They Stood Up for Love


"They Stood Up for Love" is a song by American alternative rock group Live, which was released as the third and final single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here. The song was released in the United States on June 26, 2000, and reached number 31 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The European single releases of "They Stood Up for Love" include an acoustic version of the song recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels, Belgium, in April 2000. This version was successful in the Flanders region of Belgium, reaching number one for two weeks, and it also peaked at number 19 in the Netherlands. It was Flanders' fourth-highest-selling single of 2000.

Music video

The video for "They Stood Up for Love" was directed by Kai Sehr and features the band performing the song in a recording studio. This footage is interspersed with film of young people partying. The two strands come together as the people from the increasingly wild party join the band in the studio.

Track listings

Australian CD single
  1. "They Stood Up for Love"
  2. "Run to the Water"
  3. "The Distance" – 4:39
  4. "The Dolphin's Cry" – 5:15
  5. "I Alone" – 4:00
  6. "They Stood Up for Love" – 4:17
European CD single 1
  1. "They Stood Up for Love" – 4:02
  2. "They Stood Up for Love" – 4:13
European CD single 2
  1. "They Stood Up for Love"
  2. "I Alone"
  3. "The Dolphin's Cry"
  4. "They Stood Up for Love"
European maxi-CD single
  1. "They Stood Up for Love"
  2. "Run to the Water"
  3. "The Distance"
  4. "They Stood Up for Love"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and The Distance to Here album booklet.
Studios
Live
Other personnel