Stand
Lyrics
Stand in the place where you live
Now face North
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven’t
Now stand in the place where you work
Now face West
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven’t before
If you are confused check with the sun
Carry a compass to help you along
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around, so
Stand in the place where you live
Now face North
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven’t
Now stand in the place where you work
Now face West
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven’t before
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around
If wishes were trees
the trees would be falling
Listen to reason
Season is calling
Stand in the place where you live
Now face North
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven’t
Now stand in the place where you work
Now face West
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven’t before
If wishes were trees
the trees would be falling
Listen to reason
Reason is calling
Your feet
are going to be on the ground
Your head
is there to move you around, so
Stand
Now face North
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven’t
Now stand
Now face West
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven’t
So stand
Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd.
32 Official Releases
Stand (12” Single)Germany – 7599-21148-0
Stand (12” Single)Germany – 921-148-0
Stand (12” Single)UK – W2833T
Stand (12” Single)UK – W7577T
Stand (7” Single)Ecuador – 45-80155
Stand (7” Single)Ecuador – 45-80156
Stand (7” Single)USA – 7-21864
Stand (7” Single)USA – 7-22791
Stand (7” Single)Australia – 7-27577
Stand (7” Single)USA – 7-27688
Stand (7” Single)Netherlands – 927577-7
Stand (7” Single)UK – W2833
Stand (7” Single)UK – W2833W | 7599-22834-7
Stand (7” Single)UK – W7577
Stand (7” Single)UK – W7577X
Stand (Promotional 7” Single)Spain – 1033
Stand (Promotional 7” Single)USA – 7-27698
Stand (Promotional 7” Single)Canada – PRO-76887
Stand (Promotional 7” Single)Philippines – WB-77-661
Stand (Promotional 7” Single)Japan – YPS-0401
Stand (Maxi Cassette)USA – 4-21864
Stand (Maxi CD)UK – W2833CD
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)UK – W2833CDX
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)Japan – 10P3 6078
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)Germany – 7599-21307-2
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)Germany – 7599-21308-2 | W2833CDX
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)USA – 7599-27688-2
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)Germany – 9-21148-2
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)UK – W7577CD
3”
Stand (Maxi CD)Germany – W7577CDX
3”
Stand (Promotional Maxi CD)USA – PRO CD 3353
‘Stand’ is also available on
Green (CD Album)Australia – 9257952
released: unknown
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Get Up
- 3. You Are The Everything
- 4. Stand
- 5. World Leader Pretend
- 6. The Wrong Child
- 7. Orange Crush
- 8. Turn You Inside Out
- 9. Hairshirt
- 10. I Remember California
- 11. Eleventh Untitled Song
Double Dois : Green and New Adventures in Hi-Fi (CD Album)ARG –
released: unknown
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Get Up
- 3. You Are The Everything
- 4. Stand
- 5. World Leader Pretend
- 6. The Wrong Child
- 7. Orange Crush
- 8. Turn You Inside Out
- 9. Hairshirt
- 10. I Remember California
- 11. Eleventh Untitled Song
Green & Out Of Time (CD Album)Australia – 9362460742
released: unknown
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Get Up
- 3. You Are The Everything
- 4. Stand
- 5. World Leader Pretend
- 6. The Wrong Child
- 7. Orange Crush
- 8. Turn You Inside Out
- 9. Hairshirt
- 10. I Remember California
- 11. Eleventh Untitled Song
- 12. Radio Song
- 13. Losing My Religion
- 14. Low
- 15. Near Wild Heaven
- 16. Endgame
- 17. Shiny Happy People
- 18. Belong
- 19. Half A World Away
- 20. Texarcana
- 21. Country Feedback
- 22. Me In Honey
Green Dreams (Bootleg LP)??
