▁Gram my ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁song ▁helped ▁name ▁the ▁emer ging ▁music ▁genre ▁as ▁" S oul ▁Music ". ▁According ▁to ▁co - writer ▁Isaac ▁Hay es , ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁news ▁reports ▁of ▁soul ▁pride ▁that ▁emer ged ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁race ▁ri ots , ▁where ▁stores ▁that ▁painting ▁the ▁word ▁" s oul " ▁on ▁your ▁door ▁was ▁a ▁message ▁for ▁lo ot ers ▁to ▁by pass ▁your ▁house . ▁Hay es - P orter ▁ext rap ol ated ▁that ▁to ▁" I ' m ▁a ▁soul ▁brother , ▁I ' m ▁a ▁soul ▁man ." . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁or ▁most ▁influ ential ▁songs ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁The ▁Rock ▁& ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁and ▁R . I . A . A . ▁Songs ▁of ▁the ▁Century . ▁" S oul ▁Man " ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁sound track ▁and ▁title ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁film , ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁film ▁Soul ▁Men , ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 8 ▁television ▁series . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁" S oul ▁Man " ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Rec ording ▁Reg istry ▁for ▁being ▁" c ultur ally , ▁histor ically , ▁or ▁a