Stand by Me ( song ) - wikipedia Stand by Me ( song ) This article is about the song originally recorded by Ben E. King. For other uses, see Stand by Me ( disambiguation ). `` Stand by Me '' Single by Ben E. King from the album Do n't Play That Song ! B - side `` On the Horizon '' Released April 1961 Format 7 - inch single, 12 - inch single Recorded October 27, 1960 Genre Rhythm and blues, soul Length 2 : 57 Label Atco Songwriter ( s ) Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Ben E. King singles chronology `` First Taste of Love '' ( 1961 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1961 ) `` Amor '' ( 1961 ) `` First Taste of Love '' ( 1961 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1961 ) `` Amor '' ( 1961 ) `` Stand by Me '' Single by John Lennon from the album Rock ' n ' Roll B - side `` Move Over Ms. L '' Released March 10, 1975 Format 7 - inch vinyl Recorded Genre Rock Length 3 : 26 Label Apple Songwriter ( s ) Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) John Lennon John Lennon singles chronology `` # 9 Dream '' ( 1974 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1975 ) `` ( Just Like ) Starting Over '' ( 1980 ) `` # 9 Dream '' ( 1974 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1975 ) `` ( Just Like ) Starting Over '' ( 1980 ) `` Stand by Me '' Single by Mickey Gilley from the album Urban Cowboy B - side `` Here Comes the Hurt Again '' Released May 31, 1980 Format 7 '' Recorded 1980 Genre Country Length 3 : 35 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) Jim Ed Norman Mickey Gilley singles chronology `` True Love Ways '' ( 1980 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1980 ) `` That 's All That Matters '' ( 1980 ) `` True Love Ways '' ( 1980 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1980 ) `` That 's All That Matters '' ( 1980 ) `` Stand by Me '' Single by Maurice White from the album Maurice White Released 1985 Format 7 - inch, 12 - inch Genre Rhythm and blues, soul Length 4 : 07 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) Maurice White `` Stand by Me '' Single by 4 the Cause from the album Stand by Me Released September 18, 1998 Format CD Recorded Genre Soul, Hip hop music Length 3 : 44 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) Michael Vitoria, Funky Be 4 the Cause singles chronology `` Stand by Me '' ( 1998 ) `` Let Me Be '' ( 1998 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 1998 ) `` Let Me Be '' ( 1998 ) `` Stand by Me '' Single by Prince Royce from the album Prince Royce Released Recorded 2009 Genre Bachata Length 3 : 25 Label Top Stop Music Songwriter ( s ) Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Producer ( s ) Sergio George Prince Royce singles chronology `` Stand by Me '' ( 2010 ) `` Corazón Sin Cara '' ( 2010 ) `` Stand by Me '' ( 2010 ) `` Corazón Sin Cara '' ( 2010 ) `` Stand by Me '' is a song originally performed by American singer - songwriter Ben E. King, written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived and was inspired by a spiritual composition by Sam Cooke called `` Stand by Me Father '' ( although Mike Stoller has stated differently ). This spiritual was sung by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of `` Stand by Me '' derives from Psalms 46 : 2c. There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song performed by many artists. It has been featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me. A music video was also released to promote the film. In 2012, it was estimated that the song 's royalties had topped £ 17 million, making it the sixth highest earning song as of that time. 50 % of the royalties were paid to King. In 2015, King 's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being `` culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant '', just under five weeks before his death. Later in the year the 2015 line up of the Drifters recorded it in tribute to him. Contents 1 Song information 1.1 Structure 2 Other notable versions 3 Chart performance 3.1 Ben E. King 3.2 John Lennon 3.3 Mickey Gilley 3.4 Maurice White 3.5 4 the Cause 3.6 Prince Royce 3.7 Florence + The Machine 4 See also 5 References Song information According to the documentary History of Rock ' n ' Roll, Ben E. King had no intention of recording the song himself. King had written it for the Drifters, who passed on recording it. After the `` Spanish Harlem '' recording session, he had some studio time left over. The session 's producers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, asked if he had