Stand by Me (John Newman song)

"Stand by Me" is a song by English singer John Newman. The song was released as a digital download on 6 March 2020 by Island Records.^[1] The song peaked at number 24 on the Scottish Singles Chart.^[2] The song was written by Kiddo, Fredrik Haggstam, John Newman and Litens Anton Nilsson.

"Stand by Me"
Single by John Newman
Released	6 March 2020
Length	2:51
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Emma Bertilsson Fredrik Haggstam John Newman Litens Anton Nilsson
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
John Newman singles chronology
"Without You" (2019) "Stand by Me" (2020) "High on You" (2020)

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand by Me"	2:51

Digital download^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand by Me" (Tiësto Remix)	2:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[4]

• Steve Mac – producer, keyboards
• Emma Bertilsson – composer, lyricist
• Fredrik Haggstam – composer, lyricist
• John Newman – composer, lyricist, vocals
• Litens Anton Nilsson – composer, lyricist
• Cherice Kirton – background vocalist
• David Francis – background vocalist
• Emily Holligan – background vocalist
• Trevor Francis – background vocalist
• Chris Laurence – bass
• Richard Pryce – bass
• Steve Pearce – bass guitar
• Caroline Day – cello
• Martin Loveday – cello
• Nick Cooper – cello
• Tony Woollard – cello
• Abbey Ennis – clapping
• Chris Laws – drum programming, recording engineer, studio personnel
• Carlos Garcia – guitar
• Freddy Alexander – guitar
• Phil Tan – mixer, studio personnel
• David Arch – orchestra leader
• Dann Pursey – percussion, recording engineer, studio personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Stand by Me"

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[2]	24
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[5]	31

Release history

Release history for "Stand by Me"

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	6 March 2020[1]	Digital download streaming	Island