. It was Flanders' fourth-highest-selling single of 2000.
The video for "They Stood Up for Love" was directed by Kai Sehr[2] and features the band performing the song in a recording studio. This footage is interspersed with film of young people partying. The two strands come together as the people from the increasingly wild party join the band in the studio.
Australian CD single[3]
European CD single 1[4]
European CD single 2[5]
European maxi-CD single[6]
Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and The Distance to Here album booklet.[7] [8]
Studios
Live
Other personnel