"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" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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" 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
editThe 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
edit| Chart (1982–83) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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
