"Stand" is a song by American band
Poison
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, written by
Richie Kotzen prior to joining the band. It was the first single from their 1993 album ''
Native Tongue''. The song reached number 15 on the US ''
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chart, number 35 on the ''Billboard''
Top 40 Mainstream chart, and number 50 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also charted at number 25 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and number 15 in Canada.
Background
The
album version of "Stand" includes the
Los Angeles First A.M.E. Church choir on backing vocals. The single's B-side, "Whip Comes Down", has not been included on any Poison album to date. An acoustic version of the song appears as a bonus track on the Japanese release of
Richie Kotzen's ''
Acoustic Cuts
This is the discography for American rock musician Richie Kotzen.
Solo
Studio albums
* (1989) ''Richie Kotzen''
* (1990) ''Fever Dream''
* (1991) '' Electric Joy''
* (1994) ''Mother Head's Family Reunion''
* (1995) ''The Inner Galactic Fusio ...
''. It features the original lyrics, which include an additional verse.
Charts
Release history
References
Poison (American band) songs
1992 songs
1993 singles
Capitol Records singles
Song recordings produced by Richie Zito
Songs written by Bobby Dall
Songs written by Bret Michaels
Songs written by Richie Kotzen
Songs written by Rikki Rockett
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