Stand by Me
~ Recording by Ben E. King
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Originals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | MOOD CD29 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Rhythm & Black | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER4745062 |
| 1.8 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King &The Drifters | Sweet Soul & Blues Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Music Company France S.A. (not for release label use! FR branch of Dutch "Arcade" label) | 302091 |
| 1.12 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | The Atlantic Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 9548-32258-2 |
| 1.12 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | The Atlantic Story (Different tracks on disc 2 (Yes track 37 / Led Zeppelin track 28)) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 9548-32258-2 |
| 1.5 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | The Fabulous 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion Entertainment, Inc. | 30152 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | The Singer & The Song | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 21 |
| 1.10 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | This Is Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Fat Boy Records Ltd (UK label) | FAT CD 131 |
| 1.17 | Stand by Me | 2:54 | Ben E. King | Thèmes Légendaires | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea music (“wea” logo with “music” below) | 9548-33028-2 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Levi’s Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 840022 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Only You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Vogue (since 1973; for earlier releases please use their former imprint Disques Vogue) | |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 2:53 | Ben E. King | 60s Soul 90s Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | CDPSCTV 4 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | ?:?? | Ben E. King | Best of Levi’s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.12 | Stand by Me | 2:53 | Ben E. King | Bravo Girl! Unlimited | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 9548-32786-2 CA 881 |
| 1.13 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | Challenge Cup | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MMS (MMS Group Of Companies, Inc. Germany/the Netherlands) | MMS 903032.2 |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Classic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Slam Music | SLAM 0005 |
| 1.8 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Committed to Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | ARC 3100142 |
| 2.12 | Stand by Me | 2:54 | Ben E. King | Kuschelrock 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 07-465951-11, 465951 2, COL 465951 9 |
| 2.12 | Stand by Me | 2:54 | Ben E. King | KuschelRock 1 (Gold-Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 465951 9 |
| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | L'America del rock 02: Il rhythm 'n' blues e la soul music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | AdR-02 |
| 2.5 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | Love Over Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2684 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Media’s affenstarke Oldtimer 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Media Markt (German electronics retailer) | 100.001 |
| 16.8 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | Moments of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 37 666 5 |
| 1.7 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Originals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. | 477766 2 |
| 1.4 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Radio City Love Songs 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 478098-2 |
| 2.20 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Sentimental 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-4558 |
| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 3:03 | Ben E. King | Slow Jams: The 60's, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG) | 7243-8-28371-2-1 |
| 2.3 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Soul Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | 7567 80595 2 |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | The No. 1 Hits 1961 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 79 589 0 |
| 2.14 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Very Best of the 80’s, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use) | 9548-32782-2 |
| 2.25 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | The Best Sixties Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV | 7243 8 41132 2 3, VTDCD 66 |
| 2.4 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | The Love Album II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD69 |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Les Voix en or | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use) | 9548 33954-2 |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | AM Gold: The Early '60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | AM1-19, OPCD-2667A |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Oldies, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Media Markt (German electronics retailer) | UN 100.001 |
| 1.7 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | Rock Around the Sixties: Mit RTL in die 60'er, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.16 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | That’s Love: Simply the Best of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI TV | 7243 8 36430 2 8, CDEMTVD 102 |
| 3.2 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | The Drifters with Ben E. King | The Greatest Soul Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | |
| 1.2 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | The Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1961 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R857-03 |
| 1.10 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | The Heart of Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 8800384 |
| 1.6 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | The Revolution of the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.) | K-Box301A, K-Box301B, K-Box301C |
| 1.16 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | The Ultimate Soul Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| WTV (earlier incarnation of Warner.ESP and Warner Music TV) | 9548-33340-2 |
| 4.11 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | Οι 80 καλύτερες μπαλάντες | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compact Disc Club | BSW 480918-2 |
| 2.13 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | Rockin’ & Driftin’: The Drifters Box | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72417 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Magic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 535602-2 |
| 1.10 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | Shades of Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD40 |
| 1.7 | Stand By Me | ?:?? | Ben E. King | Anthology Three, Don't Play That Song | Ben E. King | Album |
| Sequel Records (UK reissue label) | RSACD 839 |
| 1.20 | Stand By Me | ?:?? | Ben E. King | Anthology Two : Sings For Soulful Lovers | Ben E. King | Album |
| Sequel Records (UK reissue label) | RSACD 838 |
| 2.17 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Classic Soul - 50 Classic Soul Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | EUK BX 303 |
| 1.5 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Dancing in the Street | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Elite (UK, reissue label of Pickwick Group plc) | 30364 00162 |
| 1.5 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Oldies 4: Rock’n’Roll 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Gramofonové závody | 2128.2054-2 |
| 1.20 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Only Rock 'n' Roll 1960 - 1964: #1 Radio Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-1731 |
| 1.20 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Only Rock 'n' Roll 1960 - 1964: #1 Radio Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | JCD-3166 |
