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Stand By Me
Ben E. King
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- Album
- Don't Play That Song (Mono)
- Released
- 1962
- Genres
- doo-wop
- Length
- 3:00
- Tempo
- 118 BPM
- Label
- Rhino Atlantic
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About this song
Released in 1961, the song was inspired by the spiritual hymn "Lord Stand By Me" and has since been recorded in more than 400 other versions. When it debuted in 1961, it reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. It was ranked 122nd on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in 2012 it was named one of BMI's top five most performed songs of the 20th century, with more than 11.6 million performances.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 29 other songs, like “stand by 1000 by Gloosito”.
- Covered 105 times, including “Stand by me by Adrian Orange”.
- Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Leiber-Stoller.
- Produced by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Leiber-Stoller.