Standing in the Dark (song)

"Standing in the Dark"
Single by Lawson
from the album Chapman Square
Released	14 October 2012
Format	Digital download CD single
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop rock, Alternative rock
Length	3:23
Label	Polydor Records Global Talent Records
Writer(s)	Andy Brown Ryan Fletcher Ki Fitzgerald Dave Morgan
Producer(s)	John Shanks Jeremy Wheatley Ki Fitzgerald
Lawson singles chronology
"Taking Over Me" (2012) "Standing in the Dark" (2012) "Learn to Love Again" (2013)

"Standing in the Dark" is the third single by British pop rock band Lawson, from their debut studio album, Chapman Square. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2012, via Polydor Records. The song first premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 1 September.

Background

In an interview with Capital FM, Lawson frontman Andy Brown revealed that "Standing in the Dark" is about his ex-girlfriend, the Saturdays member Mollie King and that he wrote the song with bandmate Ryan Fletcher after seeing photographs of her with someone else. He said: "What happened was, we split up and I wrote quite a few songs about it. It was hard because she just started going out with a ridiculously good looking guy after me. 'When She Was Mine' was a song about that, but 'Standing in the Dark' was the first song – I wrote it with Ryan on the day we saw her with this new guy in the paper and stuff. It did hurt me hard."^[1]

Music video

On 2 September 2012, a lyric video for the song was released via the band's Vevo channel on YouTube. The full music video premiered on ChartShowTV on 14 September, however, the band announced that the YouTube premiere would be delayed by ten days so that it could follow an important announcement. A teaser for the video was published to Vevo on 16 September. A second teaser was published on 18 September. On 20 September, a behind the scenes video for the song was released. Directed by Nick Bartleet, the official video was released on 24 September, at a total length of three minutes and forty-eight seconds.^[2] The video features band member Andy performing the track in his flat, while the rest of the band perform in a deserted car park, in the pouring rain.

Track listing

• Digital download^[3]

1. "Standing in the Dark" - 3:23
2. "Die for You" - 3:23 (Written By: Andy Brown, Ki Fitzgerald, Gary Clark)
3. "Getting Nowhere" - 4:39 (Written By: Andy Brown, Ki Fitzgerald, Harry Sommerdahl)
4. "Standing in the Dark" (Acoustic) - 3:16
5. "The A Team" (Pre-Order Only)- 2:36

• CD single^[4]

1. "Standing in the Dark" - 3:23
2. "Die for You" - 3:23

• 7" vinyl^[5]

1. "Standing in the Dark" - 3:23
2. "Standing in the Dark" (Andi Durrant & Steve More Remix) - 3:42

Charts

Charts (2012)	Peak position
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[6]	11
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	50
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8]	5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9]	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	14 October 2012	Digital download, CD single	Polydor Records, Global Talent Records
Malaysia	28 October 2012	Digital download	Universal, Geffen Records

References

1. "Lawson's Andy Brown: "'Standing in the Dark' Is Also About The Saturdays'...". Capital. Global Radio. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. Lawson - Standing In The Dark. YouTube. 23 September 2012.
3. "Standing in the Dark - EP". iTunes.
4. "Great Offer Store". universal-music.co.uk.
5. "Great Offer Store". universal-music.co.uk.
6. "Chart Search Results - Euro Digital Songs 2012-11-03". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
7. "Chart Track: Week 42, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Archive Chart: 2012-10-27". Scottish Singles Top 40.
9. "Archive Chart: 2012-10-27" UK Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics