Try a Little Tenderness

"Try a Little Tenderness" is a song written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, and Harry M. Woods.

[7] Redding's recording features a slow, soulful opening that eventually builds into a frenetic R&B conclusion, incorporating elements from the Duke Ellington–Lee Gaines song "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" as well as the words "sock it to me."

[8] It has been named on a number of "best songs of all time" lists, including those from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[citation needed] In the 1991 Irish film, The Commitments, the band performs the song in the style of Otis Redding.

An instrumental version of the song is played during the opening credits of the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove over authentic footage of in-flight refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber.