Franklin wrote this with Teddy White, who was her husband and manager. In the song, Aretha sings about freedom and respect for women. The song, a feminist anthem, reached No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the magazine's Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 15 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".
Franklin lip-synched to a new, longer version of the song in a musical sequence of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. This version appears on the film soundtrack album, and in addition to Franklin's singing features backup vocals from Franklin's sisters, Carolyn and Erma, and a recurring sax riff performed by Blues Brothers saxophonist Lou Marini.
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