Song · Billy Idol
“Soul Standing By” by Billy Idol
From the album Whiplash Smile (1986)
“Soul Standing By” by Billy Idol appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1986 and 2003. It was first released in 1986 on the album Whiplash Smile. Its best result is #102 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #202 alternative song of 1986 and #5,591 alternative song of all time.
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"Soul Standing By" first surfaced in October 1986 on Whiplash Smile, the third Billy Idol album, and it had an odd afterlife as a single. When it went out in 1987 as the fourth and final release from the record, following "Sweet Sixteen", it was issued only in Australia and New Zealand, and the Kiwis sent it into their top 20.
Idol wrote it with Steve Stevens and sings the lead himself. Keith Forsey produced it, with Gary Langan mixing and Neil Dorfsman, Dave Concors and Dave Wittman engineering.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 102 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1822 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1356 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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