Stand Alone (EP)

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Stand Alone
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ReleasedAugust 24, 2015 (2015-08-24)
Genre
Length19:06
Label Panacea
Producer Paul Trust
Morgan Wallen chronology
Stand Alone
(2015)
Morgan Wallen
(2018)

Stand Alone is the debut EP by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released on August 24, 2015, through Panacea Records. The production on the album was handled by Paul Trust with songwriting by Trust, Wallen and Sergio Sanchez.

Contents

The single "Spin You Around" was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2023. [1]

On January 26, 2024, Panacea Records released a 10th anniversary edition of Stand Alone that included an additional eight songs, which were recorded in the same sessions as the original five tracks. Before the release of the 10th anniversary edition, Wallen released a statement on his Instagram page saying that the re-release was happening "against his wishes" and that he had re-recorded "Spin You Around" and was releasing it as "Spin You Around (1/24)". [2]

Commercial performance

Stand Alone peaked at number 154 on the US Billboard 200 and number 25 on the US Top Country Albums chart following the release of the 10th anniversary edition in early 2024. [3] [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Morgan Wallen, Paul Trust and Sergio Sanchez.

Stand Alone track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Spin You Around"3:32
2."Sleep When We're Dead"4:21
3."Stand Alone"4:09
4."Man of the South"3:33
5."Yin Yang Girl"3:27
Total length:19:06
10th anniversary edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Going Down"3:33
2."Scared to Live Without You"3:44
3."2 of Us Alone"3:46
4."Got It Made"3:43
5."What's Your Story"4:07
6."Spin You Around"3:32
7."Afterglow"3:36
8."Heaven Can Take a Backseat"3:42
9."Sleep When We're Dead"4:21
10."Stand Alone"4:09
11."Man of the South"3:33
12."Yin Yang Girl"3:27
13."Bonfire Jam"3:38
Total length:48:51

Charts

Chart performance for Stand Alone
Chart (2024)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 154
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 25

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References

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  2. "Morgan Wallen Slams 'Greedy' Ex-Partners Issuing 'Terrible' Decade-Old Tracks; Indie Label Says 'We Believe Some of His Fans Will Love It'". Yahoo! Entertainment . January 26, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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  4. 1 2 "Morgan Wallen Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.