Where You Stand (song)

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"Where You Stand"
Travis Where You Stand cover.jpg
Single by Travis
from the album Where You Stand
Released 30 April 2013
Genre Alternative rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Length3:39
Label Red Telephone Box
Songwriter(s) Francis Healy, Douglas Payne, Holly Partridge
Producer(s) Michael Ilbert
Travis singles chronology
"Song to Self"
(2009)
"Where You Stand"
(2013)
"Moving"
(2013)

"Song to Self"
(2009)
"Where You Stand"
(2013)
"Moving"
(2013)

"Where You Stand" is a song by alternative rock band Travis, written by Dougie Payne, Holly Partridge and Fran Healy. It was released on 30 April 2013 as the lead single from the band's seventh studio album, Where You Stand . [1]

Alternative rock is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, DIY ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock. Although the genre evolved in the late 1970s and 1980s, music anticipating the sound of the genre can be found as early as the 1960s, with bands such as The Velvet Underground.

Travis (band) Scottish band

Travis is a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose. The band's name comes from the Harry Dean Stanton character Travis Henderson from the film Paris, Texas. The band is widely claimed by the media as having paved the way for other bands such as Keane and Coldplay to go onto achieve worldwide success throughout the 2000s, particularly through the band's The Man Who (1999) album.

Dougie Payne British musician

Douglas "Dougie" Payne is the bassist and backing vocalist of the Scottish band Travis.

Contents

Music video

A music video for the song was released onto YouTube on 30 April 2013. [2] The video was directed by Blair Young and Travis' lead singer Fran Healy, and cinematographed by David Liddell. [3]

YouTube video-sharing service owned by Google

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Track listing

Digital download [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where You Stand" Francis Healy, Douglas Payne, [5] Holly Partridge3:39

Personnel

Travis
Fran Healy (musician) British musician

Francis "Fran" Healy is a British musician. He is the lead singer and main songwriter of the band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their first six studio albums, with the 8th being more of a co-written work. He is based in Berlin. Healy released his debut solo album titled Wreckorder in October 2010, which featured Paul McCartney on bass.

Andy Dunlop British musician

Andy Dunlop is a Scottish musician, who is the lead guitarist of Scottish indie band, Travis.

Neil Primrose (musician) British musician

Neil Primrose is the drummer of the Scottish rock quartet Travis.

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References

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