Stand by Me (song)
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"Stand By Me" is the title of a song performed by Ben E. King and written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Since its release, there has been many cover versions of the song, though few have achieved the fame of the original. King's version was a Top Ten hit on the U.S. charts twice—in its original release in 1961, and a 1986 rerelease coinciding with its use as the theme song for the movie of the same name.
The song was also used for a music video on the TV show, Timon and Pumbaa that was released in front of the Jonathan Taylor Thomas film Tom and Huck. This odd 3-minute short features Timon singing the song, while Pumbaa is constantly hit by objects every time Timon says "Stand by me".
Both John Lennon and The Kingsmen play cover versions of this song, Lennon in his 1975 album "Rock 'n' Roll," and the Kingsmen in "Louie, Louie." Lennon's "Stand by Me", produced by Phil Spector, was his last hit prior to his five year retirement from the music industry.
In 1999, BMI named it as the fourth most performed song of the 20th century, with about 7 million performances.
On their 2005 American Idiot tour, the punk rock group Green Day often used elements of the song during a medley with The Isley Brothers' "Shout."
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