released: unknown
Recorded: Orlando Arena, Orlando FL 4/30/89
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Greendreams (Bootleg LP)VIGOTONE – THREE
released: unknown
Recorded: Orlando Arena, Orlando FL 4/30/89, w/ 2 fan club tracks
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 21. See No Evil
Fan Club Track - 22. Academy Fight Song
Fan Club Track
Electric (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded at Pink Pop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, 5/15/89
- 1. Exhuming McCarthy
- 2. Turn You Inside Out
- 3. Stand
- 4. Orange Crush
- 5. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 6. King Of Birds
- 7. World Leader Pretend
- 8. Underneath The Bunker
- 9. Pretty Persuasion
- 10. Get Up
- 11. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 12. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 13. Summertime
- 14. Swan Swan H
- 15. Finest Worksong
Acoustic 3CD Box (Bootleg CD Album)Luxemburg –
released: unknown
Contains Acoustic 1, Acoustic 2 and Electric
- 1. World Leader Pretend
- 2. Radio Song
- 3. Fall On Me
- 4. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 5. Half A World Away
- 6. Belong
- 7. Love Is All Around
- 8. Losing My Religion
- 9. Radio Song
- 10. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 11. Low
- 12. Swan Swan H
- 13. White Train
- 14. If You Go Away
- 15. Birdshead
- 16. My Youngest Son Came Home Today
- 17. Hello In There
- 18. Dark End Of The Street
- 19. Pop Song 89
- 20. Talk About The Passion
- 21. Exhuming McCarthy
- 22. Turn You Inside Out
- 23. Stand
- 24. Orange Crush
- 25. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 26. King Of Birds
- 27. World Leader Pretend
- 28. Underneath The Bunker
- 29. Pretty Persuasion
- 30. Get Up
- 31. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 32. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 33. Summertime
- 34. Swan Swan H
- 35. Finest Worksong
Back To Rockville (Bootleg CD Album)FLASHBACK 01-95-0247
released: unknown
Recorded at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 7/784, Arsenio Hall – 10/17/89, MTV Awards 9/2/93
- 1. Femme Fatale
- 2. Radio Free Europe
- 3. Gardening At Night
- 4. 9-9
- 5. Windout
- 6. Letter Never Sent
- 7. Sitting Still
- 8. Driver 8
- 9. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 10. Seven Chinese Bros.
- 11. Voice of Harold
- 12. Harborcoat
- 13. Hyena
- 14. Pretty Persuasion
- 15. Second Guessing
- 16. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
- 17. Stand
live recorded at: 1989-10-17 in Hollywood - 18. Everybody Hurts
MTV Awards - 19. Drive
MTV Awards
Begin The Begin (Bootleg CD Album)EU – CD 12033
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One, Orlando 1989
- 1. Turn You Inside Out
- 2. Begin The Begin
- 3. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 4. King Of Birds
- 5. Finest Worksong
- 6. I Believe
- 7. Crazy
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Pop Song 89
- 10. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 11. Welcome To The Occupation
- 12. Stand
- 13. Exhuming McCarthy
- 14. Perfect Circle
- 15. Get Up
Caipirinha Rock (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded: Rock in Rio, 1/13/01
- 1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 2. Fall On Me
- 3. Daysleeper
- 4. The Great Beyond
- 5. She Just Wants To Be
- 6. Stand
- 7. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 8. At My Most Beautiful
- 9. The Lifting
- 10. The One I Love
- 11. Find The River
- 12. Losing My Religion
- 13. Walk Unafraid
- 14. Man On The Moon
- 15. Everybody Hurts
Drive (Live 1985 – 1992) (Bootleg CD Album)released: unknown
Recorded: 1985- 1992
- 1. Losing My Religion
- 2. Drive
- 3. Radio Song
- 4. World Leader Pretend
- 5. Half A World Away
- 6. Man On The Moon
- 7. Everybody Hurts
- 8. Stand
- 9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 10. Orange Crush
- 11. The One I Love
- 12. Driver 8
- 13. Red Rain
- 14. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- 15. Monty Got A Raw Deal
- 16. Country Feedback
- 17. Pop Song 89
- 18. Endgame
- 19. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
The Dream: Green World Tour (Bootleg CD Album)RPCD 1028
released: unknown
Landgraaf, Holland 5/15/89, Milan, Italy, 6/15/89
- 1. Exhuming McCarthy
- 2. Turn You Inside Out
- 3. Stand
- 4. Orange Crush
- 5. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 6. King Of Birds
- 7. World Leader Pretend
- 8. Underneath The Bunker
- 9. Pretty Persuasion
- 10. Get Up
- 11. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 12. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 13. Summertime
- 14. Swan Swan H
- 15. Finest Worksong
- 16. Begin The Begin
- 17. Perfect Circle
- 18. Dark Globe
Gravity (Bootleg CD Album)LL 15447
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One Superstars In Concert Miami & Orlando 4/89
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
It’s The End Of The World … As We Know It (Bootleg CD Album)KTS 005
released: unknown
Recorded: Orlando 1989
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Perfect Circle (Bootleg CD Album)CB 53023
released: unknown
Recorded: 1989 “”Westwood One”" Orlando Green Tour concert.
