"Stand Up" is the debut single by

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, from his 2003 album, '' The Crusader''. It was released as a

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Critical reception

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'' said that "'Stand Up' is the sound of young New Zealand in 2003", and he was right. "Stand Up" won Single of the Year at the 2004

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('Tuis'), and was also a finalist for the Highest Selling New Zealand Single.

Commercial reception

The song entered the

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at number five, later peaking at the top spot. It sold over 1,000 copies in the week following its release. It spent a total of twelve weeks at number one, and became the top single of 2003. This is the most weeks at number one by a New Zealand artist, and the second most for any song, tied with

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". During its run at number one, '' The Crusader'' was released and debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart. This was the first time in the charts' histories that a New Zealand artist simultaneously topped the singles and albums chart. In its tenth charting week, it was certified platinum. In 2010, the list of the top 10 New Zealand singles of the 2000s (decade) was compiled. "Stand Up"/"Not Many" was the third best-selling single of the decade. Scribe was the only artist with two singles on the list, with " Stop the Music" listed at number nine.

Music video

The music video for "Stand Up" was shot in

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, and directed by Chris Graham.

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and

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funded the production of the video. A judging panel by

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rated the video the fourth best New Zealand music video, calling it a "Kiwi classic" and "one of the turning points in the commercialisation and mainstream acceptance of local hip-hop." It won the C4 Best Music Video award at the New Zealand Music Awards.

Track listing

;CD single # "Stand Up" – 4:14 # "

" – 3:40 # "Stand Up" (radio edit) – 3:40 # "Stand Up" (

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) – 4:14 # "Stand Up" ( a cappella) – 2:57 # "Stand Up" (

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) ;12" Vinyl :;A-Side # "Not Many" (album version) # "Not Many" (instrumental) :;B-Side # "Stand Up" (album version) # "Stand Up" (instrumental)

Credits

*Chris Chetland – mixing *

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– mixing,

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*Evan Short –

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Charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Scribe 2003 singles Scribe (rapper) songs 2003 songs Songs written by P-Money