<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Stand by Me" (2010) </Td> <Td> "Corazón Sin Cara" (2010) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Stand by Me" (2010) </Td> <Td> "Corazón Sin Cara" (2010) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed by American singer - songwriter Ben E. King, written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller . According to King, the title is derived and was inspired by a spiritual composition by Sam Cooke called "Stand by Me Father" (although Mike Stoller has stated differently). This spiritual was sung by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead . The third line of the second verse of "Stand by Me" derives from Psalms 46: 2c . There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song performed by many artists . It has been featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me . A music video was also released to promote the film . </P> <P> In 2012, it was estimated that the song's royalties had topped £ 17 million, making it the sixth highest earning song as of that time . 50% of the royalties were paid to King . </P>

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