Stand or Fall
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- "The Strain"
- "Sinking Island" (US)
4:00 (album version)
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| Single by the Fixx | ||||
| from the album Shuttered Room | ||||
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| Released | 26 March 1982[1][2][3] | |||
| Genre | New wave, synth-pop | |||
| Length | 3:40 (7" single edit) 4:00 (album version) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Charlie Barrett | |||
| Producer | Rupert Hine | |||
| The Fixx singles chronology | ||||
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"Stand or Fall" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx, released by MCA Records in the UK on 26 March 1982, followed by a US release on 5 August 1982.[4] 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 and number 7 on the Top Rock Tracks chart.[5] The song also charted in Australia (No. 33), Canada (No. 37)[6] and the United Kingdom (No. 54).[7]
The music video features Cy Curnin singing in a house, before cutting to soldiers in combat during World War II alongside a tank. It ends with Curnin leading the men and tank with a white horse (representing peace).