"Stand" is a single by country music band Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...

. It is the fourth single released from their Me and My Gang

Me and My Gang

Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on April 4, 2006. The album sold more than 721,747 units and went double platinum in the first month of release...

album. The song became their seventh number-one hit on Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart on the week of May 12, 2007.

Content

"Stand" is a country song with a theme of having to overcome obstacles in life. The narrator encourages pushing when the odds are against you, after which you "stand" in victory. The song also mentions that every victory in life will make one a better person.

Reception

Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a D rating. He summed up his review by saying to "remove all remaining charm and originality from the lyric, drain all life and energy from the production, and add the most pathetically wimpy lead vocal imaginable, and you have this single."

Chart performance

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Chart (2007)	Peak position
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