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      • "Stand by Me" 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.
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  2. Feb 25, 2021 · Here's a closer look at what makes Stand by Me stand out. Is it a Stephen King story? By the mid-1980s, Stephen King movies had become a genre unto themselves, and audiences knew what they were...

  3. "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.

  4. Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film [5] directed by Rob Reiner.

  5. May 26, 2021 · Ben E King's 'Stand By Me' is a timeless soul classic that celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2021. First released in 1961, it's still a beloved song by millions of people around the world, and has become an anthem of love and hope across the decades.

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  6. Aug 22, 2016 · Rob Reiner’s 1986 film Stand by Me celebrates its 30th anniversary today, and though it took in a relatively modest $52.3 million gross upon its original release, it’s aged into a staple of...

  7. Apr 24, 2021 · The popularity of the movie prompted the record company to reissue the single, and it was again a Top 10 hit in the US and around the globe – reaching No.1 in the UK. Stand By Me has remained popular ever since. Tracy Chapman and Florence + The Machine subsequently released their own impressive 21st-century versions of the song. When Prince ...

  8. "Stand By Me" was the name of a gospel hymn written by the Philadelphia minister Charles Albert Tindley in 1905. His hymn became popular in churches throughout the American South and was recorded by various gospel acts in the 1950s. The most popular adaptation was by The Staple Singers, who recorded it in 1955.