Crying

Summary

Crying is a musical work/composition^[1]. Crying ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Crying's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Crying's composer is recorded as Roy Orbison^[4].
• Crying's composer is recorded as Joe Melson^[5].
• Crying was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.^[6].
• Crying's genre is popular music^[7].
• Crying was performed by Roy Orbison^[8].
• Crying was performed by Don McLean^[9].
• Crying's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Crying was released on August 16, 1961^[11].
• Crying's lyricist is recorded as Roy Orbison^[12].
• Crying's lyricist is recorded as Joe Melson^[13].
• Crying's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crying'}^[14].
• Crying's form of creative work is recorded as song^[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Crying was published by Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.^[6]. Performers include Roy Orbison^[8] and Don McLean^[9].

Publication

Crying was released on August 16, 1961^[11]. Crying's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Crying's genre is popular music^[7].

Why It Matters

Crying ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).^[2] Crying has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Crying is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]