"Stand" is a song by American band

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, written by Richie Kotzen prior to joining the band. It was the first single from their 1993 album '' Native Tongue''. The song reached number 15 on the US ''

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chart, number 35 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, and number 50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also charted at number 25 on the

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and number 15 in Canada.

Background

The album version of "Stand" includes the Los Angeles First A.M.E. Church choir on backing vocals. The single's B-side, "Whip Comes Down", has not been included on any Poison album to date. An acoustic version of the song appears as a bonus track on the Japanese release of Richie Kotzen's ''

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''. It features the original lyrics, which include an additional verse.

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Release history

References

Poison (American band) songs 1992 songs 1993 singles Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by Richie Zito Songs written by Bobby Dall Songs written by Bret Michaels Songs written by Richie Kotzen Songs written by Rikki Rockett {{1990s-single-stub