Stand or Fall

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"Stand or Fall"
Stand or Fall - The Fixx.jpg
Single by the Fixx
from the album Shuttered Room
B-side
  • "The Strain"
  • "Sinking Island" (US)
Released26 March 1982 (1982-03-26) [1] [2] [3]
Genre New wave, synth-pop
Length3:40 (7" single edit)
4:00 (album version)
Label MCA
Songwriters Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Charlie Barrett
Producer Rupert Hine
The Fixx singles chronology
"Some People"
(1982)		"Stand or Fall"
(1982)		"Red Skies"
(1982)

"Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx, released by MCA Records in the UK on 26 March 1982, followed by a US release on 5 August 1982. [4] It was the third of four single releases from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room .

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"Stand or Fall" became the group's first charting hit. In the United States, it peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the Top Rock Tracks chart. [5] The song also charted in Australia (No. 33), Canada (No. 37) [6] and the United Kingdom (No. 54). [7]

Music video

The music video features Cy Curnin singing in a house, before cutting to soldiers in combat during World War II alongside a tank. It ends with Curnin leading the men and tank with a white horse (representing peace).

Charts

Chart (1982–83)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)33
Canada RPM Top Singles [8] 37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [7] 54
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 76
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks [5] 7
US Cash Box Top 10091

References

  1. ↑ "Tour News - Dolly Mixture, The Fixx On The Trail". New Musical Express . Vol. 31, no. 12. London, UK: IPC Magazines. 20 March 1982. p. 31. ISSN   0028-6362 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  2. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Business . Vol. 4, no. 51. London, UK: Record Business Publications Ltd. March 22, 1982. p. 18. ISSN   0144-0691 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ "Turn On - Tours". Record Mirror . Vol. 29, no. 13. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. March 27, 1982. p. 26. ISSN   0144-5804 . Retrieved 6 January 2026– via Flickr.
  4. ↑ Ultimate Collection (Media notes). The Fixx. US: Hip-O. 1999. p. 8. 088 112 117 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981-2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 93. ISBN   978-0-89820-174-1.
  6. ↑ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
  7. 1 2 "Fixx: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
  9. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, 2005, Record Research Inc., ISBN   978-0898201550
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