Respect Yourself

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"Respect Yourself"
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
Label	Stax
Songwriter(s)	Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
Producer(s)	Al Bell
The Staple Singers singles chronology
"You've Got to Earn It" (1971) "Respect Yourself" (1971) "I'll Take You There" (1972)

"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]