"Stand with You" is the fourth single from J. Williams' first studio album, '' Young Love''. The song features Williams' sister,

Lavina Williams Lavina Rose Williams (born 13 June 1979) is a New Zealand musical artist and musical theatre performer. Williams began her career as a member of the 1990s the girl group Ma-V-Elle. The group had multiple songs in the New Zealand music charts, in ...

Music video

The music video was financially supported by

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. The music video starts with a teenaged boy

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, then walking through a train station, where he is met by a group of other boys who tease and bully him about a flier for a

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in his bag, before walking to a skating

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, where he watches J. Williams dance. When invited to join in, he walks away. The boy walks home and teaches himself to

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, intending to enter the talent quest. On the morning of the talent quest, the boy finds a pair of new shoes left by Williams. The video closes with the boy executing his dance routine, with the audience, including Williams, cheering for him. These scenes are all in

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, except when the boy is performing his dance routine. This plot is interspersed with scenes of J. and Lavina Williams singing together (in colour) in

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locations, notably in front of the Sky Tower.

Chart performance

The single entered the

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of 20 June 2009 at 13th position, and peaked on both 10 and 24 August 2009, at 6th position. The song was later certified gold for selling 7,500+ digitally.

End of year charts

References

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