| Stand by Me | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen |
| Album: | Almost Healed |
| Released: | July 14, 2023 |
| Genre: | Country pop |
| Length: | 3:39 |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | Dr. Luke |
| Chronology: | Lil Durk |
| Prev Title: | Pelle Coat |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
| Next Title: | F*ck U Thought |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
"Stand by Me" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk featuring American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was sent to US radio crossover through Only the Family, Alamo Records, and Sony Music as the third and final single from Durk's eighth studio album, Almost Healed, on July 14, 2023.[1] The two artists wrote the song with producer Dr. Luke, alongside Ernest, Jacob Durrett, Ryan Ogren, LunchMoney Lewis, and Charlie Handsome. "Stand by Me" marks the second collaboration between Durk and Wallen, following the former's 2021 single, "Broadway Girls", from his previous album, 7220 (2022).
The song was met with generally negative reviews from critics. Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone described Lil Durk as "continuing a treacly yet charismatic pop-country collaboration".[2] Louis Pavlakos of HipHopDX commented it "reeks of desperation from a man seeking approval from people who don't respect Hip Hop."[3] In a review of Almost Healed for Pitchfork, Dylan Green criticized how the album "jumps between these personal revelations, sappy crossover treacle, and standard drill-and-pain tracks", additionally writing, "That balance is upset a handful of times, most notably on 'Stand by Me,' Durk's second collaboration with country singer Morgan Wallen. Their dedications to faceless love interests are sapped of all the detail, urgency, and personality that drives Durk's best songs."[4]
| Peak position | |
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 76 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] | 5 |
| Position | ||
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 96 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 36 |