Where I Stood Explained

Where I Stood
Cover:Where_I_Stood.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Missy Higgins
Album:On a Clear Night
B-Side:
  • "Stuff and Nonsense"
  • "Wrong Girl" (live)
  • "Beautiful Mind" (live)
Released:4 August 2007
Length:
  • 4:17 (album version)
  • 4:09 (Up Tempo mix)
Label:Eleven
Producer:Mitchell Froom
Prev Title:Steer
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Peachy
Next Year:2007

"Where I Stood" is the second single from Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night (2007). The single was released on 4 August 2007 and reached  10 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. In the United States, it became Higgins' second song to appear on the Billboard charts, reaching number 10 on the Adult Contemporary ranking. In a similar promotional scenario as her previous single "Steer", Higgins gave her fans the opportunity to purchase a signed single along with signed lyrics.

Music video

There are two videos for the song: one for Australia and one for the United States. The Australian video premiered at midnight (12am AEST) on 26 June 2007, via Higgins' MySpace page. The video was directed by Australian filmmakers Paul Goldman and Alice Bell, who were also responsible for Silverchair's "Straight Lines" video. The US video uses a more uptempo mix of the song which is also the version played on American radio stations, rather than the version that appears on the album. This version was directed by Steven Murashige.[1] Both videos can be seen on Higgins' website.

Track listings

Australian EP[2]

  1. "Where I Stood"
  2. "Stuff and Nonsense"
  3. "Wrong Girl" (live at Triple J)
  4. "Beautiful Mind" (live at Centennial Park)

US EP[3]

  1. "Where I Stood"
  2. "Dusty Road"
  3. "Stuff and Nonsense"
  4. "Wrong Girl" (live)

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Australia4 August 2007CDEleven[7]
United States27 January 2009Contemporary hit radioReprise[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: BOOKED: Missy Higgins – Steven Murashige, director. VideoStatic. 27 October 2017.
  2. Where I Stood. Missy Higgins. 2007. Australian EP liner notes. . ELEVENCD74.
  3. Where I Stood. Missy Higgins. 2008. US EP liner notes. Eleven: A Music Company. 431420-2.
  4. Pop 100. Billboard. 121. 8. 44. 28 February 2009. See Last week column.
  5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Australian Singles for 2007. ARIA. 2 November 2023.
  6. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009. Billboard. 28 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Missy Higgins: Discography. musichead.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20070901220345/http://www.musichead.com.au/site/artistDiscography.asp?actID=143601. 1 September 2007. 2 November 2023.
  8. Web site: FMQB: CHR. FMQB. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130602195200/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2005. 2 June 2013. 2 November 2023.