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, the song was released as the album's second single on September 2, 2003. "Stand" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, instead reaching number 16 on the

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chart, while becoming Jewel's third consecutive number-one song on the

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chart.

Background and writing

"Stand" was written and produced by Kilcher and

Commercial release

The single edit saw no alteration from its original version. However, it was listed as Single Mix on some promotional singles, which is no different from the album version. "Stand" was released in two formats in the United States; the

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contains "Stand" and the ''0304'' track "Leave the Lights On" as its

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, while the CD

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contains the song's club mixes. Both singles contained two different covers. International releases of the single received the title track and a few club mixes for its final release.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, " Stand'is a strong first song and while the lyrics are vaguely suspect, they can be ignored in favor of the driving beat."

Music video

The music video for "Stand" was directed by Chris Applebaum. It shows Jewel and some of the events described throughout the song's lyrics.

Track listings

* US CD single # "Stand" – 3:10 # "Leave the Lights On" – 3:22 * US maxi-CD single # "Stand" ( Markus Schulz club mix) – 6:49 # "Stand" (

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remix) – 8:04 # "Stand" (

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extended re-hash) – 7:40 # "Stand" (Boris & Beck club mix) – 6:29 # "Stand" (Bastone & Burnz club mix) – 7:12 # "Stand" (Markus Schulz Coldharbour mix) – 9:51 # "Stand" (Bastone & Burnz Del Moody mix) – 5:24 # "Stand" (Bastone & Burnz Drum N Bass mix) – 5:35 * European CD single # "Stand" (album version) # "Stand" (The Scumfrog Extended re-hash mix) * Australian CD single # "Stand" (album version) # "Stand" (Markus Schulz club mix) # "Stand" (The Scumfrog Extended re-hash mix)

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stand (Jewel Song) 2003 singles 2003 songs Atlantic Records singles Jewel (singer) songs Music videos directed by Chris Applebaum Protest songs Song recordings produced by Lester Mendez Songs written by Jewel (singer) Songs written by Lester Mendez