Standing Still (Roman Lob song)

2012 single by Roman Lob

"Standing Still"

Single by Roman Lob
from the album  Changes
Released| 16 February 2012 (2012-02-16)
Length| 3:25
Label|

* USFB
* Universal

Songwriter(s)|

* Jamie Cullum
* Steve Robson
* Wayne Hector

Producer(s)|

* Bertil Mark
* Michael "Mitch" Dörfler

Roman Lob singles chronology
|  | "Standing Still"
(2012)  | "Call Out the Sun"
(2012)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country|

Germany

Artist(s)|

Roman Lob

Language|

English

Composer(s)|

* Jamie Cullum
* Steve Robson
* Wayne Hector

Lyricist(s)|

* Jamie Cullum
* Steve Robson
* Wayne Hector

[1]

Finals performance
Final result|

8th

Final points|

110

Entry chronology
◄ "Taken by a Stranger" (2011)
"Glorious" (2013) ►

"Standing Still" is a song performed by German singer Roman Lob. Written by British musicians Jamie Cullum, Steve Robson, and Wayne Hector, it served as the German entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku,[2][3] where it finished in 8th place. The song was released digitally in Germany on 16 February 2012 as a track on Lob's debut studio album Changes. "Standing Still" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for domestic shipments exceeding 150,000.[4]

## Eurovision Song Contest

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As a member of the "Big Five," Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 on 26 May 2012.[5] Lob took part in technical rehearsals on 19 and 20 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 25 and 26 May.[6] The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by through another draw on 20 March 2012, and as one of the five wildcard countries, Germany chose to perform in position 20, following the entry from Spain and before the entry from Malta.[7]

The German performance saw Lob performing on stage in a white cap and a dark open shirt with a white t-shirt inside with two guitarists, a drummer and a pianist. The stage colours were dark with white spotlights and the LED screens displayed a dark background that transitioned from single moving red dots to white lights towards the end of the song which created a starry sky effect.[8][9] The four musicians that joined Lob on stage were Alexander Linster, Marc Awounou, Thomas Fietz and Tobias Schmitz.[10]

Germany eventually placed eighth in the final, scoring 110 points.[11] Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Lob had placed sixth with the public televote and tenth with the jury vote. In the public vote, he scored 125 points and in the jury vote the nation scored 98 points.[12] Lob's placing was Germany's third top ten placement in a row but would remain the country's last entry to achieve a top ten result in the contest until Michael Schulte's "You Let Me Walk Alone" in 2018.

## Track listings

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Digital download[13]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Standing Still"|

* Jamie Cullum
* Steve Robson
* Wayne Hector

* Bertil Mark
* Michael "Mitch" Dörfler

| 3:25

3-track CD single[14]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Conflicted"| Martin Mulholland|

* Brix
* Mathias Ramson

| 3:47
2.| "Standing Still"|

* Cullum
* Robson
* Hector

* Mark
* Dörfler

| 3:25
3.| "Alone"|

* Emanuel Kiriakou
* Gary Go

| Thorsten Brötzmann| 3:29

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Standing Still"  | Chart (2012)  | Peak
positions

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] | 40
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[16] | 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[17] | 39
Germany (Media Control AG)[18] | 3
Ireland (IRMA)[19] | 67
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 51
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[21] | 132

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Standing Still"  | Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

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Germany (Media Control AG)[22] | 72

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Standing Still"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Germany (BVMI)[23] | Gold  | 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Standing Still"  Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Ref.

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Germany  | 16 February 2012  | Universal Music | Digital download  | [13]
21 February 2012  | 3-track-CD single | [14]

## References

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1. ^ "Roman Lob for Germany with "Standing Still"". European Broadcasting Union. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
2. ^ "Roman Lob to Baku for Germany". ESCToday.com. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
3. ^ "Roman Lob to perform "Standing Still" for Germany – ESC Radio – Eurovision Song Contest Eurosong Webradio". 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
4. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roman Lob; 'Standing Still')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
5. ^ Escudero, Victor (25 January 2012). "Results of the Semi-Final allocation draw". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
6. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 May 2012). "Baku'12: Timetable For The Week". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
7. ^ "Results of the 2012 Running Order draw revealed!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
8. ^ "Roman Lob being himself for Germany". eurovision.tv. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
9. ^ "Germany's Roman number". eurovision.tv. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
10. ^ "Germany". Six on Stage. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
11. ^ "Grand Final of Baku 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
12. ^ Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
13. ^ a b "Standing Still - Single by Roman Lob". iTunes. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
14. ^ a b "Standing Still". Amazon.
15. ^ "Roman Lob – Standing Still" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
16. ^ "Roman Lob – Standing Still" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
17. ^ "Roman Lob – Standing Still" (in French). Ultratip.
18. ^ "Suche Nach Roman Lob" (in German). Charts.de. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
19. ^ "Chart Track: Week 22, 2012". Irish Singles Chart.
20. ^ "Roman Lob – Standing Still". Swiss Singles Chart.
21. ^ "Official Charts Analysis: Gary Barlow LP sells 40k | News | Music Week". musicweek.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
22. ^ "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2012" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roman Lob; 'Standing Still')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Norway
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

|

Semi-finals|

* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Israel
* Latvia
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland

