Stand Tall (song)

"Stand Tall" is the title of an international hit single by Burton Cummings, taken from his eponymous debut album. The song was released less than two years after "Dancin' Fool", the final hit single by the group for which Cummings had been lead singer, The Guess Who.

"Stand Tall"
Single by Burton Cummings
from the album Burton Cummings
B-side"Burch Magic"
ReleasedOctober 1976
Recorded1976
GenrePop
Length3:20 (single version)
3:43 (album version)
LabelPortrait Records
Songwriter(s)Burton Cummings
Producer(s)Richard Perry
Burton Cummings singles chronology
"Stand Tall"
(1976)		 "I'm Scared"
(1977)

The recording was issued as the album's lead single in the fall of 1976, spending 21 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number 10. The song reached number five on the US Cash Box Top 100, and spent four weeks at number four in Canada.[1] The song became a Gold record.

"Stand Tall" was an even bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number two in the US and spending one week at number one in Canada.[2] It was kept from the number-one position on the US AC chart by the Captain and Tennille's hit, "Muskrat Love".

While the song was climbing the charts, Casey Kasem reported on American Top 40 that shortly following Cummings' departure from The Guess Who to pursue a solo career, his girlfriend of 12 years left him for another man. "Stand Tall" was born from him taking his frustration, challenges and despondency to the piano and forging the melody there.

In his native Canada, Burton Cummings was nominated for the Juno Award for 1977 Composer of the Year for "Stand Tall".[3]

Chart performance
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References
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  3. "Awards | The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  4. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  6. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1977-03-06. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  7. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1976-11-27. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  10. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 25, 1976
  11. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  12. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  13. "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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