21.8M plays · 9.6M on YouTube · 12.3M on Spotify
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"When I Stand" is a country single by Owen James, released on 2026-03-04 on his own label, Owen James Records. It is credited as written and produced by Ryan Anderson, with Owen James on vocals and cello and Anderson on guitar.
Taste of Country, in an article dated 2026-08-11 on money made by AI country acts, names Owen James as one of three country acts among the most successful AI music artists, with 494 chart entries, and calls them artists "created with artificial intelligence". The article does not discuss this song.
It is his most-played song on Spotify, with 12,040,038 plays on 2026-10-06 and 390,914 monthly listeners on the artist page. The official lyric video on his YouTube channel, uploaded 2026-03-03, had 9,576,075 views at the same time. Owen James's Spotify page carries no "AI Persona" label. A fact-check page (factually.co) says his AI status rests on social-media claims with no documented provenance.
Last Updated 6 October 2026
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