They Stood Up for Love

"They Stood Up for Love" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the third and final single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here. The song was not released as a single in the United States but reached number 31 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was a major success in the Flanders region of Belgium, reaching number one for two weeks, and it also reached number 19 in the Netherlands and number 88 in Australia. It was Flanders' fourth highest-selling single of 2000.

"They Stood Up for Love"
Single by Live
from the album The Distance to Here
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000
GenreAlternative rock
Post-grunge
Length4:17
LabelRadioactive Records
Songwriter(s)Ed Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Taylor
Producer(s)Jerry Harrison, Live
Live singles chronology
"Run to the Water"
(2000)		 "They Stood Up for Love"
(2000)		 "Simple Creed"
(2001)

The single releases include acoustic recordings made at Jet Studios in Brussels, Belgium in April 2000; the acoustic recording of "They Stood Up for Love" is the version that became popular in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Music video

The video for "They Stood Up For Love" was directed by Kai Sehr[1] and features the band performing the song in a recording studio. This footage is interspersed with film of young people partying. The two strands come together as the people from the increasingly wild party join the band in the studio. The content of the video is somewhat at odds with the spiritual nature of the song's lyrics.

Track listings

Australian CD single

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (Radio Mix) – 4:17
  2. "Run to the Water" (Acoustic Version) – 4:27
  3. "The Distance" (Acoustic Version) – 4:39
  4. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic Version) – 5:15
  5. "I Alone" (Acoustic Version) – 4:00
  6. "They Stood Up for Love" (Acoustic Version) – 4:17

European CD single 1

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (Radio Mix) – 4:17
  2. "Run to the Water" (Acoustic Version) – 4:27
  3. "The Distance" (Acoustic Version) – 4:42
  4. "They Stood Up for Love" (Acoustic Version) – 4:19

European CD single 2
  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (Radio Mix) – 4:17
  2. "I Alone" (Acoustic Version) – 4:01
  3. "The Dolphin's Cry" (Acoustic Version) – 5:16
  4. "They Stood Up for Love" (Acoustic Version) – 4:19

German CD single

  1. "They Stood Up for Love" (Acoustic Version) – 4:19
  2. "They Stood Up for Love" (Radio Mix) – 4:17

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "They Stood Up For Love" mvdbase.com
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Live – They Stood Up for Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Live – They Stood Up for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  6. "Live Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  7. "Live Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  8. "Jaaroverzichten 2000" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  9. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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