Kyle Oswalt

“Stand Back” was written by Stevie Nicks on the day of her wedding to Kim Anderson. While driving after the ceremony, she heard Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” on the radio, pulled over and began writing the song that night. She later called Prince to tell him the story, he came to the studio the same night, played synthesizer on the track (uncredited), and left. They agreed to split the publishing 50/50. Released in May 1983 as the lead single from Nicks’ second solo album The Wild Heart, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The marriage lasted only three months, but the song became one of Nicks’ biggest solo hits and remains a staple of her live shows.