"Stand Beside Me" is the title of a song written by Stephen Allen Davis and recorded by American

United States

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 country music singer Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Marie Messina , known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two...

. It was released in October 1998 as third single from her album, I'm Alright

I'm Alright (Jo Dee Messina album)

I'm Alright is the second studio album released by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for U.S. sales of two million copies...

, the song spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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) chart, making Messina the first female artist to score three multi-week Number One singles from one album.

Chart performance

"Stand Beside Me" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 10, 1998.

Chart (1998-1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	34
Canadian RPM Country Singles	1