Stand Up Tall
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"Stand Up Tall" is the fourth single from British
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 rapper Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

 and the lead single
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 from his second album Showtime.

The single became Dizzee's fourth Top 40 hit when it charted at number 10 upon initial release; also marking the first Top 10 hit from the rapper. "Stand Up Tall" then spent a total of six weeks within the Top 75, whilst marking the first single from Dizzee to have been released on two alternate CD singles.

On Jools Holland
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's 2010 Hootenanny television show, Rascal did a version over the backing track music of United States
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 grunge
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-rock
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 band Nirvana's
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 iconic Smells Like Teen Spirit
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The song is featured on the EA Sports' video-game, FIFA Street
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and in the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin
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Track listing

CD 1
  1. Stand Up Tall
  2. Give U More (featuring D Double E)


CD 2
  1. Stand Up Tall
  2. Stand Up Tall (Instrumental)
  3. Stand Up Tall (Youngsta Remix)
  4. Stand Up Tall (Youngsta Remix Instrumental)
  5. Stand Up Tall (Acappella)

Music video

Dizzee rascal drives to a place and finds four girls. They are fighting. The four girls follow him everywhere. At the end there are countless women pole dancing.

Charts

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