# Aretha Franklin — Respect

Aretha Franklin’s Respect (1967) appears on 2 of our lists — Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, highest at No. 3 in Soul. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1967
- **Label:** Atlantic
- **On:** Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Aretha Franklin](https://waxonia.com/artist/aretha-franklin/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/aretha-franklin--respect/

## What 2 lists say

### No. 3 in [Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/soul/)

Otis Redding wrote a song about a man wanting his due; Franklin rearranged it into something else entirely and he conceded the song was hers now. The most complete act of reinterpretation in popular music.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)

Otis Redding wrote it and then conceded it was hers. The most complete act of reinterpretation in recorded music.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Aretha%20Franklin%20Respect) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=A134hShx_gw)

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