Standing in the Way of Control (song)

"Standing in the Way of Control"
Single insert artwork by Kim Gordon
Single by Gossip
from the album Standing in the Way of Control
Released	2005 (Le Tigre remix) 2006 (CD and vinyl single) March 5, 2007 (re-release)
Genre	Indie rock dance-rock dance-punk[1]
Length	4:16 (album version) 3:28 (radio edit)
Label	Back Yard Recordings Kill Rock Stars
Songwriter(s)	Hannah Blilie Nathan Howdeshell Mary Beth Patterson
Producer(s)	Guy Picciotto Ryan Hadlock
Gossip singles chronology
"Standing in the Way of Control" (00000000) "Listen Up!" (2006)

"Standing in the Way of Control" is a single by American

The

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Standing in the Way of Control" at number 23 in its list of the "50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever". In October 2011, NME placed it at number 34 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[2] In 2009, Pitchfork placed the song at number 429 on its list "Top 500 Greatest Tracks of the 2000s".^[3]

Song meaning

The song was written by lead singer Beth Ditto as a response to the Federal Marriage Amendment which would have constitutionally outlawed same-sex marriage in the United States. She says of the song:

Nobody in the States was that surprised or shocked by what

Bush did, but it made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated. I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It’s a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting.^[4]

1. "Standing in the Way of Control"
2. "Standing in the Way of Control Remix" (Le Tigre remix)

UK CD single

1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Radio edit)
2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Le Tigre remix)
3. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Album version)
4. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Video CD-ROM)

UK 7-inch single

1. "Standing in the Way of Control" by Angie Tuck

UK 12-inch single

1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Headman remix)
2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax Nite version)
3. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Playgroup remix)
4. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Tronik Youth remix)

2007 UK CD single

1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Radio Edit)
2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Soulwax Nite Version)
3. "Coal to Diamonds"
4. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Video)

2006 7-inch single

1. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Le Tigre Remix, 7" edit)
2. "Standing in the Way of Control" (Live at the 100 Club London)

2006 7-inch single

1. "Standing in the Way of Control"
2. "Sick with It"

Personnel

• Beth Ditto – vocals
• Brace Paine
  – guitar, bass guitar
• Hannah Blilie – drums

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