| 2.1 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Party Power Pack, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 535 611-2 |
| 2.5 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Soul Feeling | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Carlton (Carlton Home Entertainment Limited) | 30361 50157 |
| 1.8 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | Sounds of the Eighties: Cinemax Movie Hits of the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2757, R988-31 |
| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | Stand by me | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Temptation Music | |
| 1.4 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Sweet Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Popeye | PP96082 |
| 2.14 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | The All Time Greatest Love Songs of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s & 90’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV | SONY TV 21 CD |
| 1.15 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | The Drifters Collection | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label) | PLATCD 175 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | The No. 1 Classic Soul Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | S356022 |
| 2.5 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | The Sixties Anthology, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.5 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | The Soul Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | The Very Best of Pop Music 1986-87 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Egmont Music Club | EMC8687010 |
| 2.1 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | Ultimate Soul Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | WTVD 34851 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Volume 1: Early '60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.13 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Simply the Best Love Songs: A Timeless Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | 9548-35112-2 |
| 2.20 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Simply the Best: Classic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 9548-35204-2 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Soul Moods | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | Playboy Presents: Soul Affairs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Marketing (Germany) | 9548-35564-2 |
| 1.4 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol’ Box of ’60s Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72815 |
| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | #1 Soul Hits of the 60s, Volume 3: A Brand New Bag | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Relativity Records | |
| 2.13 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Fetenhits: The Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 555 067-2 |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | Billboard Rock & Roll Hits: 1961 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9548352422 |
| 2.3 | Stand by Me | 2:50 | Ben E. King | Caiga Quien Caiga - 53 Clásicos originales del Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DRO East West S.A. (not for release label use!) | 7567 80700 2 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Golden Oldies, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Sound (Falcon Neue Medien sublabel) | 3312 |
| 1.15 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | Heartbeat: Love Me Tender | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD72 |
| 1.5 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Hollywood Filmhits: Die lange Kulmbacher Filmnacht | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Marketing (Germany) | 9548-35279-2 |
| 1.9 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | Sound Bites – Embrace-A-Bull Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | Stand by Me and Other Hits | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | |
| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | Stand by Me and Other Hits | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino) | R2 72668 |
| 1.17 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | The Best of Juke Box Hits of the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | The Hits Collection | Ben E. King & The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| A Play Collection, CMC Home Entertainment | 10171-2 |
| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | The Number One's: Hot in the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Simitar Entertainment | |
| 1.7 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | The Very Best of Ben E. King | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72970 |
| 1.2 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | Mega Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 3034732, ARC 342 |
| 7.2 | Stand by Me | 3:01 | Ben E. King | 100 Jukebox Hits of the 50's & 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Records | 1916 |
| 1.4 | Stand by Me | 2:57 | Ben E. King | Atlantic Records 50 Years: The Gold Anniversary Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 83088 |
| 1.5 | Stand by Me | 2:50 | Ben E. King | Magic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 553 091- 2 py918 |
| 1.14 | Stand by Me | 2:53 | Ben E. King | The Very Best of the Love Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV | 7243 8 46877 2 4, VTDCDX 213 |
| 2.13 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | Gold's Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3003 |
| 2.12 | Stand by Me | 2:55 | Ben E. King | Ready Steady Go! The Number One Sixties Album, Volume II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
| 1.20 | Stand by Me | 2:59 | Ben E. King | A Little Blues in Your Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Stand by Me | 3:03 | Ben E. King | Il pop degli anni '60 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Libera Informazione Editrice | A 694898 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Stand by Me | 3:02 | Ben E. King | Essential Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Music Legend Collection 'Blues' | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Projects (partners with third party non-music industry companies using music to promote their products and brands) | |
| 1.4 | Stand by Me | 2:56 | Ben E. King | Audio News Collection: Série Gold, Volume III: Soul Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Movieplay (label active in Brazil and Portugal) | ANC016 |
| 1.9 | Stand By Me | 3:00 | Ben E. King | Love Stop - Music On The Road 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MasterTone | 0198 |
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| 1.3 | Stand by Me | 2:58 | Ben E. King | 50 Rock and Roll Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Selected Sound Carrier AG | |
| 1.14 | Stand by Me | 2:53 | Ben E. King | Close Dancin' Hits, 1960-1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets | |
Relationships
| recorded in: | New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27) |
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| vocals: | Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27) |
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| conductor: | Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-10-27) |
| arranger: | Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | H.H.O. Ltd (music licensing) |
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| part of: | Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1) (order: 1) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 4) Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 121) (order: 121) The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) (order: 131) |
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| recording of: | Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27) |
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Related works
Stand by Me
| publisher: | Mike Stoller |
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| writer: | Ben E. King Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller |
| later parody versions: | Mia |
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| later translated versions: | Bleib bei mir Đến bên em Op de hoek van de straat Pregherò Stand by Me Stand By Me (Spanish) 緊靠一起 |
| later versions: | Stand by Me |
| is the basis for: | Dildaara Stand by Meme |