Stand By Me

About this song

This cover of the Ben E. King classic serves as the main theme of the video game Final Fantasy XV. In the announcement trailer, Florence said the original was one of the greatest songs of all time and that it could not be improved upon, so she made her own version. The classic Final Fantasy prelude is woven into the song's intro and first verse.

What it's about

Within the game's story, the song is seen from the perspective of the protagonist, Noctis Lucis Caelum, as a way of expressing gratitude he cannot say outright.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• It's actually a cover of “S”.
• Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Leiber-Stoller.
• Produced by Emile Haynie.