<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Wish That You Were Here" (2016) </Td> <Td> "Stand by Me" (2017) </Td> <Td> "Sky Full of Song" (2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Wish That You Were Here" (2016) </Td> <Td> "Stand by Me" (2017) </Td> <Td> "Sky Full of Song" (2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Stand by Me" is a song, originally performed by American singer - songwriter Ben E. King, and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller . According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J.W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead . The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46: 2c / 3c . </P> <P> There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song, performed by many artists . It was featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me, and a corresponding music video was released to promote the film . In 2012 it was estimated that the song's royalties had topped $US 22.8 million (£ 17 million), making it the sixth highest - earning song as of that time . 50% of the royalties were paid to King . In 2015 King's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", just under five weeks before his death . Later in the year, the 2015 line up of the Drifters recorded it, in tribute to him . </P>

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