"Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. Released as a single in 1971, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped Billboard's R&B chart for nine weeks. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stonemagazine on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"Let's Stay Together" was later covered by Tina Turner, her second collaboration with the British Heaven 17/B.E.F. production team after "Ball of Confusion" in 1982, and served as her comeback single in late 1983, charting at number six in the UK (one place higher than Al Green's original - and her third UK Top 10 single, the first being "River Deep, Mountain High" and second being "Nutbush City Limits", (both with former husband Ike Turner). Tina Turner's version peaked at number 26 on The Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the soul singles chart.. In addition, Turner's version of the song made it to number one on the US Dance Chart.. The song became a turning point in Turner's solo career and was later included on her multi-platinum selling album Private Dancer, released in the Spring of 1984.

Versions and mixes (Tina Turner version)

"Let's Stay Together" has also been covered by Margie Joseph (who had also recorded in Memphis contemporaneous to Green, but offered a Philly-inspired version produced by Arif Mardin), Roberta Flack, Michael Bolton, Donny Osmond, Jimmy Smith, Michelle Williams, Boyz II Men, Big Mountain, Issac Hayes, Robin Thicke, Brian Kennedy, as well as by At Last on the first season of America's Got Talent, who performed it a cappella. It has also been covered by soul singer Lemar. Shirley Bassey covered the song on her 1995 album Sings the Movies. An instrumental version very close to the Al Green original was recorded by The Memphis Horns. The song has been performed on American Idolby Justin Guarini, Trenyce, Leah LaBelle, and Joseph Murena. Australian Soul singer, Guy Sebastian recorded a cover version on his The Memphis Album. UK R&B artist Craig David covers his very own version of the song on his album "Signed Sealed Delivered"

The song was used in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction.