“Stand by Your Man”
Single by Tammy Wynette from the album Stand by Your Man
Released	September 1968 (U.S.)
Format	7"
Recorded	July 28, 1968
Genre	Country
Length	02:38
Label	Epic Records 10398
Writer(s)	Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette
Producer	Billy Sherrill
Tammy Wynette singles chronology
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" (1968) "Stand by Your Man" (1968) "Singing My Song" (1969)

"Stand by Your Man" is a 1968 song cowritten by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill and sung by Tammy Wynette. Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter " D-I-V-O-R-C-E " is an American Country music song written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and made famous in 1968 by Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career and is one of the most covered songs in the history of country music. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.

About the song

Released as a single in late 1968, the song reached number one on the U. S. country charts in late 1968 for three weeks (November 23 - December 7, 1968); it also crossed over to the U. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. pop charts (peaking at No. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure 19) and elevated Wynette, then one of many somewhat successful female country recording artists, to superstar status. It reached number one in the UK when the record was finally released in Britain in 1975. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry An album of the same name, which was also quite successful was released in 1968.

"Stand by Your Man" was reportedly written in the Epic studios in 1968 in all of 15 minutes, from an idea that came from Wynette's producer, Billy Sherrill, one of the two writers who wrote the song, Wynette was the other writer. Sherrill originally stated that before "Stand by Your Man"'s release, he thought that Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" would be Wynette's career hit, however, after witnessing how successful the song came to be in America during that time, Sherrill then stated that "Stand by Your Man" was definitely Wynette's career hit.

Derided by the Feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette in later years defended the song as not a call for women to place themselves second to men, but rather a suggestion that women attempt to overlook their husbands' shortcomings and faults if they truly love them. The feminist movement (also known as the Women's Movement or Women's Liberation) is a series of campaigns on issues such as Reproductive rights (sometimes Wynette always defended her signature song. The song remained contentious into the early 1990s, when soon-to-be First Lady Hillary Clinton told CBS' 60 Minutes during an interview that she "wasn't some little woman 'standing by my man' like Tammy Wynette. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Not to be confused with the BBC news magazine program Sixty Minutes (TV series. " The irony of this statement became apparent during Clinton's impeachment. [1]

The song appeared at the beginning of the Academy-Award nominated 1970 film Five Easy Pieces, starring Jack Nicholson and Karen Black, as well as The Blues Brothers (1980), in which it was sung by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and in Sleepless in Seattle (1993). Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an American actress, Screenwriter, Singer and Songwriter. The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American comedy-drama Film written and directed by Nora Ephron.

Stand by Your Man is the title song of the German comedy show Dittsche. Dittsche Das wirklich wahre Leben (The really true life is a German improvisation comedy Television show starring Olli Dittrich and

In 2003, "Stand by Your Man" was rated number one on CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music is a six hour television special held in 2003 by CMT. In 2004, "Stand by Your Man" was rated number sixteen on CMT's 100 Greatest Country Love Songs.

Covers

• Patricia from Springs Karaoke (2007)
• In the movie The Blues Brothers (1980), Jake and Elwood Blues sing this song in a country music bar (Bob's Country Bunker), under the guise of another band (The Good Ol' Boys). The Blues Brothers are a Grammy Award -nominated American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd
• Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson covered the song on her 1981 album Just Like a Woman. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby, Sweden) is a Swedish country, Dansband and Just Like a Woman is a 1981 Studio album from Swedish country and pop singer Kikki Danielsson.
• Lemmy and Wendy O. Williams covered the song in a punk version, in 1982 on an EP of the same name. Lemmy (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24 1945) also known as Lemmy Kilmister, Ian Willis or Lemmy von Motörhead Wendy Orlean Williams ( May 28, 1949 &ndash April 6, 1998) better known as Wendy O An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Stand by Your Man is an EP by Lemmy ( Motörhead) and Wendy O Coincidentally, Wendy O. Williams died the very same day as Tammy Wynette.
• In 1989, Québécoise singer Carole Laure covered the song on her album Western Shadows. A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the Carole Laure is an actress and singer from the province of Quebec in Canada.
• Lyle Lovett covered the song for his 1989 album, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band is Lyle Lovett 's third album released in 1989. Later, his version was included in the soundtrack of The Crying Game. The Crying Game is a 1992 film written and directed by Neil Jordan.
• Elton John covered the song for the 1998 tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer
• Actress Minnie Driver, playing the character Irina in the James Bond film GoldenEye, sings an off-key version
• The song was covered on the album Chipmunks in Low Places by The Chipmunks. Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and This is a list of allies in the James Bond 1995 film GoldenEye. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr
• Other covers: Mandaryna, The Dixie Chicks, Tina Turner, Candi Staton, Bettye Swann, Lynn Anderson, Clodagh Rodgers, The Dresden Dolls, The Plasmatics, James Last, Wanda Jackson, The Waltons and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, David Allan Coe . Marta Katarzyna Wiktoria Wiśniewska (aka Mandaryna, born 12 March, 1978) is a Polish dance Singer and actress. The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Candi Staton (pronounced ˈsteɪtən born Canzetta Maria Staton on 13 March 1943 in Hanceville, Alabama) is an American The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. The Plasmatics were an American punk band formed by Yale University graduate and radical Anti-artist Rod Swenson with Wendy O James Last (born Hans Last on April 17, 1929 in Bremen) is a German composer and Big band leader Wanda Lavonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is a Rockabilly and Country music singer who had success in the mid-50s and the 60s Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a Punk rock supergroup and Cover band that formed in 1995 David Allan Coe (born September 5, 1936 in Akron Ohio) is an American Country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s
• Canadian country singer Lisa Brokop covered the song in 1994. Lisa Brokop (born June 6, 1973 in Surrey British Columbia) is a Canadian Country music singer/songwriter and actress Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This version peaked at #88 on the RPM Country chart. RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada
• Kristy Lee Cook covered the song on her debut studio album Devoted

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