They Stood Up for Love explained

They Stood Up for Love
Cover:LiveTheyStoodUpForLove.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Live
Album:The Distance to Here
Released:[1]
Studio:
Length:4:17
Label:
Producer:
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.

Music video

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.

Track listings

Australian CD single[3]

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix)
  2. "Run to the Water" (acoustic version)
  3. "The Distance" (acoustic version) – 4:39
  4. "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version) – 5:15
  5. "I Alone" (acoustic version) – 4:00
  6. "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version) – 4:17

European CD single 1[4]

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version, recorded at Jet Studios, Brussels, Belgium) – 4:02
  2. "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix) – 4:13

European CD single 2[5]

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix)
  2. "I Alone" (acoustic version)
  3. "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version)
  4. "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version)

European maxi-CD single[6]

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix)
  2. "Run to the Water" (acoustic version)
  3. "The Distance" (acoustic version)
  4. "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and The Distance to Here album booklet.[7] [8]

Studios

Live

Other personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1356. 100, 104, 114. June 23, 2000. May 25, 2021.
  2. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=16733 "They Stood Up for Love"
  3. They Stood Up for Love. Live. 2000. Australian CD single liner notes. Radioactive Records, Universal Music Australia. 155 761-2.
  4. They Stood Up for Love. Live. 2000. European CD single liner notes. Radioactive Records. 155 753-2.
  5. They Stood Up for Love. Live. 2000. European CD single liner notes. Radioactive Records. 155 757-2.
  6. They Stood Up for Love. Live. 2000. European maxi-CD single liner notes. Radioactive Records. 155 756-2.
  7. They Stood Up for Love. Live. 2000. US promo CD notes. Radioactive Records, MCA Records. RARR-25138-2, RARR-25138-2.
  8. The Distance to Here. The Distance to Here. Live. 1999. US CD album booklet. Radioactive Records. 088 111 966-2.
  9. 168.
  10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2000. Ultratop. nl. February 5, 2019.