StandFour is an American a cappella group from New York City made up of four former members of Yeshiva University's all-male a cappella group The Maccabeats. Formed in November 2012, the group is composed of four graduates of the university: David Block, Noey Jacobson, Nachum Joel, and Immanuel Shalev.[1] StandFour is largely popular among the American Jewish community and the related blogosphere.
StandFour | |
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| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genres | A cappella |
| Years active | 2012–2015 |
| Members | David Block Noey Jacobson Nachum Joel Immanuel Shalev |
Their first song/video was released immediately after their formation, entitled "Eight Nights," and is a Hanukkah parody/mashup of three songs: "Some Nights" by Fun, "Die Young" by Ke$ha, and "Live While We're Young" by One Direction.[2] As of November 9, 2019[update], "Eight Nights" has been viewed over 1,627,265 times on YouTube.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Stand Four- Shedding Light on the Break Off". The Observer. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Former Maccabeats Launch New Group "StandFour" And Hanukkah Song "Eight Nights"". All Jewish Digital. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "StandFour - Eight Nights - Hanukkah Mashup". YouTube. Retrieved 9 November 2019.