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"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father", recorded by the Soul Stirrers
The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me is a compilation album by American musician Ben E. King. It was released in 1987 via Atlantic Records. The album includes many hits such as "Stand by Me", the original "Spanish Harlem", and "Young Boy Blues".
"Stand by Me" is a song by English singer John Newman. The song was released as a digital download on 6 March 2020 by Island Records. [1] The song peaked at number 24 on the Scottish Singles Chart. [2] The song was written by KIDDO, Fredrik Haggstam, John Newman and Litens Anton Nilsson.
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film [5] directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who set out on a journey to find the dead body of a ...
The song samples the 1961 song "Stand by Me" by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. [3] Rapper Lil Mama and actors Kenny Vibert and Lil' JJ are featured in the music video directed by Marcus Raboy, which hit 1 billion YouTube views on September 8, 2022. [4]
Benjamin Earl King [1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only US No. 1 hit).
After Derulo had the idea of interpolating the 1961 song "Stand by Me" on a new song, producer Pink Slip sent him a beat which Derulo thought was "the perfect blend of old and new". [6] He sought out Trainor's involvement due to its doo-wop nature which resembled her signature sound, and she sent him her verse two days later. [6]
In the song, Turner not only imitated the voices of Ben E. King, Smokey Robinson, Chuck Jackson and Billy Stewart, among others, but named them as he sang verses of the song in their style. The tune climbed to No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard R&B Singles chart and No.12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart early in 1967. [ 1 ]