any more songs. King played it on the piano for them. They liked it and called the studio musicians back in to record it. Stoller recalls it differently : I remember arriving at our office as Jerry and Ben were working on lyrics for a new song. King had the beginnings of a melody that he was singing a cappella. I went to the piano and worked up the harmonies, developing a bass pattern that became the signature of the song. Ben and Jerry quickly finished the lyrics... In another interview, Stoller said : Ben E. had the beginnings of a song -- both words and music. He worked on the lyrics together with Jerry, and I added elements to the music, particularly the bass line. To some degree, it 's based on a gospel song called `` Lord Stand By Me ''. I have a feeling that Jerry and Ben E. were inspired by it. Ben, of course, had a strong background in church music. He 's a 50 % writer on the song, and Jerry and I are 25 % each... When I walked in, Jerry and Ben E. were working on the lyrics to a song. They were at an old oak desk we had in the office. Jerry was sitting behind it, and Benny was sitting on the top. They looked up and said they were writing a song. I said, `` Let me hear it. ''... Ben began to sing the song a cappella. I went over to the upright piano and found the chord changes behind the melody he was singing. It was in the key of A. Then I created a bass line. Jerry said, `` Man that 's it ! '' We used my bass pattern for a starting point and, later, we used it as the basis for the string arrangement created by Stanley Applebaum. The personnel on the song included Romeo Penque on sax, Ernie Hayes on piano, Al Caiola and Charles McCracken on guitars, Lloyd Trotman on double bass, Phil Kraus on percussion, and Gary Chester on drums, plus a wordless mixed chorus and strings. Songwriting credits on the single were shown as King and Elmo Glick -- a pseudonym used by Leiber and Stoller. King 's record went to No. 1 on the R&B charts and was a Top Ten hit on the US charts twice -- in its original release, entering the Billboard chart on May 13, 1961 and peaking at No. 4 on June 16, 1961, and a 1986 re-release coinciding with its use as the theme song for the movie of the same name following its appearance in the film, when it peaked at No. 9 on 20 December 1986 - 3 January 1987, and also in an advertisement for Levi Jeans. It also reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 after its re-release, mostly because of the jeans spot, originally reaching No. 27 on its first release. The song was not released on an album until it had been out as a single for two years. The song appeared on King 's Do n't Play That Song ! album. The song was ranked 122nd on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1999, BMI named it as the fourth most - performed song of the 20th century, with about seven million performances. On March 27, 2012, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that the song would receive its 2012 Towering Song Award and that King would be honored with the 2012 Towering Performance Award for his recording of it. Structure The song uses a version of the common chord progression now called the 50s progression, which has been called the `` ' Stand by Me ' changes '' after the song. Other notable versions Adriano Celentano 's 1962 Italian version, `` Pregherò '' ( meaning `` I will pray '' ) reached no. 1 on the Italian charts. Muhammad Ali ( as Cassius Clay ) released a version on his 1963 spoken - word / comedy album I Am the Greatest. Clay 's recording was released as the B - side of the eponymous single in 1964, would chart on the Billboard `` Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ''. It was included on the CD Beat Of The Pops Vol 34. Spyder Turner 's 1967 version climbed to No. 3 on the US Billboard Black Singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. John Lennon recorded his version of the song for his 1975 album Rock ' n ' Roll. Lennon 's remake was his last hit prior to his five - year retirement from the music industry. Lennon filmed a performance of the song for The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975. On May 3, 1975 this version peaked at # 20 on the US Hot 100, right in front of King 's comeback hit `` Supernatural Thing - Part I '' at # 21. Mickey Gilley released his version of the song in 1980, it was included in the movie Urban Cowboy. It was his eighth # 1 on the US country charts and also reached # 22 on the US Hot 100. Maurice White 's 1985 recording peaked at number 6, 11 and 50 on the US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Singles & Tracks, Adult Contemporary and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively. A version of the song released by American R&B group 4 The Cause in 1998 was a # 1 hit in Switzerland, reached No. 2 of the Austrian and German singles charts and number three in New Zealand, and was a top - ten hit in several other countries. Filipino rapper Andrew E. also sampled from the song `` Banyo Queen '' in year 2000. Prince Royce recorded a bachata version of the song as his debut single, changing parts of the lyrics into Spanish. This version peaked No. 8 on US Hot Latin Tracks and No. 1 on US Tropical Airplay. