Stand or Fall
1982 single by the Fixx
"Stand or Fall" | ||||
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Single by the Fixx | ||||
from the album Shuttered Room | ||||
B-side | "The Strain" | |||
Released | 26 March 1982 | |||
Genre | New wave, synth-pop | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Charlie Barrett | |||
Producer(s) | Rupert Hine | |||
The Fixx singles chronology | ||||
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"Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third of four single releases from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room.
"Stand or Fall" became the group's first charting hit. In the United States, it peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the Top Rock Tracks chart.[1] The song also charted in Australia (No. 33), Canada (No. 37)[2] and the United Kingdom (No. 54).[3]
Music Video
The music video features Cy Curnin singing in a house, before cutting to soldiers in combat during World War II alongside a tank. It ends with Curnin leading the men and tank with a white horse (representing peace).
Charts
Chart (1982–83) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 33 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 37 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] | 54 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 76 |
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[1] | 7 |
US Cash Box Top 100 | 91 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981-2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89820-174-1.
- ^ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
- ^ a b "Fixx: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, 2005, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0898201550
External links
- The Fixx - Stand or Fall on YouTube
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- Cy Curnin
- Adam Woods
- Rupert Greenall
- Jamie West-Oram
- Dan K. Brown
- Tony McGrail
- Russell Mckenzie
- Charlie Barrett
- Alfie Agius
- Gary Tibbs
- Shuttered Room
- Reach the Beach
- Phantoms
- Walkabout
- Calm Animals
- Ink
- Elemental
- 1011 Woodland
- Want That Life
- Beautiful Friction
- Every Five Seconds
- React
- Ultimate Collection: The Fixx
- Happy Landings and Lost Tracks
- The Twenty-fifth Anniversary Anthology
- "Stand or Fall"
- "Red Skies"
- "Saved by Zero"
- "One Thing Leads to Another"
- "Are We Ourselves?"
- "Secret Separation"