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"Let's Stay Together" is a song by American recording artist Al Green from his 1972 album of the same name. It was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell, and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning. Released as a single in 1971, "Let's Stay Together" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped ''Billboard'' It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Rolling Stone )〕 It was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The National Recording Registry 2010 )〕 The song went on to claim the number-one position on the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B song for 1972. ==Appearance in other media== The song was used in the Quentin Tarantino film ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Surf Music and Seventies Soul: The Songs of 'Pulp Fiction' )〕 the 2004 film ''''Hellboy'''' and the 2005 film ''Munich.'' It was also used in the 2003 romantic comedy film ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' and can be heard in the films ''Down to You'' (2000), ''Jersey Girl'' (2004), and the 2012 romantic comedy ''Hope Springs'' features the song. On television, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap ''Fringe'' episode 2.06, "Earthling", and performed in an episode of ''Ally McBeal''. Kermit Ruffins and his band cover the song in Season 2, Episode 9 of the HBO series, ''Treme''. Likewise, an instrumental version of the song appears in episode 23 of the anime adaptation of ''Monster''. United States President Barack Obama performed a brief phrase of the song during an appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City on January 19, 2012, for a campaign fundraiser that included Al Green as an opening act.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Obama, crooner in chief, sings some Al Green at N.Y. fundraiser )〕 In the week following, sales of Green's recording of the song increased by 490%. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Let's Stay Together (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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