Withdrawn|

* Armenia

Artists|

| Final|

* Ivi Adamou
* Anggun
* Sabina Babayeva
* Can Bonomo
* Buranovskiye Babushki
* Kurt Calleja
* Compact Disco
* Eleftheria Eleftheriou
* Gaitana
* Greta Salóme and Jónsi
* Engelbert Humperdinck
* Jedward
* Željko Joksimović
* Kaliopi
* Ott Lepland
* Roman Lob
* Loreen
* Mandinga
* Donny Montell
* Rona Nishliu
* Pasha Parfeni
* Soluna Samay
* Maya Sar
* Pastora Soler
* Tooji
* Nina Zilli

|

Semi-finals|

* Rambo Amadeus
* Anmary
* Nina Badrić
* Eva Boto
* Joan Franka
* Iris
* Izabo
* Anri Jokhadze
* Litesound
* Max Jason Mai
* Sofi Marinova
* Valentina Monetta
* Pernilla
* Sinplus
* Filipa Sousa
* Trackshittaz

Songs|

| Final|

* "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)"
* "Aphrodisiac"
* "Be My Guest"
* "Crno i belo"
* "Echo (You and I)"
* "Euphoria"
* "Korake ti znam"
* "Kuula"
* "La La Love"
* "Lăutar"
* "Love Is Blind"
* "Love Me Back"
* "Love Will Set You Free"
* "Never Forget"
* "Nije ljubav stvar"
* "Party for Everybody"
* "Quédate conmigo"
* "Should've Known Better"
* "Sound of Our Hearts"
* "Standing Still"
* "Stay"
* "Suus"
* "This Is the Night"
* "Waterline"
* "When the Music Dies"
* "Zaleilah"

|

Semi-finals|

* "Beautiful Song"
* "Don't Close Your Eyes"
* "Euro Neuro"
* "I'm a Joker"
* "Love Unlimited"
* "När jag blundar"
* "Nebo"
* "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh - Oh Oh)"
* "Time"
* "Unbreakable"
* "Verjamem"
* "Vida minha"
* "We Are the Heroes"
* "Woki mit deim Popo"
* "Would You?"
* "You and Me"

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Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation|

* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
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* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* ~~1996~~
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
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* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Artists|

* Abor & Tynna
* Lale Andersen
* Nino de Angelo
* Ann Sophie
* Atlantis 2000
* Inge Brück
* Heidi Brühl
* Cascada
* Alex Christensen
* Roger Cicero
* Cindy and Bert
* ~~Ben Dolic~~
* Dschinghis Khan
* Katja Ebstein
* Elaiza
* Margot Eskens
* Joy Fleming
* Conny Froboess
* Maxi and Chris Garden
* Gitte
* Gracia
* Malik Harris
* Margot Hielscher
* Hoffmann and Hoffmann
* Wyn Hoop
* Guildo Horn
* Les Humphries Singers
* Isaak
* Jamie-Lee
* Jendrik
* Chris Kempers
* Alice and Ellen Kessler
* Daniel Kovac
* Lena
* ~~Leon~~
* Levina
* Roman Lob
* Lord of the Lost
* Lou
* Oscar Loya
* Siw Malmkvist
* Max
* Corinna May
* Mekado
* Michelle
* Münchener Freiheit
* Wencke Myhre
* Nicole
* No Angels
* Nora Nova
* Ingrid Peters
* Freddy Quinn
* Stefan Raab
* Mary Roos
* Michael Schulte
* Walter Andreas Schwarz
* Ireen Sheer
* Bianca Shomburg
* Silver Convention
* Sisters
* Stone and Stone
* Sürpriz
* Texas Lightning
* Lena Valaitis
* Ulla Wiesner
* Wind

Songs|

* "Always on the Run"
* "Anouschka"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Baller"
* "Black Smoke"
* "Blood & Glitter"
* "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
* "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
* "Diese Welt"
* "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
* "Disappear"
* "Dschinghis Khan"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
* "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
* "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
* "Feuer"
* "Flieger"
* "Frauen regier'n die Welt"
* "Frei zu leben"
* "Für alle"
* "Für zwei Groschen Musik"
* "Ghost"
* "Glorious"
* "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
* "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
* "I Can't Live Without Music"
* "I Don't Feel Hate"
* "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
* "Is It Right"
* "Johnny Blue"
* "Junger Tag"
* "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
* "Let's Get Happy"
* "Lied für einen Freund"
* "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
* "Marcel"
* "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
* "No No Never"
* "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
* "Paradies, wo bist du?"
* "Perfect Life"
* ~~"Planet of Blue"~~
* "Primaballerina"
* "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
* "Rockstars"
* "Rücksicht"
* "Run & Hide"
* "Satellite"
* "Sing Sang Song"
* "Sister"
* "So geht das jede Nacht"
* "Die Sommermelodie"
* "Standing Still"
* "Taken by a Stranger"
* "Telefon, Telefon"
* "Telegram"
* "Theater"
* "Träume sind für alle da"
* "Über die Brücke geh'n"
* "Verliebt in Dich"
* "Viel zu weit"
* ~~"Violent Thing"~~
* "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
* "Wer Liebe lebt"
* "Wir geben 'ne Party"
* "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
* "You Let Me Walk Alone"
* "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
* "Zeit"
* "Zwei kleine Italiener"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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