"Stand by You" is the second single by American singer and songwriter Rachel Platten's major label debut studio album, Wildfire (2016).

[3] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Songs LLC, "Stand by You" is written in the key of A major with a moderate tempo of 94 beats per minute.

[5] Jason Scott of Popdust stated “Instead of projecting the message onto herself and her own journey, [...] she etches out a storyline of hope as she reaches out to her fellow underdog.

Platten, who is a testament that age (sometimes) is no boundary to pop, then climbs higher on the monumental chorus.

He also claimed, "The larger-than-life narrative is charming and only furthers the singer’s worthiness of being heard.