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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
On January 25, 2018, Grey released a cover of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me", [59] which was featured in a Budweiser Super Bowl LII commercial. [60] A portion of the proceeds from the song went to the American Red Cross to benefit those affected by natural disasters. [61] A music video was released on February 2, 2018. [62]
It was released digitally on July 20, 2007, as a cover response to "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston. [77] The song samples Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me" and uses digital pitch correction technology on the vocals. Whereas Kingston's version is about a boy who is suicidal over the failure of his relationship with a "beautiful girl", JoJo ...
In 1966, the band signed a contract with USA Records to produce their first single "Hey Lover" b/w "Stand by Me" and their second one, "Symphony of My Soul" b/w "Help Me, Boy". They both failed to chart nationally, but it became a popular release in the Chicago area that they would tour to promote.
In 2016 Florence and the Machine recorded a classical cover of Ben E. King's 1961 song "Stand by Me", which was featured as the main theme to the video game Final Fantasy XV. It was premiered during the "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" event on 30 March 2016, [71] [72] and the full version was released on 12 August 2016.
If you came of age with the 1986 coming-of-age classic Stand by Me, chances are you long thought twice before taking a dip in any forest ponds.. In perhaps the film’s most famous scene, dead ...
Be Here Now is the third studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 21 August 1997 by Creation Records.The album was recorded at multiple recording studios in London, including Abbey Road Studios, as well as Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey.
In 1966 she had a minor hit with a cover of the Jacques Brel song "If You Go Away." She was successful in Sweden, where "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" peaked at number 2 (March 1961), "Do What You Want" at number 5 (July 1961) and "Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in her Stocking)" at number 3 (January 1962).