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Greatest Hits Live (Bootleg CD Album)CHER-049-A
released: unknown
Various
- 1. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 2. The One I Love
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Pop Song 89
- 5. Orange Crush
- 6. Get Up
- 7. Stand
- 8. Losing My Religion
- 9. Shiny Happy People
- 10. Radio Song
- 11. Everybody Hurts
- 12. Drive
- 13. Radio Free Europe
- 14. Superman
- 15. Driver 8
- 16. Finest Worksong
- 17. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
- 18. Crush With Eyeliner
- 19. Bang And Blame
The Green World Tour (Bootleg CD Album)France – RS CD18
released: unknown
Recorded: Perugia Palasport (Italy) – June 17, 1989
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. These Days
- 3. Exhuming McCarthy
- 4. Turn You Inside Out
- 5. Orange Crush
- 6. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. King Of Birds
- 9. Shaking Through
- 10. World Leader Pretend
- 11. Finest Worksong
- 12. Underneath The Bunker
- 13. Sitting Still
- 14. Get Up
- 15. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
- 16. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 17. Stand
Heroes Of Pop (Bootleg CD Album)GEMA H 8801 2
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One Superstars In Concert Miami & Orlando 4/89
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Live Collection (Bootleg CD Album)Italy – LLRCD 153
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-5) Madison 1982, (Tracks 6-15) Orlando Westwood One Show, (Tracks 16-19) Nicky Campbell Show, BBC London 1991.
- 1. Gardening At Night
- 2. Radio Free Europe
- 3. White Tornado
- 4. West Of The Fields
- 5. There She Goes Again
- 6. Pop Song 89
- 7. Exhuming McCarthy
- 8. Turn You Inside Out
- 9. Orange Crush
- 10. Swan Swan H
- 11. Begin The Begin
- 12. Stand
- 13. Perfect Circle
- 14. Get Up
- 15. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
- 16. Losing My Religion
- 17. Half A World Away
- 18. Radio Song
- 19. Love Is All Around
Losing My Religion Vol.3 Live in USA 1989 (Bootleg CD Album)BAN-042-C
released: unknown
Recorded: Westwood One Radio Show, Orlando 1989
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
LOVE AND SQUALOR (Bootleg CD Album)CD 555-07
released: unknown
- 1. Pop Song 89
- 2. Exhuming McCarthy
- 3. Welcome To The Occupation
- 4. Disturbance At The Heron House
- 5. Turn You Inside Out
- 6. Orange Crush
- 7. Feeling Gravitys Pull
- 8. Swan Swan H
- 9. Begin The Begin
- 10. Pretty Persuasion
- 11. I Believe
- 12. King Of Birds
- 13. Crazy
- 14. Finest Worksong
- 15. You Are The Everything
- 16. Academy Fight Song
- 17. Stand
- 18. Perfect Circle
- 19. Get Up
- 20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
(4.75 out of 5)