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010, Royce performed a live version of the song along with Ben E. King. Royce 's remake received a Lo Nuestro award for `` Tropical Song of the Year ''. Florence + The Machine recorded the song for the soundtrack and trailer of Final Fantasy XV in 2016. The cover peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Rock Singles in December 2016. Michael Bolton covered the song for his 2017 album Songs of Cinema. Indie Rock Musician Ki Theory 's cover of the song has been featured on shows such as The Following and Fear the Walking Dead. Chart Performance Ben E. King Chart ( 1961 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot R&B Singles US Billboard Hot 100 UK Singles Chart 27 Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 9 For the year - end charts in the US, the song was the # 63 song of 1961 and # 67 of 1987. Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart German Top 75 Swiss Music Charts Dutch Top 40 7 Austria Top 40 7 Sweden Singles Chart 8 Norway Singles Chart 9 John Lennon Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Singles Chart 10 US Billboard Hot 100 20 US Cashbox Top 100 20 UK Singles Chart 30 German Singles Chart 22 Mickey Gilley Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 22 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Chart Canadian RPM Singles Chart 51 Maurice White Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs 6 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 11 US Billboard Hot 100 50 4 the Cause Chart ( 1998 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 82 UK Single Charts 12 German Single Charts Austrian Single Charts Swiss Single Charts Prince Royce Chart ( 2010 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 8 U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Songs 17 Florence + The Machine Chart ( 2016 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 23 Belgium Digital Songs ( Billboard ) France ( SNEP ) 162 Israel ( Media Forest ) 5 US Hot Rock Songs ( Billboard ) 15 See also List of number - one R&B singles of 1961 ( U.S. ) List of UK Singles Chart number ones List of number - one singles of 1987 ( Ireland ) List of number - one Billboard Hot Tropical Songs of 2010 References Jump up ^ Laurence Ourac. `` Stand by Me : Digging The Oldies Part 3 ''. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 08. ( The actual reference is Psalms 46 : 2c rather than all of Psalms 46 : 2 - 3. ) Jump up ^ `` BBC4... The World 's Richest Songs ''. Did You Watch It ?. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` New Entries to National Recording Registry News Releases - Library of Congress ''. Loc.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Good Rockin ' Tonight ''. ( c ) 1995 Time - Life Video. Jump up ^ Leiber, Jerry ; Stoller, Mike ; Ritz, David ( 2009 ). Hound Dog : The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography. Simon & Schuster. p. 174. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4165 - 5938 - 2. Jump up ^ `` May 2012 ''. JazzWax. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 -- 2004. Record Research. p. 325. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1961-05-13 Jump up ^ `` BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century News ''. BMI.com. December 13, 1999. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Stand By Me Named Towering Song, Ben E. King Towering Performance, Lance Freed Abe Olman Publisher ''. SongHall. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ Moore, Allan ( 1995 ). `` The So - Called ' Flattened Seventh ' in Rock ''. Popular Music. Cambridge University Press. 14 ( 2 ) : 185 -- 201. doi : 10.1017 / S0261143000007431. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade del 24 Novembre 1962 ''. Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved May 5, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Late Single Spotlights ''. Billboard. Vol. 76 no. 10. 7 March 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2017. The flip is a legit reading of the Ben E. King hit from a while back. Jump up ^ Stutz, Colin ( 4 June 2016 ). `` Muhammad Ali the Grammy - Nominated, Billboard - Charting Musician ''. Billboard. Retrieved 11 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Deep Online April 2010 ''. Soulexpress.net. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ The Old Grey Whistle Test ( DVD ). Warner Home Video. 2003. ^ Jump up to : The album Maurice White on AllMusic Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` 4 The Cause - Stand By Me ''. Austriancharts.at. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Die ganze Musik im Internet : Charts ''. Musicline.de. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Prince Royce All Set To Touch The Sky ''. Thaindian.com. November 12, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Premio Lo Nuestro 2011 Winners List ''. Nochelatina.com. February 18, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ Bilstein, Jon ( 31 March 2016 ). `` Hear Florence and the Machine 's Sweeping ' Stand By Me ' Cover ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florence + The Machine Covers Classic `` Stand By Me '' for Final Fantasy XV '' ( Press release ). Square Enix. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chart History : Florence + the Machine ''. Billboard. 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Ben E. King awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved June 16, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Ben E. King ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ben E. King -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Ben E. King. Jump up ^ `` 1961 ''. Longbored Surfer. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 1987 ''. Longbored Surfer. Retrieved September 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` John Lennon -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for John Lennon. Jump up ^ Blaney, John ( 2005 ). John Lennon : Listen to This Book ( illustrated ed. ). ( S.l. ) : Paper Jukebox. p. 326. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9544528 - 1 - 0. Jump up ^ `` Mickey Gilley -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mickey Gilley. Jump up ^ `` Mickey Gilley -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Mickey Gilley. Jump up ^ `` Mickey Gilley -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Mickey Gilley. Jump up ^ `` Maurice White -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Maurice White. Jump up ^ `` Maurice White -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Maurice White. Jump up ^ `` 4 the Cause -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for 4 the Cause. Jump up ^ Prince Royce Billboard Singes, AllMusic Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Florence % 2B The Machine -- Stand By Me '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Florence % 2B The Machine -- Stand By Me '' ( in French ). Ultratip. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Belgium Digital Songs ''. Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Florence % 2B The Machine -- Stand By Me '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florence + the Machine -- Stand By Me Media Forest ''. Mediaforest.biz. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Florence + the Machine -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Florence + the Machine. Retrieved January 19, 2017. Preceded by `` Dancin ' Cowboys '' by The Bellamy Brothers Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single ( Mickey Gilley version ) August 9, 1980 Succeeded by `` Tennessee River '' by Alabama Preceded by `` I Knew You Were Waiting ( For Me ) '' by Aretha Franklin and George Michael UK number one single Ben E. King version February 21, 1987 ( for three weeks ) Succeeded by `` Everything I Own '' by Boy George Ben E. King Studio albums Spanish Harlem Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers Do n't Play That Song ! Young Boy Blues Seven Letters What Is Soul Rough Edges The Beginning of It All Supernatural I Had a Love Rhapsody Let Me Live in Your Life Music Trance Street Tough Save the Last Dance for Me What 's Important to Me Shades of Blue I Have Songs in My Pocket Soul Masters I 've Been Around Love Is Gonna Get You Live albums Person to Person : Live at the Blue Note Compilations Ben E. King 's Greatest