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Candy Girl

original song written and composed by Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun; first recorded by New Edition
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Candy Girl

Summary

Candy Girl is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (473 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Candy Girl's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Candy Girl's composer is recorded as Maurice Starr[4].
  • Candy Girl's composer is recorded as Michael Jonzun[5].
  • Candy Girl's genre is contemporary R&B[6].
  • Candy Girl was performed by New Edition[7].
  • Candy Girl's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Candy Girl was released on 1982[9].
  • Candy Girl's lyricist is recorded as Maurice Starr[10].
  • Candy Girl's lyricist is recorded as Michael Jonzun[11].
  • Candy Girl's title is recorded as Candy Girl[12].
  • Candy Girl's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[13].
  • Candy Girl's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

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[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9b8d43be-58ac-3d7d-915d-4222eb6e2493[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Candy Girl was New Edition[7].

Publication

Candy Girl was released on 1982[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is contemporary R&B[6].

Why It Matters

Candy Girl ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (473 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 28d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British phonographic industry id → 1172-749-1
    Form of creative work → song
    Has characteristic → debut single
    Performer → New Edition
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0708872358, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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