"Stand Up for Love" is a song recorded by American group
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited s ...
for their first
greatest hits
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album ''
#1's'' (2005). The song was written by
Amy Foster-Gillies and
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...
, with the latter also serving as the producer with
Humberto Gatica
Humberto Gatica is a Chilean-born American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Celine Dion, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Michael Bublé. Gatica's inter ...
. Musically, "Stand Up for Love" is a
mid-tempo
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contemporary R&B ballad
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drawing influences from
pop
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* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
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. Inspired by poverty-stricken children and families, the song was termed the "2005
World Children's Day Anthem" and used in conjunction with
Ronald McDonald House Charities
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RMHC has a global network of ...
in order to
raise awareness of the day. "Stand Up for Love" was released as the
lead single
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Release str ...
from ''#1's'' on September 27, 2005, by
Columbia Records and
Sony Urban Music
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; it was the final single released before the group's disbandment in 2006.
Upon its release, "Stand Up for Love" received negative reviews from
music critics
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, who criticized its composition and inclusion on ''#1's''. Initially, the song was the group's only single not to enter any record charts; however, it peaked at number 37 in South Korea in 2014. The accompanying
music video
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for the song, directed by
Matthew Rolston
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, featured the trio singing the song, both individually and together. "Stand Up for Love" was performed live by Destiny's Child in November 2005 at the ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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'' show and on World Children's Day at the Ronald McDonald House in Los Angeles. Several South Korean groups and singers have covered the song.
Writing and production
Canadian musician
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...
was inspired to write "Stand Up for Love" for poverty-stricken children and families which receive funds from
charitable organization
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The legal definition of a cha ...
.
Destiny's Child lead singer
Beyoncé
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acknowledged that they wanted to record the song for the people who help impoverished families.
She furthered by saying: "The kids we've met have no idea how much they've given us. We wanted to record this song for them, in hopes that people would hear their voice through ours."
Michelle Williams explained the song was her "favorite" and went on to describe it as "one of the best songs that we've done collectively", emphasizing the vocal performance.
"Stand Up for Love" was composed and arranged by Foster, who also served as its co-writer along with his daughter Amy Foster-Gillies. Foster produced the song with
Humberto Gatica
Humberto Gatica is a Chilean-born American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Celine Dion, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Michael Bublé. Gatica's inter ...
, who also
engineered and
mixed it. The song was recorded at Chartmaker Studios and
The Record Plant
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, and was mixed at the former. Nathan East was responsible for playing the
bass
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, while Vinnie Colaiuta and Paulinho Da Costa handled the
drum
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s and
percussion
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, respectively.
Music and lyrics
"Stand Up for Love" is a
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
and
R&B ballad
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with a length of four minutes and 46 seconds.
According to the sheet music published by Peer International Corporation on the website Musicnotes.com, "Stand Up for Love" is set in
common time
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with a slow
tempo
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of seventy
beats per minute
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* Battery ...
. It is written in the
key
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
of
A major
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, and Destiny's Child's vocals range from the low note of
E3 to the high note of
E5. Michael D. Clark from the ''
Houston Chronicle
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'' compared Beyoncé's vocals with
Michael Jackson
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and
Whitney Houston
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"in an effort to play the weepy heartstrings".
Matthew Jacobs, writing on behalf of ''
HuffPost
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'' compared the song's sound to a
movie ballad from the 1990s, taken from an "empowering"
animated movie
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.
Lyrically, the song encourages togetherness: "And I believe that in my life I will see / An end to hopelessness, or giving up, or suffering / If we all stand together this one time / Then no one will get left behind".
Release and promotion
"Stand Up for Love" was released as the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release str ...
from ''#1's'' by
Columbia Records and
Sony Urban Music
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, and became the group's final single together before their disbandment.
It was sent to
rhythmic contemporary
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radio stations in the United States on September 27, 2005, and was released as a
7-inch single
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the same day.
On October 4, it impacted
contemporary hit radio
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in the US.
The song was touted as the "2005
World Children's Day Anthem" in conjunction with
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent American nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
RMHC has a global network of ...
.
It was used to
raise awareness of the day; Destiny's Child were also global ambassadors for the 2005 program.
In August 2007, the
Society for the Promotion of Community Standards (SPCS) requested "Stand Up for Love" to be played on radio stations in New Zealand to reflect on
child abuse
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after the
Nia Glassie abuse case received widespread media attention. Similarly, organizations Sensible Sentencing Trust, Family First, and For the Sake of Our Children Trust asked for increased airplay of the song during a
three-minute silence, which was also requested by them.
Critical reception
"Stand Up for Love" received negative reviews from most
music critics
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. James Blake writing for
BBC Online
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, described "Stand Up for Love" as a "sugary ballad".
''
Pitchfork Media
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Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
''s writer Jess Harvell criticized the song by writing: "Opener 'Stand Up for Love' is subtitled the '2005 World Children's Day Anthem', which should tell you all you really need to know, i.e.
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award.
