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Ain't Too Proud to Beg

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Ain't Too Proud to Beg

Summary

Ain't Too Proud to Beg is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's composer is recorded as Norman Whitfield[4].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's genre is soul[5].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg followed Get Ready[6].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg followed Giving Up on Love[7].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg followed It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)[8].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg was followed by Beauty Is Only Skin Deep[9].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg was followed by Cry for Help[10].
  • Among the performers on Ain't Too Proud to Beg was The Temptations[11].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's record label is recorded as Motown[12].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg is part of Gettin' Ready[13].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg was released on May 3, 1966[15].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's lyricist is recorded as Eddie Holland[16].
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg's recording date is recorded as January 4, 1966[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • Genre(s): soul[19]

  • Community tags: soul[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d97a13df-e992-399e-9b1e-8eb4c83af1b7[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Ain't Too Proud to Beg was The Temptations[11].

Publication

Ain't Too Proud to Beg was published on May 3, 1966[15]. Its genre is soul[5]. It is part of Gettin' Ready[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Get Ready[6], Giving Up on Love[7], and It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)[8]. Successors include Beauty Is Only Skin Deep[9] and Cry for Help[10].

Why It Matters

Ain't Too Proud to Beg ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

Motown United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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