Stand My Ground
Encyclopedia
"Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch
symphonic metal
/rock
band Within Temptation
's The Silent Force
. The song is also included on the U.S. edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything
. It became a top 10 hit in 3 countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland) and became a top 40 hit in 4 other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the movie Blood & Chocolate
.
Along with their earlier singles Ice Queen and Mother Earth
, Stand My Ground has become one of the bands signature song
s and is performed on their set of almost every concert since its release.
CD 4 Track EP
CD Multi single
DVD single
discovers that the world will be destroyed by a major flood
. However, Sharon and her bandmates survive by escaping on an Ark
-like boat, accessed by Sharon.
Although the video looks like it was shot entirely with a green-screen, the scenes are real. The only things digitally added are the surrounding buildings and city. This was shown in the making-of video.
The video was shot in the Netherlands and was released 2 weeks before the single release. Also the video was Superclip at the Dutch music station TMF
, which means it would be played every hour a week long.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
symphonic metal
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
/rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
band Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
's The Silent Force
The Silent Force
The Silent Force is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on November 15, 2004, by GUN Records. This album is the first to feature Ruud Jolie on lead guitar, as well as Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards, after Martijn Westerholt had to leave the band due to...
. The song is also included on the U.S. edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything
The Heart of Everything
The Heart of Everything is the fourth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation, released by GUN Records on March 12, 2007 in Europe...
. It became a top 10 hit in 3 countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland) and became a top 40 hit in 4 other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the movie Blood & Chocolate
Blood and Chocolate (film)
Blood & Chocolate is a 2007 film directed by Katja von Garnier, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and distributed by MGM. It is very loosely based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Annette Curtis Klause, which was adapted into a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The movie was released on DVD...
.
Along with their earlier singles Ice Queen and Mother Earth
Mother Earth (Within Temptation song)
"Mother Earth" is the third single of Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their second studio album, Mother Earth. The song peaked at #14 on the Germany Singles Top 100....
, Stand My Ground has become one of the bands signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
s and is performed on their set of almost every concert since its release.
Track listing
CD single- "Stand My Ground" (radio version)
- "Overcome (non album version)
CD 4 Track EP
- "Stand My Ground" (radio version)
- "Overcome" (non album version)
- "It's The Fear" (demo version)
- "Stand My Ground" (album version)
CD Multi single
- "Stand My Ground" (radio version)
- "Overcome" (non album version)
- "It's The Fear" (demo version)
- "Towards The End"
- "The Swan Song" (Instrumental/orchestral version)
DVD single
- "Stand My Ground" (Single version)
- "Overcome"
- "It's The Fear" (Demo version)
- "Forsaken"
- "Towards The End"
- "Stand My Ground" (Video)
- Making of ... "Stand My Ground" (Video)
- "Studio impressions" (Video)
- "On Tour" (Video)
- "Photo Gallery"
Video
In the video Sharon den AdelSharon den Adel
Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...
discovers that the world will be destroyed by a major flood
Flood
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...
. However, Sharon and her bandmates survive by escaping on an Ark
Ark (river boat)
An ark was a temporary boat used for river transport in eastern North America before canals and railroads made them obsolete.Arks were built primarily to carry cargo downriver on the spring freshet to carry lumber or logs and agricultural produce to a port city downriver.Upon arrival, the cargo was...
-like boat, accessed by Sharon.
Although the video looks like it was shot entirely with a green-screen, the scenes are real. The only things digitally added are the surrounding buildings and city. This was shown in the making-of video.
The video was shot in the Netherlands and was released 2 weeks before the single release. Also the video was Superclip at the Dutch music station TMF
The Music Factory
The Music Factory is a pop music television channel that operates in Belgium .TMF previously operated channels in the Netherlands , the UK with TMF UK and Australia with . The brand is owned by MTV Networks International...
, which means it would be played every hour a week long.
Charts reception
The song was successful in the Netherlands reaching the #4 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 #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
| Chart (2004/2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spanish Los 40 Principales | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 4 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 9 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Singles Chart | 13 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 20 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 21 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 25 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 67 |
Chart performance
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
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