I Stand (song)

"I Stand"
Single by Gabriela Gunčíková
Released	12 March 2016
Format	Digital download
Genre	Pop
Length	3:00
Label	Webs Music
Writer(s)	Christian Schneider Sara Biglert Aidan O'Connor
"I Stand" Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry Country Czech Republic Artist(s) Gabriela Gunčíková Language English 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 Appearance chronology ◄ "Hope Never Dies" (2015)

"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.

Eurovision Song Contest

"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.	Title	Length
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: insert {{{year}}}{{{week}}} into search. Retrieved 28 May 2016.