"Standing in the Dark" is the third single by British pop rock band Lawson, from their debut studio album, Chapman Square. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2012, via Polydor Records. The song first premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 1 September.
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| Single by Lawson | ||||
| from the album Chapman Square | ||||
| Released | 14 October 2012 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
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Background
editIn an interview with Capital FM, Lawson frontman Andy Brown revealed that "Standing in the Dark" is about his ex-girlfriend, the Saturdays member Mollie King and that he wrote the song with bandmate Ryan Fletcher after seeing photographs of her with someone else. He said: "What happened was, we split up and I wrote quite a few songs about it. It was hard because she just started going out with a ridiculously good looking guy after me. 'When She Was Mine' was a song about that, but 'Standing in the Dark' was the first song – I wrote it with Ryan on the day we saw her with this new guy in the paper and stuff. It did hurt me hard."[1]
Music video
editOn 2 September 2012, a lyric video for the song was released via the band's Vevo channel on YouTube. The full music video premiered on ChartShowTV on 14 September, however, the band announced that the YouTube premiere would be delayed by ten days so that it could follow an important announcement. A teaser for the video was published to Vevo on 16 September. A second teaser was published on 18 September. On 20 September, a behind the scenes video for the song was released. Directed by Nick Bartleet, the official video was released on 24 September, at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds.[2] The video features band member Andy performing the track in his flat, while the rest of the band perform in a deserted car park, in the pouring rain.
Track listing
edit- Digital download[3]
- "Standing in the Dark" – 3:23
- "Die for You" – 3:23 (Written By: Andy Brown, Ki Fitzgerald, Gary Clark)
- "Getting Nowhere" – 4:39 (Written By: Andy Brown, Ki Fitzgerald, Harry Sommerdahl)
- "Standing in the Dark" (Acoustic) – 3:16
- "The A Team" (Pre-Order Only) – 2:36
- CD single[4]
- "Standing in the Dark" – 3:23
- "Die for You" – 3:23
- 7-inch vinyl[5]
- "Standing in the Dark" – 3:23
- "Standing in the Dark" (Andi Durrant & Steve More Remix) – 3:42
Charts
edit| Charts (2012) | Peak position |
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| Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[6] | 11 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 50 |
| Scotland (OCC)[8] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 6 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 14 October 2012 | Digital download, CD single | Polydor, Global Talent |
| Malaysia | 28 October 2012 | Digital download | Universal, Geffen |
References
edit- ^ "Lawson's Andy Brown: "'Standing in the Dark' Is Also About The Saturdays'..." Capital. Global Radio. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Lawson – Standing In The Dark. YouTube. 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Standing in the Dark – EP". iTunes. January 2012.
- ^ "Great Offer Store". universal-music.co.uk.
- ^ "Great Offer Store". universal-music.co.uk.
- ^ "Chart Search Results – Euro Digital Songs 2012-11-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lawson". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.