Editing Stand by Me (film) (section)

==Music==
[[Jack Nitzsche]] composed the film's musical score. On August 8, 1986, a soundtrack album was released containing many of the 1950s and early 1960s [[oldies]] songs featured in the film:
# "[[Everyday (Buddy Holly song)|Everyday]]" ([[Buddy Holly]]) – 2:07
# "[[Let the Good Times Roll (Shirley and Lee song)|Let the Good Times Roll]]" ([[Shirley Goodman|Shirley and Lee]]) – 2:22
# "[[Come Go with Me]]" ([[The Del-Vikings]]) – 2:40
# "[[Whispering Bells (song)|Whispering Bells]]" ([[The Del-Vikings]]) – 2:25
# "[[Get a Job (song)|Get a Job]]" ([[The Silhouettes]]) – 2:44
# "[[Lollipop (1958 song)|Lollipop]]" ([[The Chordettes]]) – 2:09
# "[[Yakety Yak]]" ([[The Coasters]]) – 1:52
# "[[Great Balls of Fire]]" ([[Jerry Lee Lewis]]) – 1:52
# "[[Mr. Lee (song)|Mr. Lee]]" ([[The Bobbettes]]) – 2:14
# "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|Stand by Me]]" ([[Ben E. King]]) – 2:55

The movie's success sparked a renewed interest in [[Ben E. King]]'s song "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|Stand by Me]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/05/01/10-great-versions-of-ben-e-kings-stand-by-me/77551688/ |title=10 great versions of Ben E. King's ''Stand by Me'' |website=usatoday.com |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> Initially a number four pop hit in 1961,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://top40weekly.com/stand-by-me-song-meaning/ |title=Stand By Me – Ben E. King {{!}} Top 40 Chart Performance, Story and Song Meaning |website=top40weekly.com |last=Osborne |first=Ed |date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=December 6, 2024}}</ref> the song re-entered the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] in October 1986, eventually peaking at number nine in December of that year.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 |title=Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321134655/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Charts===
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! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! Peak <br />position
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |publisher=Australian Chart Book |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |page=284}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 98
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|title= Stand by Me|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=2004|region=Australia|award=Platinum |access-date=27 December 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title= Stand by Me|artist=Soundtrack|type=album|relyear=1986|certyear=1986|region=United States|award=Gold |access-date=9 March 2022}}
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