Stood Up (song)

"Stood Up"
Single by Ricky Nelson
B-side	"Waitin' in School"
Released	December 9, 1957
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	1:57
Label	Imperial
Writer(s)	Dub Dickerson, Erma Herrold
Ricky Nelson singles chronology
"Be-Bop Baby" (1957) "Stood Up" (1957) "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"/"Believe What You Say" (1958)

"Stood Up" is a song written by Dub Dickerson and Erma Herrold and performed by Ricky Nelson. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the R&B chart, #8 on the country chart, and #27 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.^[1] James Burton and Joe Maphis played guitar on the song, with Joe Maphis doing the guitar solo.^[2]

The song ranked #16 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 songs of 1958.^[3]

Other versions

• Willie Nile released a version on his 1997 album, Live in Central Park.^[4]
• Cliff Richard released a version on his 2013 album, The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook.^[5]

References

1. Ricky Nelson, "Stood Up" Chart Positions Retrieved March 28, 2014
2. Ricky Nelson Sessionology Retrieved March 28, 2014
3. "Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1958 - Year End Charts". Retrieved 2014-03-22.
4. Willie Nile, Live in Central Park Retrieved March 28, 2014
5. Cliff Richard, The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook Retrieved March 28, 2014