Respect Yourself
| "Respect Yourself" | ||||
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| Single by the Staple Singers | ||||
| from the album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself | ||||
| B-side | "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" | |||
| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Genre | Soul, rock | |||
| Length | 4:54 (album version) 3:30 (single version) | |||
| Label | Stax | |||
| Songwriters | Luther Ingram, Mack Rice | |||
| Producer | Al Bell | |||
| The Staple Singers singles chronology | ||||
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"Respect Yourself" is a song by the American R&B/gospel group the Staple Singers. Released in late 1971 from their album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, the song became a crossover hit. The Staple Singers' version peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100, No. 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and is one of the group's most recognizable hits. In 2002, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2010 it was ranked number 468 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, moving down from number 464 in 2004.