| "Stand on It" | ||||
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| Single byMel McDaniel | ||||
| from the album Just Can't Sit Down Music | ||||
| B-side | "In Oklahoma" | |||
| Released | September 15, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | April 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter | Bruce Springsteen | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Mel McDaniel singles chronology | ||||
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"Stand on It" is a song written and originally recorded byBruce Springsteen. Springsteen initially released it as the non-LP B-side of the "Glory Days" single in May 1985; the track was also featured in the filmRuthless People and its accompanying soundtrack album. "Stand On It" later appeared in a slightly longer version with an extra verse on Springsteen's outtakes and B-sides compilationTracks. Another version appeared on the 2025 followup to that collection,Tracks II: The Lost Albums.
A little over a year after Springsteen's release, the song was recorded by Americancountry music artistMel McDaniel.[1] It was released in September 1986 as the lead single from McDaniel's album,Just Can't Sit Down Music. It peaked at number 12 on the U.S.Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 5 on the CanadianRPM Country Tracks chart.
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:[2]
"Stand on It" debuted at number 70 on the U.S.Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 27, 1986.
| Chart (1986-1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S.Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 12 |
| CanadianRPM Country Tracks | 5 |
