"Stand Up" is a song written and originally recorded in 1996 by the American house music studio group Love Tribe, featuring American dance singer Latanza Waters.
The original version, notable for using the keyboard sampling from Machine's 1979 disco hit "There But for the Grace of God Go I", became their only chart-topper on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart, reaching number one on August 31, 1996, for a one-week stay, as well as a number 89 placement on the Hot 100 chart in January 1997.
[3] In 2001, Canadian/American duo Thunderpuss released their version of "Stand Up" which again featured Waters on vocals.
Their version peaked at number five on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart that same year.
In 2018, American duo Dirty Werk released an electro dance version of "Stand Up" which became their first number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart on September 22, 2018.