Stand Tall (Burton Cummings song)

"Stand Tall"
Song
B-side	"Burch Magic"

"Stand Tall" is the title of an international hit single by Burton Cummings, taken from his eponymous debut album. The song was released less than two years after "Dancin' Fool," the final hit single by the group for which Cummings had been lead singer, The Guess Who.

The recording was issued as the album's lead single in the fall of 1976, spending 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number 10. The song reached number five on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, and spent four weeks at number four in Canada. The song became a Gold record.

"Stand Tall" was an even bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number two in the U.S. and spending one week at number one in Canada. It was kept from the number-one position on the U.S. AC chart by the Captain and Tennille's hit, "Muskrat Love."

In his native Canada, Burton Cummings was nominated for the Juno Award for 1977 Composer of the Year for "Stand Tall."

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976-77)	Peak position
Australia	5
Canada RPM Top Singles	4
Canadian Adult Contemporary	1
New Zealand	14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada	59

Chart (1977)	Rank
Australia	53
Canada	103
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	63

External links

• Full lyrics of this song