有时作女人很难 (1968)

"Stand by Your Man" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Tammy Wynette, co-written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill. It was released on September 20, 1968, as the first single and title track from the album Stand by Your Man. It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career, and is one of the most familiar songs in country music. The song was placed at number one on CMT's list of the Top 100 Country Music Songs.

Released as a 7-inch 45 rpm single, it was reported added to some jukeboxes and receiving airplay on select American R&B and country radio stations by October 12, and it entered the Billboard charts on October 19. The song stayed number 1 on the U.S. country charts for three weeks. "Stand by Your Man" crossed over to the U.S. pop charts, peaking at number 19. Wynette became a global superstar when the song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975, and also reached number 1 in the Netherlands. An album of the same name—which was also quite successful—was released in 1968. The song earned Wynette the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female—her second Grammy win in that category—and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

The song received some criticism during the late 1960s-early 1970s women's liberation movement, as feminist groups interpreted the song as advocating staying with men who were unfaithful or otherwise mistreated their wives. For others, the song made Wynette a spokeswoman for working-class housewives experiencing marital disappointments and changing gender roles in the late 1960s. However, Wynette herself said she had not intended any social or political message, reportedly stating: "It's unbelievable to me that a song that took me 20 minutes to write, I've spent 20 or 30 years defending." The song gained more attention in 1992, when Hillary Clinton stated during an interview on 60 Minutes how "I'm not sitting here, some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette", regarding Bill Clinton's affair with Gennifer Flowers. Wynette was angered by this remark and issued a statement shortly after.

Vocal accompaniment is provided by the Jordanaires, who provided background vocals on most of Wynette's hit recordings.

The song 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". In 2021, it was ranked No. 473 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Songs of All Time".

In popular culture

The song is heard during the closing credits of Alain Delon's 1969 film La Piscine.

The song opens Jack Nicholson's 1970 drama film Five Easy Pieces.

Answer songs included Conway Twitty's 1971 No. 1 hit "How Much More Can She Stand" and Ronnie Milsap's "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man", a 1976 number that also topped the country music charts.

The song is performed by an unenthusiastic Blues Brothers Band in their 1980 film, in the scene in Bob's Country Bunker when they are compelled, against their preferences, to play country music to satisfy rowdy patrons.

The song is playing on the radio of Vinny and Mona Lisa's hotel room in the 1992 film My Cousin Vinny.