"Stand Up" is a song written and originally recorded in 1996 by the American
house music
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studio
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Love Tribe, featuring American dance singer
Latanza Waters
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. The original version, notable for using the keyboard sampling from
Machine
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's 1979 disco hit "There But for the Grace of God Go I", became their only chart-topper on
''Billboard'''s
Dance Club Songs
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chart, reaching number one on August 31, 1996, for a one-week stay, as well as a number 89 placement on the
Hot 100
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chart in January 1997.
It reached No. 23 on the
UK Singles Chart
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in July that same year.
1996 release
Original mixes
#"Stand Up (Narcotic Mix)"
#"Stand Up (Dub-Alicious)"
#"Stand Up (Tribe Vibe)"
#"Stand Up (Wildchild Renagade Dub)"
#"Stand Up (Anthemlicious Mix)"
#"Stand Up (Love and Happiness Mix)"
#"Stand Up (Narcotic Dub)"
#"Stand Up (Slam Dub)"
US mixes
# "Stand Up (Narcotic Edit)" - 3:12
# "Stand Up (Alcatraz Robs the Edit)" - 3:52
# "Stand Up (Narcotic Mix)" - 8:39
# "Stand Up (Alcatraz Robs the Bank)" - 8:56
# "Stand Up (Anthemlicious Mix)" - 7:56
Thunderpuss version
In 2001, Canadian/American duo
Thunderpuss
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released their version of "Stand Up" which again featured Waters on vocals. Their version peaked at number five on ''Billboards Dance Club Songs chart that same year.
Track listing
# "Stand Up (E-Smoove Radio Edit)" - 3:23
# "Stand Up (Thunderpuss Radio Edit)" - 3:58
# "Stand Up (Thunderpuss Club Mix)" - 8:14
Dirty Werk version
In 2018, American duo Dirty Werk released an electro dance version of "Stand Up" which became their first number one on the
''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs
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chart on September 22, 2018.
Track listing
Stand Up (download mixes)Track Listings
at Dirty Remixes
#"Stand Up (Nick Rockwell Extended Remix)"
#"Stand Up (Nick Rockwell Radio Mix)"
#"Stand Up (Scotty Boy & Luca Debonaire Extended Remix)"
#"Stand Up (Scotty Boy & Luca Debonaire Radio Edit)"
#"Stand Up (Lodato And Joseph Duveen Extended Remix)"
#"Stand Up (Freshcobar And Lavelle Dupree Extended Remix)"
#"Stand Up (Freshcobar & Lavelle Dupree Extended Remix)"
#"Stand Up (Freshcobar & Lavelle Dupree Radio Edit)"
#"Stand Up (Lodato & Joseph Duveen Extended Remix)"
#"Stand Up (Lodato & Joseph Duveen Radio Edit)"
References
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External links
Official Dirty Werk Audioon
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1996 songs
1996 singles
2001 singles
2018 singles
Electronic songs
House music songs