Hard to believe this is the same Chrissie Hynde who, in the song ' Precious', once told the world to 'fuck off'. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that Chrissie Hynde 'returns with a worn, but warm vocal that evokes a powerful, moving presence.' Steve Baltin from Cashbox noted that 'from the opening note, this song oozes 'nice'. Since 2010 the song has been used in an appeal advert for the NSPCC, and also the Girls Aloud version was used in an advert for Aptamil follow-on milk. It was later featured in the pilot episode of Dawson's Creek. On the long-running BBC program Songwriters Circle, Hynde mentions her embarrassment at having set out to write a “hit.” She goes on to say that she felt better about the song after Noel Gallagher said “he wished he’d written it.” The music video for 'I'll Stand by You' was released in 1994 and features Chrissie Hynde caring for an ill man. It charted higher in the UK and the US than 'Night in My Veins', the album's first single. 'I'll Stand by You' was released as the second single from the album Last of the Independents (1994), and it reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 21 on Billboard 's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number 10 in the United Kingdom. In 2021, Guernsey band Methodical Madness released a version in memory of Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding, all profits of the song go to various cancer charities. Colombian singer Shakira performed the song for the live charity telethon Hope for Haiti Now in 2010 her cover version was released on the charity benefit album, which was also entitled Hope for Haiti Now. It also became a major hit for British girl group Girls Aloud in 2004 and American country singer Carrie Underwood in 2007, both times recorded as a charity single. Released on April 11, 1994, 'I'll Stand by You' reached the top 20 in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The song is a ballad in which the singer pledges love and faithful assistance to a loved one in times of personal darkness.

The song was written by Chrissie Hynde and the songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, and produced by Ian Stanley.

HYNDELyrics powered by I'll Stand by You' is a song recorded by English-American rock band the Pretenders from their sixth studio album, Last of the Independents (1994). Writer(s): TOM KELLY, BILLY STEINBERG, C. Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through 'Cause I've seen the dark side too When the night falls on you Don't know what to do Nothin' you confess, could make me love you less I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you So, if you're mad, get mad Don't hold it all inside Come on and talk to me now Hey, what you got to hide? I get angry too Well I'm a lot like you When you're standing at the crossroads Don't know which path to choose Let me come along even if you're wrong I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you And when, when the night falls on you, baby You're feelin' all alone You won't be on your own I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you Yeah Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you No, no, no, no, no Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you I'll stand by you

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