Stand or Fall

"Stand or Fall"
Single by The Fixx
from the album Shuttered Room
B-side "The Strain"
Released October, 1982
Format 7"/12" single
Genre New wave, synth-pop
Length 3:40
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Charlie Barrett
Producer(s) Rupert Hine
The Fixx singles chronology
"Some People"
(1982)		 "Stand or Fall"
(1982)		 "Red Skies"
(1982)

"Some People"
(1982)		 "Stand or Fall"
(1982)		 "Red Skies"
(1982)

"Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third of four single releases from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room.

"Stand or Fall" became the group's first charting hit. In the United States, it peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart but reached an impressive number 7 on the Top Rock Tracks chart.[1] The song also charted in Australia (No. 33), Canada (No. 37)[2] and the United Kingdom (No. 54).[3]

Charts

Chart (1982–83) Peak
position
Australia 33
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 54
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 76
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[1] 7
US Cash Box Top 100 91

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks (1981-2008). Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-89820-174-1.
  2. ↑ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
  3. ↑ "Chart Stats - The Fixx - "Stand or Fall"". chartstats.com.
  4. ↑ RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada, October 23, 1982
  5. ↑ "Chart Stats - The Fixx - "Stand or Fall"". chartstats.com.
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, 2005, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0898201550
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