Stand by Me

E78146

single song

"Stand by Me" is a classic 1961 soul and R&B song by Ben E. King, renowned for its heartfelt lyrics, memorable melody, and enduring influence in popular music.

Aliases (1)

Stand By Me ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
artist	Ben E. King →
decadeOfRelease	1960s →
genre	R&B → soul →
hasCulturalStatus	classic →
hasEnduringInfluenceOn	popular music →
hasLyricalCharacteristic	heartfelt lyrics →
hasLyricTheme	friendship → loyalty → support in difficult times →
hasMelodicCharacteristic	memorable melody →
hasNotableCoverVersionBy	4 the Cause → Adriano Celentano → Bon Jovi → Bruce Springsteen → Elton John → Florence and the Machine → Imagine Dragons → John Lennon → Liam Gallagher → Mavis Staples → Meat Loaf → Mickey Gilley → Muhammad Ali → Noah and the Whale → Otis Redding → Otis Redding → surface form: "Otis Redding and Carla Thomas" Otis Redding → surface form: "Otis Redding and The Pinetoppers" Playing for Change → Prince Royce → Ry Cooder → Seal → Shayne Ward → Spyder Turner → Tracy Chapman → U2 →
influencedGenre	popular music →
label	Atco Records →
language	English →
performer	Ben E. King →
recordingArtistNationality	American →
releaseDate	1961 →
vocalist	Ben E. King →
writer	Ben E. King → Jerry Leiber NERFINISHED → Mike Stoller →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ben E. King → notableSong → Stand by Me →

Ben E. King → notableWork → Stand by Me →

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller → notableWork → Stand by Me →

this entity surface form: "Stand By Me"