Still Standing (Hilltop Hoods song)

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"Still Standing"
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Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album State of the Art
Released18 September 2009
RecordedX Bred Production Studios, Adelaide, South Australia, Caged Monkey Productions, Cambridge
Studio Caged Monkey Productions, Cambridge
Venue Caged Monkey Productions, Cambridge
Genre Australian hip hop
Length3:31
Label Golden Era Records
Songwriter(s) Matthew Lambert, (Suffa), Daniel Smith (Pressure), AJM, Barry Francis (DJ Debris), Henry Lawes, Matthew McFahn,
Producer(s) Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Chase That Feeling"
(2009)
"Still Standing"
(2009)
"The Light You Burned"
(2009)

"Still Standing" is a song by Australian group, Hilltop Hoods. It was released in September 2009 as the second single from their fifth studio album, State of the Art . The song peaked at number 34 on the ARIA charts.

Contents

The song "Your Teeth in my Neck" by Scientist (musician) was sampled heavily throughout the song.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Lambert (Suffa), Daniel Smith (Pressure), Barry Francis (DJ Debris), Henry Lawes, Matthew McFahn [1] [2]

Still Standing
No.TitleLength
1."Still Standing" (Radio Edit)3:31
2."Still Standing"3:31
3."Still Standing" (Instrumental)3:31
4."Still Standing" (Remix)3:09
5."Still Standing" (Remix Instrumental)3:09

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 34

Year-end chart

Chart (2009)Rank
Australian Artists (ARIA) [4] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] 2× Platinum140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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