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 released in the United States on June 26, 2000, and reached number 31 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 88 in Australia.

"They Stood Up for Love"
Single by Live
from the album The Distance to Here
ReleasedJune 26, 2000 (2000-06-26)[1]
Studio
Length4:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Live singles chronology
"Run to the Water"
(2000)		 "They Stood Up for Love"
(2000)		 "Simple Creed"
(2001)
Music video
"They Stood Up for Love" on YouTube

The European single releases of "They Stood Up for Love" include an acoustic version of the song recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels, Belgium, in April 2000. This version was successful in the Flanders region of Belgium, reaching number one for two weeks, and it also peaked at number 19 in the Netherlands. It was Flanders' fourth-highest-selling single of 2000.

Music video

The video for "They Stood Up for Love" was directed by Kai Sehr[2] 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.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and The Distance to Here album booklet.[7][8]

Studios

Live

Other personnel

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[16] Gold 25,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1356. June 23, 2000. pp. 100, 104, 114. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. "They Stood Up for Love" mvdbase.com
  3. They Stood Up for Love (Australian CD single liner notes). Live. Radioactive Records, Universal Music Australia. 2000. 155 761-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. They Stood Up for Love (European CD single liner notes). Live. Radioactive Records. 2000. 155 753-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. They Stood Up for Love (European CD single liner notes). Live. Radioactive Records. 2000. 155 757-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. They Stood Up for Love (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Live. Radioactive Records. 2000. 155 756-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. They Stood Up for Love (US promo CD notes). Live. Radioactive Records, MCA Records. 2000. RARR-25138-2, RARR-25138-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. The Distance to Here (US CD album booklet). Live. Radioactive Records. 1999. 088 111 966-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 168.
  10. "Live – They Stood Up for Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  12. "Live – They Stood Up for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  13. "Live Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  14. "Live Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  15. "Jaaroverzichten 2000" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  16. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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