Stand (R.E.M. song)

"Stand"
Single by R.E.M.
from the album Green
B-side	"Memphis Train Blues"
Released	January 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop rock sunshine pop bubblegum pop
Length	3:10
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Bill Berry Peter Buck Mike Mills Michael Stipe
Producer(s)	Scott Litt R.E.M.
R.E.M. singles chronology
"Orange Crush" (1988) "Stand" (1989) "Pop Song 89" (1989)
Music video
"Stand" at YouTube

"Stand" is a 1988 song by alternative rock band R.E.M. and is the second single from their sixth studio album Green. It went to number 6 in the United States, number 8 in Canada, number 17 in Ireland, number 23 in New Zealand, number 48 in the United Kingdom and number 56 in Australia.

Track listing

All songs written by Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe except where indicated.

1st issue

7" Vinyl & Cassette single

1. "Stand" – 3:10
2. "Memphis Train Blues" – 1:38

12" Vinyl & 3" CD single

1. "Stand" – 3:09
2. "Memphis Train Blues" – 1:37
3. "(The Eleventh Untitled Song)" – 3:56

Notes: The UK 3" CD single with the catalogue number W7577 CDX came in a leaf-shaped sleeve.

"(The Eleventh Untitled Song)" is an extended instrumental version of the closing (eleventh) unlisted (untitled) track from the album Green.

2nd issue – released later in 1989 with different cover art (a picture of the band on stage) in the UK instead of "Pop Song 89."

1. "Stand" – 3:09
2. "Pop Song 89" (Acoustic) – 2:56
3. "Skin Tight" (Live Ohio Players cover, written by Jones, Pierce, Bonner, Middlebrooks) – 2:03

Note: live track recorded in Orlando, Florida 30 April 1989