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.^[2]

"Stand My Ground"
Single by Within Temptation
from the album The Silent Force
B-side	"Overcome" "Towards the End" "It's the Fear" "Forsaken" "The Swan Song"
Released	17 November 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Symphonic metal gothic metal neoclassical metal
Length	4:26 (album version) 3:58 (single version)
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Robert Westerholt Sharon den Adel Martijn Spierenburg Daniel Gibson[1]
Producer(s)	Daniel Gibson
Within Temptation singles chronology
"Running Up that Hill" (2003) "Stand My Ground" (2004) "Memories" (2005)
Music video
"Stand My Ground" on YouTube

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

CD-single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand My Ground (radio edit)"	3:59
2.	"Overcome (non-album-track)"	4:04

EP single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand My Ground (radio edit)"	3:59
2.	"Overcome (non-album-track)"	4:04
3.	"It's the Fear (demo version)"	4:09
4.	"Stand My Ground (album version)"	4:28

CD multi single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand My Ground (radio edit)"	3:59
2.	"Overcome (non-album-track)"	4:04
3.	"It's the Fear (demo version)"	4:09
4.	"Towards the End"	3:28
5.	"The Swan Song (instrumental and orchestral version)"	3:41

DVD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand My Ground (single version)"	3:58
2.	"Overcome (non-album-track)"	4:04
3.	"It's the Fear (demo version)"	4:08
4.	"Forsaken"	4:53
5.	"Towards the End"	3:27
6.	"Stand My Ground (video)"
7.	"Stand My Ground (making of the video)"
8.	"Studio Impressions (video)"
9.	"On Tour (video)"
10.	"Photo Gallery"

Video

The video was shot in Berlin^[3] and was released two weeks before the single release. The storyboard, 3D effects and illustrations shown were created by artist Marcel de Jong.^[4] The video became a superclip at the Dutch music station TMF, which means it was played every hour for a week.^{[citation needed]}

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 Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 9 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 5 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 9 Germany (GfK)[9] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 4 Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[11] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 20 Spain (Los 40 Principales) 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 21 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 67

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 89 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 79

Chart performance

Dutch Top 40[18]
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09
Position	27	10	5	4	8	13	20	32	32

References

1. Ascap entry for song ASCAP, accessed September 6, 2010
2. "Rock".
3. "Within Temptation Making of Stand My Ground part 1". YouTube.
4. "WT". www.marceldejong.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
5. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
6. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
7. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
8. "Within Temptation: Stand My Ground" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
9. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Within Temptation" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
11. "http://megatop50.3fm.nl/mobiel/weeklijst/2004-11-13]" (in Dutch). Mega Top 50
12. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
13. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground". VG-lista. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
14. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
15. "Within Temptation – Stand My Ground". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
16. "Jaaroverzichten 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
17. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
18. Top 40 - Within Temptation - The Silent Force^{[permanent dead link]}