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They Stood Up for Love
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = They Stood Up for Love
| cover = LiveTheyStoodUpForLove.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Live
| album = The Distance to Here
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
* The Site (San Rafael, California)
* Village Recorder (West Los Angeles)
* A&M (Hollywood, California)
* The Plant (Sausalito, California)
| genre =
| length = 4:17
| label =
* Radioactive
* MCA
| writer =
* Ed Kowalczyk
* Patrick Dahlheimer
* Chad Taylor
| producer =
* Jerry Harrison
* Live
| prev_title = Run to the Water
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Simple Creed
| next_year = 2001
| misc =
}}
"'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 include acoustic recordings made at Jet Studios in Brussels, Belgium, in April 2000. The acoustic recording of "They Stood Up for Love" was successful in the Flanders region of Belgium, reaching number one for two weeks, and it also reached 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[http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=16733 "They Stood Up for Love"] 'mvdbase.com' 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
'US promo CD'
# "They Stood Up for Love" (radio version) 4:14
'European CD single'
# "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version, recorded at Jet Studios, Brussels, Belgium) 4:02
# "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix) 4:13
'Second European CD single'
# "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix)
# "I Alone" (acoustic version)
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version)
# "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version)
'European maxi-single'
# "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix)
# "Run to the Water" (acoustic version)
# "The Distance" (acoustic version)
# "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version)
'Australian CD single'
# "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix)
# "Run to the Water" (acoustic version)
# "The Distance" (acoustic version) 4:39
# "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version) 5:15
# "I Alone" (acoustic version) 4:00
# "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version) 4:17
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and 'The Distance to Here' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at The Site (San Rafael, California), Village Recorder (West Los Angeles), A&M Studios (Hollywood, California), and The Plant (Sausalito, California)
* Mixed at South Beach Studios (Miami Beach, Florida) and Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
* Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)
'Live'
* Ed Kowalczyk writing, vocals, guitar
* Patrick Dahlheimer writing, bass
* Chad Taylor writing, lead guitars
* Chad Gracey drums
* Live production
'Other personnel'
* Jerry Harrison production
* Gary Kurfirst executive production
* Tom Lord-Alge mixing
* Karl Derfler engineering
* Doug McKean additional engineering
* Ted Jensen mastering
* Phil Schuster A&R, production coordinator
* David Sestak management
* Media Five Entertainment management
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:1999 songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:Live (band) songs
Category:Radioactive Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison
Category:Songs written by Chad Taylor (guitarist)
Category:Songs written by Ed Kowalczyk
Category:Songs written by Patrick Dahlheimer
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:Universal Music Australia singles
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