"Stand Beside Me" is a song written by

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, and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in October 1998 as the third single from her album '' I'm Alright''. The song spent three weeks at the top of the

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(now Hot Country Songs) chart, making Messina the first female artist to score three multi-week Number One singles from one album.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in October 1998.

Chart performance

"Stand Beside Me" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. ''

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for the week of October 10, 1998.

Year-end charts

References

1998 singles 1998 songs Jo Dee Messina songs Country ballads Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw Curb Records singles Songs written by Stephen Allen Davis {{1998-country-song-stub