Signature
key confidence high · relative F# minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 60.1 · low end 19% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
Character
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Lineage
- Written byBen E. Kingsource
- CoveredBruce Springsteensource
- CoveredCarl Holmes & The Commanderssource
- CoveredCharles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandsource
- CoveredDave Masonsource
- CoveredDavid Knopflersource
- Written byJerry Leibersource
- CoveredJohn Lennonsource
- CoveredLed Zeppelinsource
- Written byMike Stollersource
- CoveredN. Ravikiran, Taj Mahal & V.M. Bhattsource
- Sampled bySean Kingston, Beautiful Girlssource
- Sampled bySean Kingston, Beautiful Girls (Nickelodeon mix)source
- CoveredShirley Scott and The Soul Saxessource
- CoveredThe Beatlessource
- Sampled byTimeflies, Stand by Mesource
- CoveredU2 feat. Bruce Springsteensource
- CoveredU2source
Why it is here
- Ben E. King wrote the song for the Drifters, who turned it down, then recorded it himself with studio time left over from a Spanish Harlem session. source
- The song became the theme for the 1986 film Stand by Me, with a music video featuring King alongside River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton. source
- A 1987 European Levi's 501 jeans commercial helped push the re-released single to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.