Stand My Ground

{{Infobox song

| name = Stand My Ground

| cover = Within_Temptation_-_Stand_My_Ground.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Within Temptation

| album = The Silent Force

| B-side = {{hlist|"Overcome"|"Towards the End"|"It's the Fear"|"Forsaken"|"The Swan Song"}}

| released = 17 November 2004

| recorded = 2004

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Symphonic metal|gothic metal|neoclassical metal}}

| length = {{ubl|4:26 {{small|(album version)}}|3:58 {{small|(single version)}}}}

| label = Roadrunner

| writer = {{hlist|Robert Westerholt|Sharon den Adel|Martijn Spierenburg|Daniel Gibson[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=492649097&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 Ascap entry for song] ASCAP, accessed September 6, 2010}}

| producer = Daniel Gibson

| prev_title = Running Up that Hill

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Memories

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4sCkAvh50Vs|"Stand My Ground"}}}}

}}

"Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation's album The Silent Force. The song is also included on the US edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in three countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland) and became a top 40 hit in four other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the film Blood & Chocolate.{{Cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/withintemptatio.htm|title=Rock}}

Along with their earlier singles "Ice Queen" and "Mother Earth", "Stand My Ground" has become one of the band's signature songs and is performed on their set of almost every concert since its release.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = CD-single

| title1 = Stand My Ground {{small|(radio edit)}}

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Overcome {{small|(non-album-track)}}

| length2 = 4:04

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = EP single

| title1 = Stand My Ground {{small|(radio edit)}}

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Overcome {{small|(non-album-track)}}

| length2 = 4:04

| title3 = It's the Fear {{small|(demo version)}}

| length3 = 4:09

| title4 = Stand My Ground {{small|(album version)}}

| length4 = 4:28

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD multi single

| title1 = Stand My Ground {{small|(radio edit)}}

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Overcome {{small|(non-album-track)}}

| length2 = 4:04

| title3 = It's the Fear {{small|(demo version)}}

| length3 = 4:09

| title4 = Towards the End

| length4 = 3:28

| title5 = The Swan Song {{small|(instrumental and orchestral version)}}

| length5 = 3:41

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD single

| title1 = Stand My Ground {{small|(single version)}}

| length1 = 3:58

| title2 = Overcome {{small|(non-album-track)}}

| length2 = 4:04

| title3 = It's the Fear {{small|(demo version)}}

| length3 = 4:08

| title4 = Forsaken

| length4 = 4:53

| title5 = Towards the End

| length5 = 3:27

| title6 = Stand My Ground {{small|(video)}}

| length6 =

| title7 = Stand My Ground {{small|(making of the video)}}

| length7 =

| title8 = Studio Impressions {{small|(video)}}

| length8 =

| title9 = On Tour {{small|(video)}}

| length9 =

| title10 = Photo Gallery

| length10 =

}}

Video

The video was shot in Berlin{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BNKcw6K_y8|title = Within Temptation Making of Stand My Ground part 1|website = YouTube}} and was released two weeks before the single release. The storyboard, 3D effects and illustrations shown were created by artist Marcel de Jong.{{Cite web |title=WT |url=https://www.marceldejong.com/Stand.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.marceldejong.com}} The video became a superclip at the Dutch music station TMF, which means it was played every hour for a week.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

Reception

The song was successful in the Netherlands reaching the number four spot but was also the most successful song after "Ice Queen" in Europe. It went top ten in also Belgium and Finland and became a number 13 hit in Germany. Although there was no sign of the song in the official Spanish chart, it topped the Spanish Airplay Chart and Los 40 Principales.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col" style="width:19em;"\| Chart (2004–2005) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="row" {{single chart\|Austria\|25\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Flanders\|9\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|5\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=8 August 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Finland\|9\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Germany\|13\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|songid=6340\|accessdate=October 26, 2018}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Dutch40\|4\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=28 September 2016}}
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Mega Top 50)"http://megatop50.3fm.nl/mobiel/weeklijst/2004-11-13]" (in Dutch). Mega Top 50 \| style="text-align:center;"\|5
scope="row" {{single chart\|Dutch100\|5\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=28 September 2016}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Norway\|20\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}
scope="row"\|Spain (Los 40 Principales) \|align="center"\|1
scope="row" {{single chart\|Sweden\|21\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart\|Switzerland\|67\|artist=Within Temptation\|song=Stand My Ground\|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}

= Year-end charts =

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scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2004|title=Jaaroverzichten 2004|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}

| style="text-align:center;"|89

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2004|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}

| style="text-align:center;"|79

Chart performance

class="wikitable" !align="center" colspan="100"\|Dutch Top 40[http://www.top40.nl/bundle.aspx?bundle_id=56519&tid=4&jaar=2005&maand=7&week=27 Top 40 - Within Temptation - The Silent Force]{{dead link\|date=May 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
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!align="center" colspan="100"|Dutch Top 40[http://www.top40.nl/bundle.aspx?bundle_id=56519&tid=4&jaar=2005&maand=7&week=27 Top 40 - Within Temptation - The Silent Force]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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