"Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch band

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''. It became a top 10 hit in three countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland) and became a top 40 hit in four other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the film ''

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''. Along with their earlier singles " Ice Queen" and "

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", "Stand My Ground" has become one of the band's

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s and is performed on their set of almost every concert since its release.

Track listing

Video

The video was shot in Berlin and was released two weeks before the single release. The video became a superclip at the Dutch music station TMF, which means it was played every hour for a week.

Reception

The song was successful in the Netherlands reaching the number four spot but was also the most successful song after " Ice Queen" in Europe. It went top ten in also Belgium and Finland and became a number 13 hit in Germany. Although there was no sign of the song in the official Spanish chart, it topped the Spanish Airplay Chart and Los 40 Principales.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Within Temptation songs 2004 singles Songs written by Sharon den Adel Songs written by Robert Westerholt Songs written by Martijn Spierenburg 2004 songs Roadrunner Records singles