I Stand (song)

"I Stand" is a song performed by Czech singer Gabriela Gunčíková. The song, written by Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert and Aidan O'Connor represented Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The song was released as a digital download on 12 March 2016 through Webs Music.

For the song by Idina Menzel, see I Stand (album).
"I Stand"
Single by Gabriela Gunčíková
Released12 March 2016
Genre
Length3:00
LabelWebs Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Christian Schneider
  • Sara Biglert
  • Aidan O'Connor
"I Stand"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert
Lyricist(s)
Sara Biglert, Aidan O'Connor
Finals performance
Semi-final result
9th
Semi-final points
161
Final result
25th
Final points
41
Entry chronology
◄ "Hope Never Dies" (2015)   
"My Turn" (2017) ►

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

"I Stand" performed by Gabriela Gunčíková was announced as the Czech entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on 10 March 2016.[1] Following the announcement, the official music video for the song was released on 11 March. "I Stand" was selected as the Czech entry through the decision of the Czech national broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) and a five-member expert jury.[2]

Gunčíková performed the song during the first semi-final of the 2016 contest on 10 May, which was held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.[3] She placed 9th in the semi-final, allowing her to proceed and perform the song in the grand final. The grand final took place on 14 May 2016, where the song placed 25th out of 26 participants. The song received 41 points, all from the members of the international juries.

Track listing
Digital download[4]
No.TitleLength
1."I Stand"3:00
2."I Stand (Instrumental)"3:00

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[5] 48

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 12 March 2016[4] Digital download Webs Music

References
  1. Brey, Marco (10 March 2016). "It's Gabriela Gunčíková with "I Stand" for the Czech Republic". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. "Gabriela Gunčíková bude ve Stockholmu reprezentovat Česko na Eurovision Song Contest". ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Česká televize. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. "I Stand – Single by Gabriela Guncikova on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201620 into search. Retrieved 14 February 2019.


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