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Respect Yourself
1971 single by the Staple Singers
For other uses, see Respect Yourself (disambiguation).
"Respect Yourself" is a song by 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 #468 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, moving down 4 spots from #464 in 2004.[1]
Writing and recording
The song was written by Stax Records singer Luther Ingram and house songwriter Mack Rice.
Ingram, who was frustrated with the state of the world at the time, told Rice "black folk need to learn to respect themselves." Rice liked the comment so much that he built a funk groove around it, prepared a demo record,
