This cover of the Ben E. King classic serves as the main theme of the RPG video game Final Fantasy XV.
In the announcement trailer, Florence described “Stand By Me” as “one of the greatest songs of all time”; explaining that it was impossible to ‘improve’ upon, so “you just have to do your own!”.
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[Verse 1]
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the Moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
[Chorus]
So, darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me
Stand by me
[Verse 2]
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
[Chorus]
And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me
Stand by me
[Chorus]
And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand
Stand by me
Stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble
Won't you stand by me?
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me
[Chorus]
And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble
Won't you stand by me?
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me
Stand by me
Stand By Me was written by Ben E. King & Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller & Leiber-Stoller.
Stand By Me was produced by Emile Haynie.
Florence + the Machine released Stand By Me on Fri Aug 12 2016.