Stand or Fall

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"Stand or Fall"
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Single by the Fixx
from the album Shuttered Room
B-side"The Strain"
Released26 March 1982
GenreNew wave, synth-pop
Length3:40
LabelMCA
SongwritersCy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Charlie Barrett
ProducerRupert Hine
The Fixx singles chronology
"Some People"
(1982)
"Stand or Fall"
(1982)
"Red Skies"
(1982)

"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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
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  4. ^ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, 2005, Record Research Inc., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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