War ...
should be banned under the
Geneva Conventions
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". Fiona Mckinlay criticized the fact that the song was used as an opener for ''#1's'' and felt it wasn't "really causing any kind of reaction before they get started properly with
Independent Woman Pt.1".
''
Houston Chronicle
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''s Michael D. Clark described the track as "overwrought and overproduced; at best, it's a future prom theme".
Matthew Jacobs of ''
The Huffington Post
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'' felt it was "great" the song was used for World's Children day but described it as a "total snoozefest".
Chuck Taylor of ''
Billboard
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'' commented that the song lacked the potential to become a chart-topper. Taylor reviewed the song negatively, classifying it as a "schmaltzy" ballad aimed at
adult contemporary radio
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, adding that it was a "disappointing nonstarter".
Jim Kiest from the ''
San Antonio Express-News
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'' wrote "hopefully 'Stand Up for Love' won't be
number-one single. Aidin Vaziri of ''
San Francisco Chronicle
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'', who positively reviewed ''#1's'', concluded his review by writing: "And the less said about the very new stuff, including the single 'Stand Up for Love (2005 World Children's Day Anthem),' the sweeter the memories". Similarly, Hattie Collins of
Yahoo! Music
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felt that "Stand Up for Love" was "stuffed full of lazy lyricisms and sloppily sentimentality" further describing it as "utterly vomitous".
She felt that the song was one of the material that "let this otherwise cracking compilation down".
''
Slant Magazine
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''s Sal Cinquemani panned the song as "awful and saccharine" and felt that it "show
that the women of Destiny's Child are squarely focused on their (solo) futures".
In contrast, Lindsey Weber from
Vulture
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put "Stand Up for Love" at number 16 on her list of the top 25 songs by Destiny's Child in 2013.
Accolades
Music video
The accompanying
music video
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for "Stand Up for Love" was directed by
Matthew Rolston
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. It was filmed in September 2005, following Destiny's Child final concert as part of their tour
Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It in Vancouver.
MTV News
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described it as a performance video.
It features all members, wearing black dresses, singing their respective solo verses individually and later together during the song's
chorus in front of a screen which displays videos of children and different scenery. During the end, the group is seen wearing white clothes and performing the song in a white setting; several shots are filmed using a
black-and-white
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technique. It was released via
MTV
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's official website on October 25, 2005. The video was also included on the video album ''
Destiny's Child Video Anthology'' (2013).
At the
2006 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, "Stand Up for Love" received a nomination in the category for
Best R&B Video, but lost to
Ai "
Story
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* Story (American English), or storey (British ...
".
The same year, the visual was nominated in the category for
Outstanding Music Video at the
37th NAACP Image Awards
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The fo ...
, but lost to
Alicia Keys
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"
Unbreakable
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" (2005).
Live performances
Destiny's Child performed "Stand Up for Love" for the first time on November 15, 2005, along with "
Survivor", on the show ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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''. It marked the group's final televised performance before their disbandment. The same day, they performed the song at
Ronald McDonald House Charities
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RMHC has a global network of ...
in Los Angeles for
World Children's Day.
Cover versions
On December 29, 2008,
Girls' Generation
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's
Taeyeon
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,
Davichi
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The duo has released three studi ...
and
Wonder Girls
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's
Sunye
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, performed "Stand Up for Love" in a special stage called "Diva" at
SBS Gayo Daejeon. On June 3, 2011, South Korean band
Rania, performed "Stand Up for Love" at
MBC's radio programme Shimshimtapa. In April 2013, singer Aram, a member of the South Korean group
Global Icon, uploaded a cover of "Stand Up for Love". A writer from
Allkpop
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described it as "beautiful" and praised her for "hit
ing
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every note with perfect control". At the 2014
Miss Thailand World, contestant Maeya performed "Stand Up for Love". ''
Bangkok Post
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'' writer Pim Ungphakorn described it as a "beautiful rendition".
Formats and track listings
Promotional maxi CD single
# "Stand Up for Love" (radio edit) – 4:26
# "Stand Up for Love" – 4:46
# "Stand Up for Love" (instrumental) – 4:45
# "Call Out Hook" – 0:12
7-inch vinyl
# "Stand Up for Love" – 4:46
# "Stand Up for Love" (instrumental) – 4:45
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of the album ''#1's''.
*Courtney Blooding – production coordination
*Jules Chaikin – orchestra contractor
*Vinnie Colaiuta –
drum
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s
*Paulinho Da Costa –
percussion
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*Neil Devor – digital engineering
*Nathan East –
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
*
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...
–
music writing,
production
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* Production as a stat ...
,
arrangement
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, string arrangement,
keyboards
*
Amy Foster-Gillies –lyrics
*
Humberto Gatica
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– production,
engineering
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,
mixing
*
Beyoncé Knowles
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–
vocals
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, vocal production
*Jason Larian – assistance
*Dean Parks –
guitar
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*Alejandro Roodriguez – digital engineering
*Bill Ross – string arrangement
*
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the g ...
– vocals, vocal production
*
Michelle Williams – vocals
*Jochem van der Saag –
organ, sound design,
programming
Charts
Weekly charts
Release history
References
External links
*
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