Hits Stand by Me : The Ultimate Collection Anthology The Very Best of Ben E. King Eleven Best Singles `` Spanish Harlem '' `` Stand by Me '' `` Amor '' `` Do n't Play That Song ( You Lied ) '' `` I ( Who Have Nothing ) '' `` Supernatural Thing '' John Lennon singles discography Lifetime 1969 `` Give Peace a Chance '' / `` Remember Love '' ( Ono ) `` Cold Turkey '' / `` Do n't Worry Kyoko ( Mummy 's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow ) '' ( Ono ) 1970 `` Instant Karma ! '' / `` Who Has Seen the Wind ? '' ( Ono ) `` Mother '' / `` Why '' ( Ono ) 1971 `` Power to the People '' / `` Open Your Box '' ( Ono ) ( UK ) `` Power to the People '' / `` Touch Me '' ( Ono ) ( US ) `` Imagine '' / `` It 's So Hard '' ( US ) `` Happy Xmas ( War Is Over ) '' / `` Listen, the Snow Is Falling '' ( Ono ) 1972 `` Woman Is the Nigger of the World '' / `` Sisters O Sisters '' ( Ono ) 1973 `` Mind Games '' / `` Meat City '' `` Whatever Gets You thru the Night '' / `` Beef Jerky '' `` # 9 Dream '' / `` What You Got '' `` Ya Ya '' / `` Be-Bop - A-Lula '' ( Germany only ) `` Stand by Me '' / `` Move Over Ms. L '' `` Imagine '' / `` Working Class Hero '' ( UK ) 1977 `` Stand by Me '' / `` Woman Is the Nigger of the World '' ( reissue ) ( US ) 1980 `` ( Just Like ) Starting Over '' / `` Kiss Kiss Kiss '' ( Ono ) Posthumous 1981 `` Woman '' / `` Beautiful Boys '' ( Ono ) `` Watching the Wheels '' / `` Yes, I 'm Your Angel '' ( Ono ) ( US ) `` Watching the Wheels '' / `` Beautiful Boy ( Darling Boy ) '' ( Ono ) ( UK ) 1982 `` Love '' / `` Give Me Some Truth '' 1984 `` Nobody Told Me '' / `` O ' Sanity '' ( Ono ) `` Borrowed Time '' / `` Your Hands '' ( Ono ) `` I 'm Stepping Out '' / `` Sleepless Night '' ( Ono ) `` Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him '' / `` It 's Alright '' ( Ono ) 1985 `` Jealous Guy '' / `` Going Down on Love '' 1986 `` Rock and Roll People '' ( promo ) 1998 `` I 'm Losing You '' ( promo ) Mickey Gilley Albums Too Good to Stop Now Invitation Only Notable singles `` Room Full of Roses '' `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' `` City Lights '' `` Window Up Above '' `` Bouquet of Roses '' `` Overnight Sensation '' `` Do n't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time '' `` Bring It On Home to Me '' `` Lawdy Miss Clawdy '' `` She 's Pulling Me Back Again '' `` Honky Tonk Memories '' `` Chains of Song '' `` The Power of Positive Drinkin ' '' `` Here Comes the Hurt Again '' `` The Song We Made Love To '' `` Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye '' `` My Silver Lining '' `` True Love Ways '' `` Stand by Me '' `` That 's All That Matters '' `` A Headache Tomorrow ( Or a Heartache Tonight ) '' `` You Do n't Know Me '' `` Lonely Nights '' `` Tears of the Lonely '' `` Put Your Dreams Away '' `` Talk to Me '' `` Fool for Your Love '' `` Your Love Shines Through '' `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' `` Too Good to Stop Now '' `` I 'm the One Mama Warned You About '' `` You 've Got Something on Your Mind '' `` Your Memory Ai n't What It Used to Be '' `` Doo - Wah Days '' `` Full Grown Fool '' `` She Reminded Me of You '' `` There I 've Said It Again '' Guest singles `` Paradise Tonight '' ( with Charly McClain ) Related articles Discography Playboy Records Epic Records Jerry Lee Lewis Jimmy Swaggart Barbi Benton Ray Charles Gilley 's Club Prince Royce Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums Prince Royce Phase II Soy el Mismo Double Vision Five Compilation albums # 1 's Singles `` Stand by Me '' `` Corazón Sin Cara '' `` El Amor Que Perdimos '' `` Mi Última Carta '' `` Las Cosas Pequeñas '' `` Incondicional '' `` Te Me Vas '' `` Darte un Beso '' `` Te Robaré '' `` Nada '' `` Soy el Mismo '' `` Stuck on a Feeling '' `` Solita '' `` Back It Up '' `` Culpa al Corazón '' `` Solo Yo '' `` La Carretera '' `` Moneda '' `` Deja Vu '' Promotional singles `` Addicted '' Featured singles `` Ven Conmigo '' `` El Verdadero Amor Perdona '' `` Te Perdiste Mi Amor '' `` Te Dar um Beijo '' `` Que Cosas Tiene el Amor '' `` Hands ( 2016 song ) '' Related articles Top Stop Music Sergio George Sony Music Latin Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stand_by_Me_(song)&oldid=800679525 '' Categories : 1961 singles 1975 singles 1980 singles 1985 singles 1998 singles 2010 singles Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Soul ballads Bachata songs Songs written by Ben E. 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Question: who did the original song stand by me
Answer: Ben E. King