Stand By Me

Name: Stand By Me
Uploaded: 1961-01-01
Duration: 2 min 58 s
Description: Written by Ben E. King with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1961, this song was inspired by a spiritual called "Stand by Me Father" recorded by the Soul Stirrers. The song gained renewed popularity in 1986 after being featured in the Rob Reiner film Stand by Me, and its royalties were estimated to have topped $22.8 million by 2012.

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1961 60s Soul Funk

Written by Ben E. King with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1961, this song was inspired by a spiritual called "Stand by Me Father" recorded by the Soul Stirrers. The song gained renewed popularity in 1986 after being featured in the Rob Reiner film Stand by Me, and its royalties were estimated to have topped $22.8 million by 2012.