Anytime You Need a Friend

Summary

Anytime You Need a Friend is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Anytime You Need a Friend's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Anytime You Need a Friend's genre is pop music^[4].
• Anytime You Need a Friend was performed by Mariah Carey^[5].
• Anytime You Need a Friend's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[6].
• Anytime You Need a Friend is part of Music Box^[7].
• Anytime You Need a Friend's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• Anytime You Need a Friend was distributed by compact cassette^[9].
• Anytime You Need a Friend's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• Anytime You Need a Friend was released on May 31, 1994^[11].
• Anytime You Need a Friend's lyricist is recorded as Mariah Carey^[12].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[13]

• First release date: 1994-05^[14]

• Genre(s): contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, gospel, pop, pop soul, soul^[15]

• Community tags: adult contemporary, contemporary r&b, downtempo, electronic, gospel, other pop, pop, pop soul, soul^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: b6d4bb38-7be7-4549-8051-6a5a12aa3c8a^[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Anytime You Need a Friend was performed by Mariah Carey^[5].

Publication

Anytime You Need a Friend was published on May 31, 1994^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[8]. Its genre is pop music^[4]. It is part of Music Box^[7]. It was distributed by compact cassette^[9].

Why It Matters

Anytime You Need a Friend ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]